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Masculine Feminine  Neuter
                       Singular  1  me  2  you   3  him    her     it

           Object      Plural    1  us   2  you       them
                                                 3
           Pronouns
                        An object pronoun receives the action of the verb
                        or is used in a prepositional phrase.





                                                 Masculine Feminine  Neuter
                       Singular  1  mine  2  yours  3  his  hers    its

           Possessive  Plural    1  ours   2   yours      theirs
                                                  3
           Pronouns
                        A possessive pronoun stands alone and shows
                        relationship or ownership. It has no apostrophe.


           The next section will illustrate subject and object pronouns.
           Charts show you where to find the matching pronouns.



           3.13  A Great Start: Subject Pronouns

                           A subject pronoun identifies
                         what the sentence is all about.

           Example with a person as           Maria swims.
           the subject of the sentence:
                                           Performer/Actor


                                   Maria                 she
                            (Singular Feminine Noun)  (Third-Person Singular
                                                   Feminine Pronoun)


           Subject
                       Singular   1  I   2  you   3  he     she     it
           Pronouns
                                                 Masculine Feminine  Neuter
                                New sentence: She swims.
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