Questions and Answers
What type of personal pronoun is 'we'?
Which of the following is a possessive personal pronoun?
What is the nominative case form of the third person singular feminine pronoun?
Which personal pronoun serves as the objective form for 'you'?
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Identify the personal pronoun in the objective case from the following options.
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What is the second person singular possessive pronoun?
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Which personal pronoun represents third person plural?
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Study Notes
Personal Pronouns
What are Personal Pronouns?
- Replace nouns that refer to people, places, or things
- Show who is performing the action or receiving the action
- Change form depending on their function in a sentence
Types of Personal Pronouns
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First Person: refer to the speaker
- Singular: I, me, my, mine
- Plural: we, us, our, ours
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Second Person: refer to the person or people being spoken to
- Singular and plural: you, your, yours
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Third Person: refer to people or things outside the conversation
- Singular: he, him, his, his; she, her, hers; it, its
- Plural: they, them, their, theirs
Case of Personal Pronouns
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Nominative: subject of the sentence
- I, you, he, she, it, we, they
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Objective: direct or indirect object of the sentence
- me, you, him, her, it, us, them
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Possessive: show ownership or possession
- my, your, his, her, its, our, their
Examples
- I am going to the store. (First person singular, nominative)
- You gave her the book. (Second person singular, nominative; third person singular, objective)
- They are coming over tonight. (Third person plural, nominative)
Personal Pronouns
- Replace nouns that refer to people, places, or things in a sentence
- Show who is performing the action or receiving the action in a sentence
- Change form depending on their function in a sentence
Types of Personal Pronouns
- First Person: refer to the speaker • Singular: I, me, my, mine • Plural: we, us, our, ours
- Second Person: refer to the person or people being spoken to • Singular and plural: you, your, yours
- Third Person: refer to people or things outside the conversation • Singular: he, him, his, his; she, her, hers; it, its • Plural: they, them, their, theirs
Case of Personal Pronouns
- Nominative: subject of the sentence • I, you, he, she, it, we, they
- Objective: direct or indirect object of the sentence • me, you, him, her, it, us, them
- Possessive: show ownership or possession • my, your, his, her, its, our, their
Examples
- First person singular, nominative: I am going to the store
- Second person singular, nominative; third person singular, objective: You gave her the book
- Third person plural, nominative: They are coming over tonight
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Learn about personal pronouns, their functions, and types, including first, second, and third person pronouns. Understand how they replace nouns and change form in sentences.
