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 cases.

I. SIMPLE PERSONALS.

The simple personal pronouns are thus declined:--

I, of the FIRST PERSON, any of the genders.[198]

Sing. Nom. I,                  Plur. Nom. we, Poss. my, or mine,[199]       Poss. our, or ours, Obj. me;                       Obj. us.

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

Sing. Nom. thou,[200]          Plur. Nom. ye, or you, Poss. thy, or thine,          Poss. your, or yours, Obj. thee;                     Obj. you, or ye.[201]

HE, of the THIRD PERSON, masculine gender.

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.