First person pronouns are used by a speaker or a writer or a group to refer to himself or herself or themselves.
Second person pronouns refer to the reader or listener. A writer should use second person pronouns when speaking directly to the reader.
A third person pronoun is a pronoun that refers to an entity other than the speaker or listener. Mainly, third person pronouns refer to people or object not directly involved.
Let’s take a look below to better understand about first person, second person, and third person pronouns. The more you work hard, the better your results will be!
First Person Pronouns: I, me, my, mine, myself, we, us, our, ours, ourselves.
Second Person Pronouns: you, your, yours, yourself, yourselves.
Third Person Pronouns: he, him, his, himself, she, her, hers, herself, it, its, itself, they, them, their, theirs, themselves.
Examples of First Person Pronouns
| Pronouns | Examples |
| I | I have been earning my own living for a year now. |
| Me | Don’t you ever try to use one of those on me again? |
| My | I need to get my purse and clothes out of the car. |
| Mine | Mine makes the servants wait on me and do as I tell them. |
| Myself | I am going to make myself a sandwich and get back to work. |
| We | We have some cold days, but mostly it is warm. |
| Us | Let us examine our prison and see what it is like. |
| Our | It is never too late to give up our prejudices. |
| Ours | Ours must have got the best of it. |
| Ourselves | It is nice to have the house to ourselves, isn’t it? |
Examples of Second Person Pronouns
| Pronouns | Examples |
| You (singular) | I know you must be tired, so I will let you rest. |
| You (objective) | Many people will benefit if a good deed is done by you. |
| Your (singular) | I came to learn about the customs of your people. |
| Yours (singular) | Please, my home is yours for as long as you like. |
| Yourself | Maybe a little time for yourself is a good idea. |
| You (plural) | I am old and weak and this is what you wanted. |
| You (objective) | We all want the development of the country and the nation by you. |
| Your (plural) | I have made such a bizarre sound to draw your attention. |
| Yours (plural) | Yours will remain right beside mine. |
| Yourselves | Don’t claim for yourselves another empire, or any special position. |
Examples of Third Person Pronouns
| Pronouns | Examples |
| He | He has no time to be anything but a machine. |
| Him | The big boy looked at him and blew it again. |
| His | As they continued towards the house, he cleared his throat. |
| Himself | He thought of the number of times that he himself had been a crowd. |
| She | She gets web hosting set up for the princely sum of $30 a month. |
| Her | Even so, she had accepted it in her mind to a degree. |
| Hers | I created one by implanting part of my soul into hers. |
| Herself | She finished her oatmeal and poured herself a cup of coffee. |
| It | How long would it take for him to tire of it? |
| It (objective) | The idea of being deceived was being by it. |
| Its | Something was pushing its way through the bushes. |
| Itself | He had gone still, like a panther about to launch itself. |
| They | Yet they honestly think there is no choice left. |
| Them | After lunch, all four of them went outside to play ball. |
| Their | Why don’t you put it on the bed in their room? |
| Theirs | They seemed very helpless in that pit of theirs. |
| Themselves | Image from their first touch replayed themselves in his thoughts. |
These three person pronouns will help you to reference a person in a sentence using specific words like they, he, she, we.
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