Case
1.     
Definition: the function of pronoun
in a sentence is shown by the case form of the pronoun.
2.     
Kinds of  Pronouns
There are three forms of pronouns:
nominative, objective, and possessive.
3.     
The Nominative Forms: I, we, they, he,
she, it, you, who.
The nominative care are used as:
§  a subject of a sentence:
·        
He is
meeting a good friends
·        
Who left his
book here?
§  When the pronoun is used with a noun:
·        
We boys will
do the job.
§  a  predicate nominative which refers
to the same thing as the subject of the sentence.
·        
It might
have been they.
·        
This may be
he coming up the walk.
4.     
The Objective Forms: me, us, them,
him, her, it, you, whom.
The objective
case is used:
§  as an object of a sentence
·        
I saw her.
·        
Whom did I see?
§  after a preposition
·        
I am waiting
for her.
§  after or before to infinitive
·        
I wanted him to help Ima.
·        
I believed
it to trust him.
5.     
The Possesive Forms: my, our, their,
his, her, your, whose.
The
possesive case is used:
§  before a noun
·        
I will
borrow your book.
·        
Whose book I will borrow?
§  before a gerund
·        
I like your singing a song.
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