Tag - Personal Pronouns

Do you know the savior of content, from being monotonous or repetitive? You do! These are PERSONAL PRONOUNS. Generally, Pronouns serve this purpose. They replace the nouns in the text, being the "subject" of the sentence. Whereas, personal pronouns replace the proper nouns. Learning What is a personal pronoun, the Usage of Personal Pronouns, the Personal Pronouns List and Exercise play a key role to excel in Grammar. Let's start! What Are Personal Pronouns? Short words use to replace Proper Nouns in the content to avoid their repetition. It saves the content from being wordy, monotonous, and repetitive. Definition of a Personal Pronoun: Pronoun Definition: "These are words like "I", "he", "she", "you", "they", and "it" that direct to the proper noun in the context." Personal Pronoun Examples: Following are the examples of Personal Pronouns. I Me You We Us He Him She He They Them It Personal Pronoun Example Sentences: These are the personal pronouns Sentences. I am going to the market to buy clothes. She is going to university. He is completing his assignment. She is baking a cake. They are going to picnic. Types of Personal Pronouns: These are: First-person pronoun Second-person pronoun Third-person pronouns They are used in two forms: Singular Personal Pronouns Plural Personal Pronouns Person Singular Plural Subject Pronouns Object Pronouns Subject Pronouns Object Pronouns First Person I Me We Us Second Person You You You You Third Person He She They It Him Her Them It They Them Correct Usage of Personal Pronouns: There are Four factors to ensure the correct use. These are: Person (first, second, or third) Gender (masculine, feminine, neuter, or epicene) Number (singular or plural) Case (subject, object, possessive, or reflexive) Person The Personal pronoun is named as it indicates an individual. First-person pronouns It refers to the author, the person who is speaking or writing. Subject Object Possessive Reflexive Singular I me mine myself Plural we us ours ourselves Second-person pronouns These refer to the person, the writer or speaker is talking about. Subject Object Possessive Reflexive Singular you you yours yourself Plural you you yours yourselves Third-person pronouns The third-person pronoun can refer to any other individual or thing. Category Singular/Plural Subject Object Possessive Reflexive Masculine Singular he him his himself Feminine Singular she her hers herself Neuter Singular it it its itself Gender-neutral Singular they them theirs themselves Plural Plural they them theirs themselves Number There are singular and plural personal pronouns based on the number of individuals or things it refers to. Singular pronoun: It involves only one individual or thing. Plural pronoun: It involves two or more individuals or things. Gender Here is the right way to choose, based on gender. Masculine pronouns refer to men and boys. These are pronouns for male gender or pronouns for a man. Below is the male pronouns list. Subject Pronoun Object Pronoun Possessive Pronoun Reflexive Pronoun He Him His Himself Feminine pronouns indicate females, women, and girls. Here is a female pronouns list. Subject Pronoun Object Pronoun Possessive Pronoun Reflexive Pronoun She Her Her Herself Gender-neutral pronouns are used when you aren't sure about the gender, or it is not required to specify gender in context. Subject Pronouns Object Pronoun Possessive Pronoun Reflexive Pronoun I Me Her Herself You You Yours Yourself It It Mine Myself We Us Us Ourselves They Them Theirs Themselves Neuter pronouns describe non-human things like animals, places objects, and concepts. Subject Pronoun Object Pronoun Possessive Pronoun Reflexive Pronoun It It It Itself Did you notice? Only third-person singular pronouns indicate gender, while Plural Pronouns are always gender-neutral Case It is the role pronouns play in sentences. It can be: Subject pronouns (person or thing that performs the action) Object pronouns (Person or thing on which action is performed.) Possessive pronouns (Indicates the ownership) Reflexive pronouns (Pronouns used in the place of object pronouns) Personal Pronouns DOWNLOAD PDF Personal Pronouns List: Here is the list of personal pronouns in English. First-Person Singular: I Me My Mine Myself Second-Person Singular: You Your Yours Yourself Third-Person Singular Masculine: He Him His Himself The Third-Person Singular Feminine: He Her Herself Third-Person Singular Neutral: It Its Itself First-Person Plural: We Us Our Ours Ourselves Second-Person Plural: You Your Yours Yourselves Third-Person Plural: They Them Their Theirs Themselves Personal Pronouns Worksheet: Solve these personal pronouns exercises. This is a Personal Pronoun Quiz for the above text. After exploring the above content, try to write 20 examples of personal pronouns in a sentence, from the above. 1- Which type of Personal Pronoun refers to Collective Nouns? Singular Personal Pronoun Plural Personal Pronoun Both Singular and Plural Personal Pronouns None of these Correct Answer: Singular Personal Pronoun 2- Which of the following displays gender? Only Third-Person Singular Pronouns First and Second-Person Pronouns All Types of Personal Pronoun None of these Correct Answer: only third-person singular pronouns 3- Plural Pronouns are always --------. Gender-neutral Gender-specific Can be both None of these Correct Answer: Gender-neutral 4- Which one is the neuter pronoun? It He She They Correct Answer: It 5- Which one is a third-person plural pronoun? It He She They Correct Answer: They Personal Pronoun Worksheet DOWNLOAD PDF