What is a person?









Grammatical
person
shows
the relationship between the speaker and other

participants




in
an event.
more specifically,
it is a reference to a participant in an event, such as the speaker, the
addressee (recipient of the speaker’s communication), or others. Grammatical
person usually defines the set


of personal pronouns used by the speaker. It
also frequently affects verbs, sometimes nouns, and possessive

relationships as well.





There are three
grammatical persons in English:


1) First person: This is I when
used to talk about yourself. I is always singular. This is we
when used to talk about a group in which I is a member. We
is plural. 2) Second Person: This is you. Second person
is used when referring to the addressee. The addressee may be singular or
plural, depending on how many individuals are being addressed.


3)Third person: This is he, she,
it, and they
. Third person is used when referring to any

person, place, or thing other than the speaker and the addressee.





••Here
is a table outlining personal pronouns and their grammatical persons:






























































Pronoun



Person



Plurality



Gender



I



first person



singular



-



You



second person



singular /
plural



-



He



third person



singular



masculine / neutral



She



third person



singular



feminine



It



third person



singular



neutral



We



first person



plural



-



They



third person



plural /
singular



-



You all / you guys / y’all (slang)



second person



plural



-






* (correctness of the singular usage
of “they” is disputed)
Direction:Write the grammatical person used in each sentence
in the space to the right.


Example: He walked to the grocery
store. third person singular

1)I want to go shopping. _________________

2) They were very tired.

3) We did not go to the park.

4)
You can use my calculator.

5) Jane watched a movie last night.

6) It is going to be a nice day.

7) You are so funny! _________________

8) I thought he was joking. _________________

9) I wonder why they didn’t come to the meeting. _________________

10) Olivia knew John was in trouble. _________________

11) “You are nice,” Mark said. _________________

12) If one were to break the law, he should go to jail. _________________

13) “I’m leaving!” she yelled. _________________

14) “Are y’all coming to the football game?” I asked. _________________


Directions: Now write one sentence in the first person, second person, and
third person.






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