What Is First Person? (with Examples
The term first person refers to the speaker
himself or a group that includes the speaker (i.e., I, me, we, and us).
The personal pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we,
you, they) are grouped into one of three categories:
First person: I and we
Second person: you
Third person: He/She/It and They
Note: Second person refers to the speaker's
audience (i.e., you). Third person refers to everybody else (e.g., he, him,
she, her, it, they, them), including all other nouns (e.g., Craig, Germans,
ant, mice).
Examples of First Person Pronouns in Different
Cases
Here are the first person pronouns in the
subjective case, the objective case, and the possessive case:
Person | Subjective Case | Objective Case | Possessive Case Possessive Adjective | Possessive Case Absolute Possessive Pronouns |
---|---|---|---|---|
First Person Singular | I Example: I like cheese. | me Example: He likes me. | my Example: This is my car. | mine This is mine. |
First Person Plural | we Example: Wehate celery. | us Example: They hate us. | our Example: This is our house. | ours Example: This is ours. |
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