The person spoken to is called the 'second person'.
The second person pronouns are: you, yours, your, yourself, yourselves.
Example sentences:
Jack, you are a good friend.
How many of you are there?
The tuna sandwich is yours.
Your friend brought your homework.
You can see for yourself how easy it is.
Make yourselves comfortable.
No, the sentence "Toby is only an inch taller than you" does not have a pronoun case error. It correctly uses "you" as the pronoun in the second person, indicating the person being compared to Toby.
The pronoun that takes the place of the noun (nouns) for the person spoken to is you.The pronoun 'you' can be singular or plural, subjective or objective.Examples:Jane, you are such a good friend. (singular, subject of the sentence)Students, you have one hour to finish the test. (plural, subject of the sentence)I will call you tomorrow. (singular, direct object of the verb 'will call')Jack and Jill, I've made sandwiches for you. (plural, object of the preposition 'for')
"I" is a subject pronoun used when the person is the subject of a sentence or clause. "Me" is an object pronoun used when the person is the object of a verb or preposition. For example, "I love you" uses "I" as the subject, while "You love me" uses "me" as the object.
The pronoun 'it' takes the place of a noun for a thing.The pronoun 'it' is a third person (a thing spoken about), singular, personal pronoun.The pronoun 'it' functions as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the object of a verb or a preposition.The plural form for the third person, singular pronoun 'it' is 'they' as a subject or 'them' as an object.Example uses:subject: The puppy was clean and brushed. Itlooked so cute.object: You may borrow the book. I think you will enjoy it.
The word 'your' is a pronoun called a possessive adjective, a word that takes the place of the noun (name) for the person spoken to.The pronoun 'your' is placed before a noun to show that the noun belongs to the person spoken to.Any verb can be used in a sentence with the pronoun 'your'.Examples:Your mother is waiting for your call. (the verb is 'is waiting')Did you bring your lunch? (the verb is 'did bring')I thought your essay was excellent. (the verbs are 'thought' and 'was')Your job and your classes take all of your time. (the verb is 'take')Your smile lights up your face. (the verb is 'lights')
A sentence directed to or about the person spoken to uses second person pronouns.The second person pronouns are: you, yours, your, yourself.Examples:Jane, you are a good friend. (personal pronoun)Jack, the option is yours. (possessive pronoun)Children, your lunch is ready. (possessive adjective)When you do it yourself, you really appreciate it. (reflexive pronoun)You did it yourself! (intensive pronoun)
The pronoun 'you' is a personal pronoun, a word that takes the place of a specific person or person.The pronoun 'you' is the second person, personal pronoun, a word that takes the place of the noun/name for the person spoken to.The pronoun 'you' can be singular or plural. In the example sentence, the statement regarding the family trip could be directed to one or more people. The context of the sentence does not indicate if it is one person addressed or more than one person.The pronoun 'you' can function as a subject or an object in a sentence. Both uses of the pronoun 'you' in the example sentence are as subject.>the first instance of the pronoun 'you' is as the subject of the verb 'visited.>the second instance of the pronoun 'you' is as the subject of the verb 'went'.
No, the sentence "Toby is only an inch taller than you" does not have a pronoun case error. It correctly uses "you" as the pronoun in the second person, indicating the person being compared to Toby.
Third person uses the pronouns he, she. it, or they no matter if it is limited or omniscient.
The pronoun that takes the place of the noun (nouns) for the person spoken to is you.The pronoun 'you' can be singular or plural, subjective or objective.Examples:Jane, you are such a good friend. (singular, subject of the sentence)Students, you have one hour to finish the test. (plural, subject of the sentence)I will call you tomorrow. (singular, direct object of the verb 'will call')Jack and Jill, I've made sandwiches for you. (plural, object of the preposition 'for')
"I" is a subject pronoun used when the person is the subject of a sentence or clause. "Me" is an object pronoun used when the person is the object of a verb or preposition. For example, "I love you" uses "I" as the subject, while "You love me" uses "me" as the object.
The pronoun 'it' takes the place of a noun for a thing.The pronoun 'it' is a third person (a thing spoken about), singular, personal pronoun.The pronoun 'it' functions as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the object of a verb or a preposition.The plural form for the third person, singular pronoun 'it' is 'they' as a subject or 'them' as an object.Example uses:subject: The puppy was clean and brushed. Itlooked so cute.object: You may borrow the book. I think you will enjoy it.
The pronouns 'you' and 'your' are second person pronouns, words that take the place of a noun or the name of the person spoken to.The pronoun 'you' is a personal pronoun, a word that takes the place of the noun (name) for the person spoken to.The pronoun 'you' can functions as a subject or an object in a sentence.The pronoun 'your' is a possessive adjective, a word placed before a noun to show that the noun belongs to the person spoken to.Both the pronouns 'you' and 'your' can function as singular or plural.Example uses:Jack, you must hurry now. (singular, subject of the sentence)Children, you must hurry now. (plural, subject of the sentence)Jack, I made a lunch for you. (singular, object of the preposition 'for')Children, I made lunches for you. (plural, object of the preposition 'for')Jack, don't forget your lunch. (singular, describes the noun 'lunch')Children, don't forget your lunches. (plural, describes the noun 'lunches')
No, 'her' is an objective pronoun, used as the object of a sentence or phrase. 'She' is the subjective pronoun, used as the subject of a sentence or phrase. Example uses: Subject: She is my sister. Object: The book belongs to her.
The word 'your' is a pronoun called a possessive adjective, a word that takes the place of the noun (name) for the person spoken to.The pronoun 'your' is placed before a noun to show that the noun belongs to the person spoken to.Any verb can be used in a sentence with the pronoun 'your'.Examples:Your mother is waiting for your call. (the verb is 'is waiting')Did you bring your lunch? (the verb is 'did bring')I thought your essay was excellent. (the verbs are 'thought' and 'was')Your job and your classes take all of your time. (the verb is 'take')Your smile lights up your face. (the verb is 'lights')
Example sentence:I wrote you this sentence. (direct object is 'sentence, indirect object is the personal pronoun 'you')
The pronoun "I" is a personal pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun for a specific person or thing.The pronoun "I" is a first person pronoun, a word that takes the place of the noun (name) for the person speaking.The pronoun "I" is a singular pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun form one person.The pronoun "I" is a subjective pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun as the subject of a sentence or a clause, or as a subject complement (a predicate nominative).The corresponding first person, singular, objectivepersonal pronoun is "me".Example uses of the pronoun "I" are:I wrote an essay. (subject of the sentence)The teacher read the essay that I wrote. (subject of the relative clause)The writer of the essay is I. (subject complement, restates the subject noun 'writer')