gender, and case. number, and case. a noun or pronoun Feminine gender You have already studied person, Gender is that change of form of which denotes distinctions in sex. male sex those things which have no sex Find all the pronouns in the following sentences, and tell their person, number, gender, and case: 1. "I gave my pencil to him," said John. 2. We shared our gifts with the children next door. 3. "You and your parents are invited to the entertainment," said the teacher. 4. John waved to his friend as he passed his door. 5. She laughed gaily when her friends told her some of their funny experiences. 6. Our flag made a lovely picture as its brilliant folds fluttered in the breeze. 7. Give the credit to them; it is truly theirs. 8. "I believe you," said the mother, "for I have never known you to deceive me." 9. My brother and I earned the money with which we bought our gifts. 10. Father let us decide for ourselves, whether we should go or stay. 95. THE CORRECT PRONOUN It is very necessary that you learn all the forms of the pronoun thoroughly and also how to use them correctly. You will perhaps be judged more by the way you use your pronouns and your verbs than by the way you use any other parts of speech. Make up your mind to learn them all and to use them correctly. Exercise. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the pronoun: 1. It was 2. Tom and 6. They asked she) who just passed the house. 7. Fred is two inches taller than SHE, HER 1. and I were both invited to Mary's party. (her, (he, him) (him, he) (he, him) (him, he) (him, he) 7. Are you shorter than? (her, she) (her, THEY, THEM will be here today. (them, they) -? (they, them) (they, them) 1. Neither he nor (them, they) (they, them) Do you know any friends or acquaintances who use exceptionally good language? It is a pleasure to hear them talk, isn't it? Do you not think it might be a good plan for your class to form a "Good Speech Club" and each member of the class help every other member to speak correctly? One Good Speech Club gave a program called "An Afternoon with the Poets." 96. USING THE POSSESSIVE OF IT Write the possessive (genitive) forms of he, she, we, they. Now write the possessive form of it. The possessive forms of all pronouns are written without the apostrophe. Copy the following sentences, filling each space with a possessive (genitive) pronoun: 1. The influence of life was helpful to many. 2. The occurrence was soon forgotten, but were far reaching. 3. The subject of the composition was "Sport and Value." effects |