Personal Pronouns

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.

A personal pronoun indicates...

the speaker (first person)

the one spoken to (second person)

or the one spoken about (3rd person)

• I understand what a personal pronoun is! 🙂

• I DO NOT understand what a personal pronoun is! 😢

Examples of first person pronouns would be ...

• I, my, mine, me, we, our, ours, us

• you, your, yours

• he, she, it, his, hers, its, him, her, they, their, theirs, them

Examples of second person pronouns would be ...

• he, she, it, his, hers, its, him, her, they, their, theirs, them

• I, my, mine, me, we, our, ours, us

• you, your, yours

Examples of third person pronouns would be ...

• he, she, it, his, hers, its, him, her, they, their, theirs, them

• you, your, yours

• I, my, mine, me, we, our, ours, us

Directions: For each of the following sentences, identify the red personal pronoun as either first person (1), second person (2), or third person (3).

• I understand these instructions!

• I DO NOT understand these instructions!

We are going to study the life of Joan of Arc.

• 1

• 2

• 3

What do you think we will learn from this study?

• 1; 3

• 2; 3

• 2; 1

When Joan of Arc was thirteen years old, she realized her life was going to change.

• 1; 3

• 2; 3

• 3; 3

She became convinced that Charles VII, the king of France; needed her help to drive out the English soldiers.

• 1; 2

• 2; 3

• 3; 3

If you had been there, you might have doubted Jane's ability to help,

• 1; 1

• 2; 2

• 3; 3