My dear students,
Let’s Learn more about persons. The three persons- First, Second and Third have different forms. They have Various names. Don’t worry about their names. If you learn their use well, it is enough. Usage is important than the rules for SPOKEN ENGLISH.
Shall we begin learning?
PART : A
FIRST            NUMBER           ITS FORMS
PERSON   
I                 SINGUALAR      my, me, myself, mine
WE                PLURAL         our, ours, ourselves, us

Second
Person         
You             SINGUALAR      Your, Yours, Yourself,
You                PLURAL         Your, Yours, Yourselves

Third
Person
He              SINGUALAR       a) his, him,himself
She                                     b) her, hers,himself
It                                        c) it, its, itself

Any neme                          
a) Pradeep                           - he, his, himself
b) Manasa     Singulars          - she, hers, herself
c) a Chair                             - it, its, itself
d) a dog                               - it, its, itself

Pradeep and
Manasa          plural              they, their , them, themselves
a Chair and
a dog             plural              they, their,them, themselves
They              plural              they, their, them, themselves
Notes : 1. Second Person Singular and Plural number is same. Their forms are same but meanings are different.
You - ....... - singular
            You - ....... - Plural. ................
PART : B
Let’s know how to use PERSONAL PRONOUNS effectively.
Examine these conversations carefully.
Conversation : A
Sankar     : What is your name?
Pradeep     : My neme is Pradeep, Sir.
Sankar     : What are You?
Pradeep     : I am a Student. Doing
          my first year degree.
Conversation : B
Dattu     : Whose Painting is this?
Sivani : That is mine.
Dattu     : Who Painted it?
Sivani : It is I who did it.
Dattu     : Oh, nice.
       But is it you...?
Sivani : Yes, I myself painted.
       (did it) it.
Dattu     : Good. You do paint.
Sivani : Yes. I do paint pictures.
Conversation : C
Sravani     : Hand me that dictionary
           please mom?
Mom         : Haven’t I told you to put
              your things handy.
Sravani     : Sorry mom. Cultivate
          that habit.
Conversation : D
Lakshmi    : What is our nation?
Vasanthi     : Ours is India.
Lakshmi    : How many colours has
           our national flag?
Vasanthi     : Our national flag has
           three colours in it.
Lakshmi    : When do we hoist our
           flag?
Vasanthi     : We hoist it on August 15.

...... to be contd....
-  Boddapati Chandrasekhar
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