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Notes Give the list to me.

Here the objective personal pronoun “me” is the object of the preposition “to.”
I’m not sure that my contact will talk to you.
Similarly in this example, the objective personal pronoun “you” is the object of the preposition
“to.”
Christopher was surprised to see her at the drag races.
Here the objective personal pronoun “her” is the object of the infinitive phrase “to see.”

Possessive Personal Pronouns

A possessive pronoun indicates that the pronoun is acting as a marker of possession and
defines who owns a particular object or person. The possessive personal pronouns are “mine,”
“yours,” “hers,” “his,” “its,” “ours,” and “theirs.” Note that possessive personal pronouns are
very similar to possessive adjectives like “my,” “her,” and “their.”
In each of the following sentences, the highlighted word is a possessive personal pronoun:

The smallest gift is mine.
Here the possessive pronoun “mine” functions as a subject complement.
This is yours.
Here too the possessive pronoun “yours” functions as a subject complement.
His is on the kitchen counter.

In this example, the possessive pronoun “his” acts as the subject of the sentence.
Theirs will be delivered tomorrow.
In this sentence, the possessive pronoun “theirs” is the subject of the sentence.
Ours is the green one on the corner.
Here too the possessive pronoun “ours” function as the subject of the sentence.

3.7 Demonstrative Pronouns

A demonstrative pronoun points to and identifies a noun or a pronoun. “This” and “these”
refer to things that are nearby either in space or in time, while “that” and “those” refer to
things that are farther away in space or time.

Did u know? The demonstrative pronouns are “this,” “that,” “these,” and “those.” “This”
and “that” are used to refer to singular nouns or phrases and “these” and “those” are
used to refer to plural nouns and noun phrases.

Note that the demonstrative pronouns are identical to demonstrative, though, obviously, you
use them differently. It is also important to note that “that” can also be used as a relative
pronoun.
In the following sentences, each of the highlighted words is a demonstrative pronoun:

This must not continue.
Here “this” is used as the subject of the compound verb “must not continue.”

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