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Pronouns reduce repetition while keeping the reference clear.

Personal Pronoun

What is a personal pronoun?

A personal pronoun is a pronoun used to denote a person in singular or plural form. We use this pronoun in place of a person’s name.

A personal pronoun gives us information about

a speaker that is the ‘person’,
a pronoun, whether it is masculine, feminine or neuter, that is the ‘gender’,
whether it is singular or plural, which is the ‘number’,
pronoun whether it is subject or object, that is the ‘case’.

You can check the tabular form of these pronouns to understand them better.

Person / Gender	Singular Subject	Singular Object	Plural Subject	Plural Object
First person	I	me	we	us
Second person	you	you	you	you
Third person — masculine	he	him	they	them
Third person — feminine	she	her	they	them
Third person — neuter	it	it	they	them

The pronoun ‘he’ is used for the masculine gender, ‘she’ for the feminine gender, and ‘it’ for the neuter gender and non-living things. The plural form of all third persons, that is, he, she, and it, is ‘they’. We use them for ‘her’ and ‘him’.

We know that the main function of a pronoun is to avoid repeating a noun or noun phrase. Personal pronouns serve the same function: avoiding repetition of a noun.

Examples of personal pronouns:

Here are some examples of personal pronouns. Those are in bold letters.

They have a good teacher. She asked them to work smarter.
The mother said, ”Sam, you are very naughty, and you don’t follow me.”
The teacher scolded her because she was late.
This diary has nice pages and information, so I like it very much.
I shall tell you about the job.
You often answer politely to his rude questions.
He is climbing on the steep mountain without anyone’s help.
Have they applied for a job in a multinational company?
Had she completed her assignment before submission?
Did you enjoy yesterday’s party thrown in college?
Are we smart students or not?
Does she participate in the competitions held by our college?
Did I hurt you?

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