What are the three persons of pronouns described as in the material?

What are the three persons of pronouns described as in the material?

• A. First, Second, and Third
• B. Subjective, Objective, and Possessive
• C. Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary
• D. Singular, Plural, and Dual

Answer: (A)

Pronouns show whose perspective is reflected in the statement, so they are described by person. The three persons are first person, second person, and third person. First person includes the speaker or speakers (I, we; my, our). Second person is the one being spoken to (you; your). Third person refers to others not including the speaker or listener (he, she, it, they; his, her, their). The other options mix up different grammatical ideas: subjective/objective/possessive describe case or function, not who is involved; primary/secondary/tertiary aren’t used for pronoun person; singular/plural/dual describe number, not perspective.

Pronouns show whose perspective is reflected in the statement, so they are described by person. The three persons are first person, second person, and third person. First person includes the speaker or speakers (I, we; my, our). Second person is the one being spoken to (you; your). Third person refers to others not including the speaker or listener (he, she, it, they; his, her, their). The other options mix up different grammatical ideas: subjective/objective/possessive describe case or function, not who is involved; primary/secondary/tertiary aren’t used for pronoun person; singular/plural/dual describe number, not perspective.