The Grammar of English Grammars eBook

Goold Brown
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 4,149 pages of information about The Grammar of English Grammars.

The Grammar of English Grammars eBook

Goold Brown
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 4,149 pages of information about The Grammar of English Grammars.

Sing.  Nom. he, Plur.  Nom. they,
      Poss. his, Poss. their, or theirs,
      Obj. him; Obj. them.

SHE, of the THIRD PERSON, feminine gender.

Sing.  Nom. she, Plur.  Nom. they,
      Poss. her, or hers, Poss. their, or theirs,
      Obj. her; Obj. them.

IT, of the THIRD PERSON, neuter gender.

Sing.  Nom, it, Plur.  Nom. they,
      Poss. its, Poss. their, or theirs,
      Obj. it; Obj. them.

II.  COMPOUND PERSONALS.

The word self, added to the simple personal pronouns, forms the class of compound personal pronouns; which are used when an action reverts upon the agent, and also when some persons are to be distinguished from others:  as, sing, myself, plur. ourselves; sing, thyself, plur. yourselves; sing, himself, plur. themselves; sing, herself, plur. themselves; sing, itself, plur. themselves.  They all want the possessive case, and are alike in the nominative and objective.  Thus:—­

MYSELF, of the FIRST PERSON,[202] any of the genders.

Sing.  Nom.  myself,              Plur.  Nom.  ourselves,
Poss. ------,                    Poss. ---------,
Obj.  myself;                    Obj.  ourselves.

THYSELF, of the SECOND PERSON, any of the genders.

Sing.  Nom.  thyself,[203]        Plur.  Nom.  yourselves,
Poss. -------,                   Poss. ----------,
Obj.  thyself;                   Obj.  yourselves.

HIMSELF, of the THIRD PERSON, masculine gender.

Sing.  Nom.  himself,             Plur.  Nom.  themselves,
Poss. -------,                   Poss. ----------,
Obj.   himself;                   Obj. themselves.

HERSELF, of the THIRD PERSON, feminine gender.

Sing.  Nom.  herself,             Plur.  Nom.  themselves,
Poss. -------,                   Poss. ----------,
Obj.  herself;                   Obj.  themselves.

ITSELF, of the THIRD PERSON, neuter gender.

Sing.  Nom.  itself,              Plur.  Nom.  themselves,
Poss. ------,                    Poss. ----------,
Obj.  itself;                    Obj.  themselves.

III.  RELATIVES AND INTERROGATIVES.

The relative and the interrogative pronouns are thus declined:—­

WHO, literally applied to persons only.

Sing.  Nom. who, Plur.  Nom. who,
      Poss. whose, Poss. whose,
      Obj. whom; Obj. whom.

WHICH, applied to animals and things.

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