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Personal Pronouns ( Parts Of Speach )

Published on Friday 13 April 2012 in

We may say--
  • John is absent, because John is ill.
But it is better to avoid the repetition of the noun John, and say--
  • John is absent, because he is ill.
A word that is thus used instead of a noun is called Pronoun (Pronoun means for a noun.)
Def-- A Pronoun is a word used instead of a Noun.
Read the following sentences:
  • I am young.           We are young.
  • You are young.       They are young. 
  • He (she, it) is young. 
I, You, We, He, She, They are called Personal Pronouns because they stand for the three persons.
  1. The person speaking. 
  2. The person spoken to, and
  3. The person spoken of. 
The pronoun I and We, which denote the person or persons speaking, are said to be Personal Pronouns of the First Person.
The Pronoun You, which denote the person or persons spoken to, is said to be a Personal Pronoun of the Second Person.
You is used both in the singular and plural.
The pronouns he (she) and they, which denote the person or persons spoken of, are said to be Personal Pronouns of the Third Person. It, although it denotes the thing spoken of, is also called a Personal Pronoun of the third person. (The Personal Pronouns of the Third Person are, strictly speaking, Demonstrative Pronouns.)    

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