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person| In grammar, term used to describe pronouns and verbs. English has three persons: the first person – the speaker, speakers, writer, or writers, shown by the pronouns I, me (singular) and we, us (plural); the second person – the person or people being spoken or written to, shown by the pronoun you (singular and plural); and the third person – the person, people, thing, or things being spoken or written # about, shown by the pronouns he, him (masculine singular), she, her (feminine singular), and it (neuter singular) and they, them (plural). |
| The verb ‘to be’ also illustrates the use of persons. The present tense consists of I am (first person singular); you are (second person singular); he/she/it is (third person singular); and we, you, they are (first, second, and third person plural). |
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