What Are Personal Pronouns? A personal pronoun

Personal Pronoun	Singular (1)
Plural (2 or more)
First Person (speaking about oneself)	I, me	we, us
Second Person (speaking to the reader or listener)	you	you
Third Person (speaking about someone or something else)	she, her, he, him, it, they, them	they, them

Gender Neutral Usage

For many years, the words "they" and "them" were reserved only for plural usage. However, now these words can be used as singular personal pronouns. This reflects gender neutral usage.

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  Is Danni, the new club member, planning to attend this week's meeting? I asked them in an email, but have not yet received a response. (In this case, "them" is referring only to Danni, in a gender neutral way.)
  
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  All I know about the new student is that they are named Marion. (Here, the word "they" is referring to a new student named Marion, which is a gender neutral name.)
  

Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

When you replace a noun with a pronoun, the noun that is replaced is called the antecedent. The pronoun selected must agree with its antecedent. Paying close attention to the antecedent will help you choose the correct personal pronoun.

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  singular - President Obama delivered a speech on health care reform. He spoke for more than an hour. ("President Obama" is the singular antecedent to the personal pronoun "he.")
  
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  plural - Paul and Jane were new to the area, but they already felt at home. (There are two subjects, "Paul and Jane," so the plural pronoun "they" is needed here. As Paul and Jane are the subjects of the sentence, "they" is the correct choice rather than "them.")