Personal pronouns

Words like car, man, dog are nouns. Pronouns are words that replace nouns (pro-nouns): For example: Pedro drinks a Coke. You can replace "Pedro" with "He": He drinks a Coke. "He" is the personal pronoun for "Pedro".
The form of the personal pronoun depends on its number:
 
   
 
   
 
I
 
the speaker or writer, referred to as the grammatical subject of a sentence
 
You
 
a singular person spoken to or written to; or if you address several other people directly
 
He
 
a male other person; the previously mentioned male
 
She
 
a female other person; the previously mentioned female
 
It
 
a non-human thing
 
We
 
if you talk about you and somebody else
 
They
 
if you talk about other people or things, you not included
 
 

Word List: Personal pronouns

    • I[aɪ](pronoun)
    • Definition:
      • the speaker or writer, referred to as the grammatical subject of a sentence
    • Example:
      • I wake up at 7 in the morning.
    • You[juː](pronoun)
    • Definition:
      • a singular person spoken to or written to; or if you address several other people directly
    • Example:
      • Are you ok?
    • He[hiː](pronoun)
    • Definition:
      • a male other person; the previously mentioned male
    • Example:
      • He is my brother.
    • She[ʃiː](pronoun)
    • Definition:
      • a female other person; the previously mentioned female
    • Example:
      • She is my sister.
    • It[ɪt](pronoun)
    • Definition:
      • a non-human thing
    • Example:
      • Put it over there.
    • We[wiː](pronoun)
    • Definition:
      • if you talk about you and somebody else
    • Example:
      • We live in England.
    • They[ðeɪ](pronoun)
    • Definition:
      • if you talk about other people or things, you not included
    • Example:
      • They live in Germany.
 

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        We
        if you talk about you and somebody else
        You
        a singular person spoken to or written to; or if you address several other people directly
        It
        a non-human thing
        He
        a male other person; the previously mentioned male
        They
        if you talk about other people or things, you not included
        I
        the speaker or writer, referred to as the grammatical subject of a sentence
        She
        a female other person; the previously mentioned female
         
         
         
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        1. Maria is a woman. is a woman.
           
        2. Pedro and Anna are on the plane. are on the plane.
           
        3. Pedro is a boy. is a boy.