1st 2nd and 3rd Person Pronouns – List

Here is the completed table with the pronouns for each person in different forms:

PersonSubject PronounObject PronounPossessive AdjectivePossessive PronounReflexive Pronoun
1st PersonImemyminemyself
2nd Personyouyouyouryoursyourself
3rd Person (Male)hehimhishishimself
3rd Person (Female)sheherherhersherself
3rd Person (Neutral)itititsitsitself
1st Person (Plural)weusouroursourselves
2nd Person (Plural)youyouyouryoursyourselves
3rd Person (Plural)theythemtheirtheirsthemselves

Here’s a short description of each column heading:

  1. Person: Refers to the grammatical perspective (first, second, third) and singular/plural forms.
  2. Subject Pronoun: The pronoun used as the subject of a sentence (e.g., I, you, he).
  3. Object Pronoun: The pronoun used as the object of a verb or preposition (e.g., me, you, him).
  4. Possessive Adjective: The pronoun used to show ownership, placed before a noun (e.g., my, your, his).
  5. Possessive Pronoun: The pronoun used to indicate ownership, replacing a noun (e.g., mine, yours, his).
  6. Reflexive Pronoun: The pronoun used when the subject and object are the same, ending in “-self” or “-selves” (e.g., myself, yourself, himself)

Here are brief descriptions of each column heading with examples:

  1. Subject Pronoun: This pronoun is used as the subject of a sentence.
    • Example: I am happy. He is tall.
  2. Object Pronoun: This pronoun receives the action of the verb.
    • Example: She gave me a gift. They saw him.
  3. Possessive Adjective: This pronoun shows ownership and modifies a noun.
    • Example: My book is new. Their house is big.
  4. Possessive Pronoun: This pronoun shows ownership and stands alone without a noun.
    • Example: That book is mine. The car is theirs.
  5. Reflexive Pronoun: This pronoun refers back to the subject of the sentence.
    • Example: I made it myself. They did it themselves.
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