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SECTION 13 personal pronouns; possessives
possessives

grammar summary

I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them
my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their mine, yours, his, hers, ours, yours, theirs
myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves each other

We use pronouns when it is not necessary, or not possible, to use a more exact noun phrase.
Mrs Parker phoned. She said... (The speaker uses the personal pronoun she because it is not necessary to
repeat Mrs Parker.)
Ann talks to herself all the time. (It is unnecessary to repeat Ann.)

In this section we explain personal pronouns [I, me, you etc); possessives (my, your etc and mine, yours etc); personal pronouns;
reflexive pronouns (myself, yourself etc); and each other.
Indefinite pronouns (somebody, anything etc) are explained in Section 12, together with some and any.
Relative pronouns (who, which etc) are explained in Section 19.

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