“ He walked the silent halls, peering through doorways into empty rooms with curtains drawn.”.To avoid sounding monotonous and repetitive, authors will often use personal pronouns in place of proper nouns like this: “ Bruce Wayne solemnly surveyed the interior of his mansion.”īruce Wayne is a proper noun and also happens to be the subject of the sentence.These pronouns have the power to pretend to be someone or something in a sentence.įor example, the first sentence in a story might read: Plain English Handbook by J.Personal pronouns are the most common form of pronoun as they have the ability to replace virtually any noun in a sentence. Note: I will discuss the possessive case of personal pronouns on the web page possessive pronouns. (Indirect object)Įxample: She gave the money to me for the tickets. (Direct object)Įxample: She gave me the money for the tickets. Objective case personal pronouns indicate direct object, indirect object or object of preposition.Įxample: Rebekah loved him with all her heart.
(Subject)Įxample: This is he who won the award.
Nominative case personal pronouns indicate subject or predicate nominative.Įxample: She gave her money to the homeless person. 
Personal pronouns have case, which indicates its function in sentences.
Sometimes ships (vessels or vehicles) are referred to as she/her.Įxample: The Titanic sank in 1912 and she was on her maiden voyage.Įxample: The car is new and she is a beauty.Ĥ. Sometimes animals are referred to as he/him or she/her.Įxample: The dog is so cute and he is my best friend.Įxample: Our cat is very friendly and she loves cuddles. Note: There are some exceptions when it comes to gender personal pronouns. Neuter personal pronouns indicate non-person. Feminine personal pronouns indicate female. Masculine personal pronouns indicate male. Personal pronouns have gender, which indicates person or non-person. Plural personal pronouns indicate two or more.Įxample: We went to the shopping centre on Tuesday.Įxample: You are the best singers in the group.Įxample: They were designated new seats on the airplane.ģ. Singular personal pronouns indicate only one.Įxample: He is the best footballer in the club.Įxample: She is liked by her fellowship students.Įxample: It is the best way to weed the garden. Personal pronouns have number, which indicates how many. Third person personal pronouns indicate the person spoken about.Įxample: He will attend the conference over the weekend.Įxample: They will attend the conference over the weekend.Ģ. Second person personal pronouns indicate the person spoken to.Įxample: You will attend the conference over the weekend. 
First person personal pronouns indicate the person speakingĮxample: I will attend the conference over the weekend. Personal Pronouns have person, which indicates the speaker.
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