+DEFINITION.—Declension is the arrangement of the cases of nouns and pronouns in the two numbers+.

Declension of Nouns.

LADY.

Singular. Plural. Nom. lady, ladies, Pos. lady's, ladies', Obj. lady; ladies.

CHILD.

Singular. Plural. Nom. child, children, Pos. child's, children's, Obj. child; children.

Declension of Pronouns.

PERSONAL PRONOUNS.

FIRST PERSON.

Singular. Plural. Nom. I, we, Pos. my or mine, our or ours, Obj. me; us.

SECOND PERSON—common form.

Singular. Plural. Nom. you, you, Pos. your or yours, your or yours, Obj. you; you.

SECOND PERSON—old form.

Singular. Plural. Nom. thou, ye or you, Pos. thy or thine, your or yours, Obj. thee; you.

THIRD PERSON—masculine.

Singular. Plural. Nom. he, they, Pos. his, their or theirs, Obj. him; them.

THIRD PERSON—feminine.

Singular. Plural. Nom. she, they, Pos. her or hers, their or theirs, Obj. her; them.

THIRD PERSON——neuter.

Singular. Plural. Nom. it, they, Pos. its, their or theirs, Obj. it; them.

Mine, ours, yours, thine, hers, and theirs are used when the name of the thing possessed is omitted; as, This rose is yours = This rose is your rose.

COMPOUND PERSONAL PRONOUNS.

By joining the word self to the possessive forms my, thy, your, and to the objective forms him, her, it, the +Compound Personal Pronouns+ are formed. They have no possessive case, and are alike in the nominative and the objective.

Their plurals are ourselves, yourselves, and themselves. Form the compound personal pronouns, and write their declension.

RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS.

Sing. and Plu. Nom. who, Pos. whose, Obj. whom.

Sing. and Plu. Nom. which, Pos. whose, Obj. which.

Of which is often used instead of the possessive form of the latter pronoun.

Sing. and Plu. Nom. that, Pos. ——, Obj. that.

Sing. and Plu. Nom. what, Pos. ——, Obj. what.

Ever and soever are added to who, which, and what to form the +Compound Relative Pronouns+. They are used when the antecedent is omitted. For declension, see above.