Personal Pronouns in English Grammar

Personal Pronouns

First-Person Singular

• I, me, my, mine, myself
• Used to refer to the speaker or writer
• Examples:
  • I am going to the store.
  • This is mine.

Subject-Verb Agreement

• Personal pronouns must agree with the subject of the sentence in number (singular or plural)
• Examples:
  • I (singular) go to the store. (verb "go" agrees with singular subject "I")
  • We (plural) go to the store. (verb "go" agrees with plural subject "we")

Second-Person Singular

• You, your, yours, yourself
• Used to refer to the person or people being addressed
• Examples:
  • You are going to the store.
  • This is your book.

Reflexive Pronouns

• Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
• Used to refer back to the subject of the sentence
• Examples:
  • I cut myself while shaving.
  • She made herself a sandwich.

Possessive Pronouns

• My, mine, your, yours, his, hers, its, our, ours, their, theirs
• Used to show ownership or possession
• Examples:
  • This is my book.
  • That is hers.
  • The dog is theirs.