Answer:
(1) Pronouns can perform the same functions as nouns.
(2) The four characteristics of personal pronouns are person (first, second, or third), number (singular or plural), gender (masculine, feminine, or neuter), and case (nominative, objective, or possessive).
(3) The third person pronouns (he, she, it, they) can indicate gender.
(4) The masculine gender is indicated by the pronouns he, him, and his. The feminine gender is indicated by the pronouns she, her, and hers. The neuter gender is indicated by the pronouns it and its.
(5) First person is used to refer to the person or persons speaking. Second person is used to refer to the person or persons spoken to. Third person is used to refer to the persons or things spoken about.
(6) The two terms that indicate number are singular and plural.
(7) The three cases of personal pronouns are nominative, objective, and possessive.
(8) The nominative case is used when the function of the pronoun requires a subject or predicate nominative.
(9) The objective case is used when the function of the pronoun requires a direct object, an indirect object, or an object of a preposition.
(10) The possessive pronouns that have a noun function are mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs. The possessive pronouns that have an adjective function are my, your, his, her, its, our, and their.
(11) The personal pronouns that appear in both the nominative and the objective case are I, you, he, she, it, we, and they.
(12) The possessive case pronouns that can function both in a noun position and an adjective position are my, your, his, her, its, our, and their.
(13) The personal pronouns that can function as subjects or predicate nominatives are I, you, he, she, it, we, and they.
(14) The personal pronouns that can function as direct objects, indirect objects, or objects of prepositions are me, you, him, her, it, us, and them.