What are Personal Pronouns?— Let’s Practise!

What are Personal Pronouns?— Let’s Practise! exercise

• Identify the personal pronoun in the sentence.

  Hints

  Look at this example: The personal pronoun in this sentence is I.

  Solution

  The personal pronoun is you.

• Complete the sentences from the 1st person plural perspective.

  Hints

  We is the personal pronoun here.

  Which personal pronoun makes the most sense here?

  • Both of us agreed to come back in the summer.
  • Both of we agreed to come back in the summer.

  Solution

  Here are the completed sentences with the correct personal pronouns:
  

  • We rode the ferris wheel.
  • At the party we played games and ate delicious snacks.
  • Today was a great day for us.
  • Both of us agreed to come back in the summer.

• Complete the sentences from the 3rd person perspective.

  Hints

  Choose from the personal pronouns to complete the sentences:

  • he
  • her
  • they
  • it

  They is the personal pronoun here, and it is in the 3rd person singular perspective.

  Which personal pronoun makes the most sense here?

  • She bought a new dress to wear to her birthday party.
  • She bought a new dress to wear to him birthday party.

  Solution

  These sentences are from the 3rd person perspective:
  

  • He bought a new shirt to wear for his first day of work.
  • She bought a new dress to wear to her birthday party.
  • They went to lunch together and it was so delicious.

• Identify the personal pronouns in each sentence.

  Hints

  Remember: A personal pronoun replaces a common or proper noun in a sentence.

  Look at the first sentence. It says, "They are going to the park today". Who is going to the park?

  Solution

  The personal pronouns in each sentence are in bold:

  • They are going to the park today.
  • We went to the beach and swam in the sea.
  • You won a ski trip holiday.
  • I like to read on rainy days.

• Identify the personal pronoun in the sentence.

  Hints

  These are some examples of personal pronouns.

  They have a lot of dishes to wash --> The personal pronoun in this sentence is in the 3rd person plural perspective.

  Solution

  The personal pronoun in the sentence is they.

• Which perspective is each personal pronoun in?

  Hints

  These personal pronouns are in the 2nd person perspective.

  These personal pronouns are in the 3rd person perspective.

  Solution

  The perspective of each personal pronoun is below:
  1st Person Perspective

  • Singular: I am eating healthily because it makes my body feel better.
  • Plural: We are happy with our new house because we all have our own rooms.

  2nd Person Perspective

  • Singular: This new laptop is for you!
  • Plural: You are all going to love the film, it's so funny!

  3rd Person Perspective

  • Singular: My neighbour just got a new dog and she is very happy about it.

  • Plural: They are all going to do their homework today.