Subject Pronouns

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Pronouns that are used in the position of a subject in sentences are called subject pronouns. In this article, you find all your answers about subject pronouns.

English Subject Pronouns

The subject pronouns in English are:

	Singular	Plural
1st-person	I	We
2nd-person	You	You
3rd-person	He/She/It	They

You: Plural and Singular

'You' is the singular and plural second-person pronoun. It refers to the person or people who is performing the action of the verb.

You are a kind person. (Singular You)

You are my best friends. (Plural You)

Gender of Subject Pronouns

Subject pronouns can refer to a man or boy (masculine), a woman or girl (feminine), or an animal or thing (neutral). Look at the table below:

	Third-person Singular Pronouns
Man	He → John, David, man, boy
Woman	She → Mary, Kate, woman, girl
Non-Human	It → chair, dog, bird, book

What Do Subject Pronouns Do?

Subject pronouns do the action in a sentence. Take a look at these sentences:

My brother is 7 years old. My brother is really cute. My brother is smart.

The sentences above sound repetitive and awkward. We can fix them by using subject pronouns:

My brother is 7 years old. He is really cute and smart.

Now, let us take a look at more examples:

He is going to the movies.

A : Where's your office?

B : It's on the third floor.

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