Possessive cases indicate a relationship of possession or belongingness between two nouns or a noun and a pronoun.
Example:
- Robin’s house is near the river. (Two nouns related in the basis of possession.)
- His brother lives in the city. (A pronoun and a noun)
- My family does not approve this.
- Shaun’s wife has passed away.
Note: The pronoun changes its form in different cases.
| Subjective | Objective | Possessive |
| I We You He She They It Who | Me Us You Him Her Them It Whom | My, mine Our, ours Your, yours His Her, hers Their, theirs Its Whose |
There is another kind of case. It is called the vocative case. This case is similar to the subjective case in term of spelling. The vocative case indicates a person being addressed directly by his/her name. This name is separated by a comma.
Example:
- Robert, could you please open the door?
- You, watch out the bus.
- Listen to me, Russel.
- How are you, Susan?
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