The Personal Pronouns Number, Gender and Case
Personal pronouns are used to omit the repetitive use of the name of a person or animal. They can be classified on the basis of number: singular – represents single nouns (I, you, mine, that), plural – represents plural nouns (We, they, yours, and these). On the basis of gender: masculine – denote masculine nouns (He, his, himself), feminine- denotes feminine nouns (She, her, herself), Common – denotes common nouns (They, theirs), neuter – represent neuter nouns (It, its). On the basis of case: nominative- substitutes nominative nouns (I, we, they), objective- substitutes objective nouns (me, us, them), possessive – substitutes possessive nouns (mine, our, theirs)