What Is Third Person? (with Examples)
The term third person refers to someone else,
i.e., not the writer or a group including the writer (I, me, we, us) or
the
writer's audience (you). Whenever you use a noun (as opposed to pronoun), it is
in the third person.
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: First person refers to the speaker himself
or a group that includes the speaker (i.e., I, me, we, and us). Second person
refers to the speaker's audience (i.e., you).
Examples of Third Person Pronouns in Different
Cases
Here are the third person pronouns in the
subjective case, the objective case, and the possessive case:
erson | Subjective Case | Objective Case | Possessive Case Possessive Adjective | Possessive Case Absolute Possessive Pronouns |
---|---|---|---|---|
Third Person Singular | he / she / it Example: He is not happy. | him / her / it Example: We saw him. | his / her / its Example: We were her support. | his / hers / its These were hers. |
Third Person Plural | they Example: Theyare leaving. | them Example: We like them. | their Example: We were their allies. | theirs These are theirs. |
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