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What does a pronoun mean? A pronoun is a word used to replace a noun. Each noun can be replaced by a pronoun. Basically, pronouns are of seven- they are:

1. I
2. We
3. You
4. He
5. She
6. It
7. They

Every noun in the world can be replaced by he, she, it, and they. For example, he can replace any single male human or animal in the world. She can replace any single female human or animal, as well as it will replace any inanimate object or thing or kid. They can be used as a plural noun for he, she, and it.

This universe consists of only three persons i.e. The person or persons who is (or) are speaking, and the person or persons who is (or) are spoken to. Got confused, don't worry, I will clear it now.

The person or persons who is (or) are speaking i.e. I, we, you (single or singular) and you (used for many or pleural), and the person or persons who is (or) are spoken to i.E. He, she, it, and they. Totally these are called in the name of personal pronouns.

Pure pronouns- I, we, and you are pure pronouns because they do not represent any nouns.

From the above explanations we can come to a conclusion that:

I, we represent first person.
You, you represent second person.
He, she, it, they represent third person.

Every sentence in english contains three important parts i.e subject-verb-object.

For example consider this sentence: the sun rises in the east.

In this the sun is subject.
Rises is the verb.
In the east is the object.

Subject and object parts always contain a noun. In this part we can use a noun or a pronoun called subjective pronoun, as well as we can use a noun or a pronoun used in the object part called objective pronoun. In a sentence, there is also another type of pronoun called possessive pronoun, this pronoun represents anything a person or a thing or a place possesses.

Now we will see all the types of pronoun now.

First person:

I, we- subjective pronouns
Me, us- objective pronouns
My, mine, our, ours- possessive pronouns

Second person:

You- subjective pronoun
You- objective pronoun
Your, yours- possessive pronoun

Third person:

He, she, it, they- subjective pronouns
Him, her, it, them- objective pronouns
His, her, hers, its, their, theirs- possessive pronouns

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