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Kinds of Pronouns

Personal Pronouns

Some pronouns are used for persons only.

I me mine myself

we us ours ourselves

you you yours yourself /yourselves

he him his himself
she her hers herself

it it — itself

they them theirs themselves

Three Person

In English Grammar, person is divided into three parts.

1. The First Person — the person who speaks

2. The Second Person — the person who is spoken to (listener)

3. The Third Person — the person who is spoken of (other than both)

The Pronouns of the Three Persons

First Person Second Person Third Person

I, me, mine you he, him, his, himself

we, us, ours yours she, her, hers, herself

myself yourself it, itself

ourselves yourselves they, them, theirs, themselves

Order of Personal Pronouns

If pronouns of different persons are used in one and the similar sentence, their order should be as
follows.

(a) Correct (b) Incorrect

1. you and he 1. I, you and he
2. you and I 2. I and you

3. he and I 3. I and he

4. you, he and I 4. he and you

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