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There are different types of pronouns.

Pronouns

Personal Possessive Interrogative Relative

Reciprocal Demonstrative Reflexive Emphasising

Personal Pronouns

Personal pronouns stand for persons. All the personal pronouns denote different
persons. There are three types of persons.

First Person: The pronouns that denote the person or persons speaking are called

the pronouns of the first person.

I, we, me and us are the pronouns of the first person.
Second Person: The pronouns that denote the person or persons spoken to are

called the pronouns of the second person.

You, your and yours are the pronouns of the second person. These are used as
singulars and plurals.

Third Person: The pronouns that denote the person or persons spoken of are called

the pronouns of the third person.
He, she, him, her, it, they and them are the pronouns of the third person.

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Person Singular Plural

First Person I, me we, us
Second Person you you
Third Person he, him, she, her, it they, them
Pronouns Possessive Pronouns
The pronoun it is used for animals and things.

Possessive pronouns stand for people or things who own something.

Read the following sentences.

This pen is mine.
O
This book is yours.
O
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