_Note._—The possessive forms _my_, _thy_, _her_, _our_, _your_ and _their_ are used with nouns, and the forms _mine_, _thine_, _hers_, _ours_, _yours_ and _theirs_ are used alone; as, That is _my_ hat. That hat is _mine_.
Name the pronouns in the following sentences that point out or call attention to anything:—
1. This is a book, and that is a roll of paper. 2. These are sheep, and those are goats.
Pronouns which point out or call attention to the objects for which they stand, are called =demonstrative pronouns=.
The demonstrative pronouns are _this_, and _that_ with their plurals _these_, and _those_.
_This_ and _these_ are used to refer to something nearer; _that_ and _those_ to something farther off. _You_ is sometimes a demonstrative pronoun; as, _You_ are the winner. The personal pronoun of the third person is sometimes classed as a demonstrative pronoun, because it is said to point out or call attention to the object for which it stands.
It is sometimes demonstrative, and sometimes personal in its use.
_Compare_: I am sure _he_ did it. I saw your brother and _he_ is going to come to-morrow.
Point out the pronouns in the following sentences, that are used to express _emphasis_, and those that are used as reflexives, that is, as _objects_ denoting the same person or thing as the _subject_:—
1. I myself wrote that letter. 2. He himself gave the cane to me. 3. We often injure ourselves. 4. They praised themselves.
Pronouns that are used to express emphasis, and those that are used as reflexives, are called =compound personal pronouns=.
Compound personal pronouns are formed by adding _self_ to the simple pronouns.
=Singular.= =Plural.= First Person. myself, ourselves,
Second Person. { thyself, { yourself, yourselves,
{ himself Third Person. { herself, themselves. { itself,
Select the pronouns that relate, or carry the mind back, to a noun going before, and join to that noun a modifying statement, in the following sentences:—
1. My brother found the ball which he lost. 2. I saw the man who made that wheel. 3. Mary has the book that I bought.
A sentence that is part of a larger sentence is called a =clause=.
The clause that expresses the principal thought of a sentence is called the =principal= or =independent clause=; as, _My brother found the ball_ which he lost.