Pronouns are those which are used instead of a noun, so as to avoid their repetitive usage which effects the readability. So personal pronouns is a category in which it’s usage is related to a particular person in a syntactical and a grammatical way that replace them accordingly. And they may possess various forms depending on the type of sentence etc. There are three forms mainly –
- First person – I, we, me, us
- Second person – you
- Third person – they, them, she, he, him, her
Now, the words usage is purely context dependent. Like they will dependent on other factors like gender, number of people involved and similar ones.
EXAMPLES of Personal Pronouns
- Alaric joined as a history teacher in the university. He’ll get know the place very soon.
- Tyler purchased a new phone. He absolutely loves it. (here it refers to the mobile)
- Lexi wrote a novel. She hid it under the bed. (here it refers to the novel)
Furthermore, there are two categories in personal pronouns. They are subject pronouns and object pronouns.
1. Subject Pronouns
They replace the subject in the sentence. You, he, she, I, we, they are some subject pronouns.
sentence examples of subject pronouns:
- I drove her to the party.
- You are the most important candidate in the party.
- We want the documents immediately.
- They are not responsible for any damage
- She will be responsible for further consequences.
2. Object Pronouns
They takes the object’s position in the sentence. You, her, me, them, us are some of the object pronouns.
sentence examples of object pronouns.
- I want my dress, as I’ll take it for alteration tomorrow.
- Bob will play with you
- Caroline will take care of them.
- You will have to help her for the exams.
- Matt like you
- Does Max know them?
- Can Matt handle him?
- Ray has finally proposed her.
We hope this will give you a quick brief about the use of subject and object pronouns.
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