PERSONAL PRONOUN

1. Definition
A personal pronoun is a pronoun (a word that functions as and acts as a
substitute for a noun or nouns) that represents a grammatical person within a sentence.
While personal pronouns often do indicate an actual person, they can also refer to
animals, inanimate objects, or even intangible concepts.
2. Type
Personal pronouns can be simply defined as the type of pronouns used to
replace a specific noun in a sentence. It can be used to take the place of a person, an
animal, a thing, or a place, in order to avoid stating the same noun over and over again
in the same text.
In a sentence, a personal pronoun can be used in place of a noun that is
mentioned earlier in that sentence. You should also know that personal pronoun can
have two functions. They can act as either the subject or the object in the sentence.
With this, it can be further categorized into two kinds: The subjective personal
pronoun (used as the subject) and the objective personal pronoun (used as the direct
object, indirect object, or subject of the preposition).
In order to use personal pronouns effectively and avoid confusion, you must
make sure that the personal pronoun that you will use agrees in number.
(Singular : I, you, me, she, he, it, him, her)
(Plural : You, they, we, them, us)
(Gender : Feminine, masculine, neuter)
(Person : First person, second person, third person)

Eaxaples Of Personal Pronouns

Person

Pronoun

al

S
I
You
She
He
It
We
You
They

O
Me
You
Her
Him
It
Us
You
Them

3. Cases of personal pronoun

Personal pronoun can have two cases:
1. Nominative case : berfungsi as a subject or subject complement.
2. Subjective case : berfungsi as an object.
Nominative Case
1. Forms : They
Example : They are my friends
2. Forms : We
Example : We learn English
3. Forms : I
Example : I Love Chocolate
4. Forms : You
Example : You will be fine
5. Forms : He
Example : He has studied math
6. Forms : She
Example : She look so angry
7. Forms : It
Example : It is my favorite book

Objective Case
1. Forms : Them
Example : Deni invited them
2. Forms : Us
Example : Deni invited us
3. Forms : Me
Example : Dani invited me
4. Forms : You
Example : Deni invited you
5. Forms : Him
Example : Deni invited him
6. Forms : Her

Example : Deni invited her

7. Forms : It
Example : Deni invited it
4. Pembentukan personal pronoun
Untuk menyusun kalimat, kita tinggal menerapkan pembagiannya diatas, misalnya
membuat kalimat dengan susunan Subjek + Verb + Objek :

I love them (saya suka mereka)

Perlu diketahui Possessive adjective harus diikuti noun
Seperti susunan Your dad, his friend dan my book
Dalam contoh kalimat berikut :
Your dad and his friend took my book on the table
Possessive pronoun tidak memiliki pasangan, artinya dia tidak
dipasangkan dengan kata apapun.
Perhatikan kata Mine, yours dan hers
This book is mine
Yours is bigger
Do not take hers

Kinds Of Personal Pronoun

Number
Tunggal

Persons
Orang pertama

Jamak

Subject
I

Object
Me

Orang kedua

You

You

Orang ketiga

He

Him

Orang ketiga

She

Her

Orang ketiga
Orang pertama

It
We

It
Us

Orang kedua

You

You

Orang ketiga

They

Them

Possessive Pronouns
Personal Pronoun

Possessive

Reflexive
Pronouns

Subject
I

Object
Me

Adjective
My

Pronouns
Mine

Myself

You

You

Your

Yours

Yourself

You

You

Your

Yours

Yourself

We

Us

Our

Ours

Ourselves

They

Them

Their

Theirs

Themselves

He

Him

His

His

Himself

She

Her

Her

Hers

Herself

It

It

its

Its

Itself

5. Examples of Personal pronouns and explanation

Subject Pronouns
In the following examples, the personal pronoun is used as the subject of the
sentences. The subject is the person, animal or thing that does the action shown by the
verb. The words, I, you, he, she, it, we and they are called subject pronouns
Examples:
He has bought an ice cream
She works in the bank
They went to the playground
(He, she, they) are the subject pronoun
and
bought
works
is the verb
went
Object Pronouns
The words me, you, him, her, it, us and them are also personal pronouns for people,
animals, places or things. They are called object pronouns. The object pronoun is used
as the object of the verb. It is the person, animal or thing that receives the action
shown by the verb.
Examples:
Can you please give the things to me?
Everyone is looking for her
Tell them to be careful
(Me, her, them) are the object pronoun
Give, looking, tell are the verb.

Personal Pronoun can be classified as :

First person (which refers to the person speaking) : I, we
Second person (which refers to the person being spoken to) : you
Third person (which refers to the person being spoken about) : he, she, it, they
6. Function of Personal Pronoun
The main function of personal pronoun is to take the place of a noun in a
sentence. It can be used as a subject or an object (direct, indirect, object of the
preposition) in a text (speech and can serve as a good way to help you avoid repetition
as specific nouns. This, it can be considered as a tool that can help ease the flow of
word and sentences in your speech or writing.
References
1) Wren, P.C. and Martin, M.A FINAL COURSE OF GRAMMAR AND
COMPOSITION. New Delhi : S. Chand & Company Ltd, 1979
2) Http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts of speech/pronouns/list of personal
pronoun/
3) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/personal pronoun

Examples of Personal Pronoun

1. Singular first persons : I, me, my, and mine
I go to school every day. (is used as the subject of a sentence)
My mother sent me a letter every week. (is used as the object of a sentence)
My teacher will make my friend my partner in this project. (is used as a noun

modifies)
This bag is mine (is used as a noun substitute)

2. Plural first persons : we, us, our, ours

We tell the boy a story every evening. (is used as the subject of a sentence)
The teacher teaches us every day (is used as a the object of a sentence)
Our group study together every day (is used as a noun modifier)
This solution is ours (is used a noun substitute)
3. Singular dan plural second persons : you, yours, yours.
You work hard every day (is used as the subject and obhet of a sentence)
Your family lives in this city (is used as a noun modifier)
The house is yours (is used as noun substitute)
4. Singular third persons: he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its.
He lives here (is used (is used as the subject)
You met him last night (is used as noun modifier)
His family lives in this city (is used as noun modifier)
She saw you yesterday (is used as the subject)
We found her keys yesterday (is used as noun modifier)
This idea is hers (is used as a noun substitute)
The eats very much (is used as the subject)
Its tail fails on the ground (is used as a noun modifier)
5. Plural third persons : they, them, their and theirs
They come here once a month (is used as the subject of a sentence)
The professor wrote them last year (is used as the object a sentence)
This children study in this city (is used as a noun modifier)
This idea is theirs (is used as a noun substitute)