Personal Pronoun

Definition:
A Personal Pronoun is so called because it stands for a noun. They are three in numbers:
1. First Person Pronoun.
2. Second Person Pronoun.
3. Third Person Pronoun.

1. First Person Pronoun

First Person Pronoun stands for a person or persons speaking; as,
The Speaker (called the First Person)
Singular: I (spelled with a capital letter)
Plural : We (The speaker and one or more others)

2. Second Person Pronoun

 The person spoken to (called the Second Person Pronoun)

Singular: You
Plural: You

3. Third Person Pronoun

 The person or thing etc. Spoken of (called the Third Person Pronoun).

Singular:He (for male)
She (for female)
it (for things also for the living things whose sex is unknown or unimportant e.g. ant).
Plural:They (for living being and other things)

Remember!

 Nominative Case: 

I, We, You, Thou, He, She, It, and They are always used in Nominative Case;as,

1. I read a book.
2. We wrote letters yesterday.
3. You eat an apple.
4. He bought a new book.
5. She sang a new song.
6. It runs.
7. They do their home work.


Objective Case:
Me, Us, Thee, You, Him, and them are always used in Objective Case;as,
1. Father punished me.
2. Mother loves us.
3. Karim saw him.
4. A snake bit her.
5. Lion will kill you.
6. Boys welcome them.

Cases of Pronoun

First Person Pronoun
Person Number Gender Nominative Case Possessive Case Objective Case
First Singular Common I My Mine Me
Plural Common We Our Ours Us
Second Person Pronoun
Person Number Gender Nominative Case Possessive Case Objective Case
Second Singular & Plural Common You Your Yours You
Singular Common Thou They Thine Thee
Third Person Pronoun
Person Number Gender Nominative Case Possessive Case Objective Case
Third Singular Masculine He His His Him
Feminine She Her Hers Her
Neuter It Its Its It
Plural Common They Their Theirs Them

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