Personal Pronouns (I/me/my/mine)
📘 Personal Pronouns (I / me / my / mine)
Personal pronouns are used to replace specific people or things.
They show who is involved and the role of the pronoun in the sentence.
1️⃣ Subject Pronouns
(Used as the subject of a sentence)
| Person | Pronoun |
|---|---|
| 1st singular | I |
| 2nd singular/plural | You |
| 3rd singular (male) | He |
| 3rd singular (female) | She |
| 3rd singular (neutral) | It |
| 1st plural | We |
| 3rd plural | They |
Examples:
- I like coffee.
- She is my friend.
- They are coming.
2️⃣ Object Pronouns
(Used as the object of a verb or preposition)
| Person | Pronoun |
|---|---|
| 1st singular | Me |
| 2nd singular/plural | You |
| 3rd singular (male) | Him |
| 3rd singular (female) | Her |
| 3rd singular (neutral) | It |
| 1st plural | Us |
| 3rd plural | Them |
Examples:
- She called me.
- I saw him yesterday.
- The teacher helped us.
3️⃣ Possessive Adjectives
(Used before a noun to show ownership)
| Person | Pronoun |
|---|---|
| 1st singular | My |
| 2nd singular/plural | Your |
| 3rd singular (male) | His |
| 3rd singular (female) | Her |
| 3rd singular (neutral) | Its |
| 1st plural | Our |
| 3rd plural | Their |
Examples:
- This is my book.
- That is her car.
- We lost our keys.
4️⃣ Possessive Pronouns
(Replace the noun, showing ownership)
| Person | Pronoun |
|---|---|
| 1st singular | Mine |
| 2nd singular/plural | Yours |
| 3rd singular (male) | His |
| 3rd singular (female) | Hers |
| 3rd singular (neutral) | Its* |
| 1st plural | Ours |
| 3rd plural | Theirs |
*Note: “Its” possessive pronoun is rarely used.
Examples:
- That book is mine.
- The blue car is hers.
- These are ours.
📝 Practice
Fill in the correct pronoun:
- ___ (I / me) am happy.
- She gave ___ (I / me) a gift.
- This is ___ (my / mine) pen.
- The book is ___ (my / mine).
- They invited ___ (we / us) to the party.