Word List: PRONOUNS - Dr. B

Created By: Dr. B

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A list of Personal Pronouns, Possessive PNs, and Reflexive PNs, in that order.  Within each category, it's 1st Person Singular, 2nd Person Singular, and 3rd Person Singluar.  Then, it's 1st Person Plural, 2nd Person Plural, and 3rd Person Plural.  This is the pattern within each category of Personal, Possessive, and Reflexive Pronouns.  Each category is defined in the Author's Notes (Personal, Possessive, and Reflexive Pronouns). 

Be careful!  Signing Savvy does not seem to appy the rule regarding "sightline" to the Third Person pronouns.  These pronouns (she / he / him / her; they / them / their / theirs;  himself / herself / themselves) should be to the side, with the eyegaze (sightline) toward the reader (the person you're conversing with). Many of these Third Person signs seem to be ON the sightline, which space is actually reserved for Second Person pronouns (those beginning with "you"). 

  • PERSONAL PRONOUNS
  • ME (the same sign used for I)
  • YOU
  • HE , him, she, her, it. (same sign)
  • SHE (same for he, her, him, and it)
  • IT
  • WE (and 'us') Personal PN, plural (point, sweep)
  • YOU
    (as in "you all")
  • THEY and 'them' -- Personal PN, plural (point, sweep, OFF the sightline)
  • POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
  • MY (same sign for 'mine') Possessive, singular (Flat, stationary)
  • YOURS (and 'your') singular, therefore stationary. Flat hand, on the sightline
  • HIS
    (as in "the possessive use of him")
  • HERS (and HIS and ITS) - Possessive, singular (Flat, stationary)
  • ITS
  • OURS (and 'our') - Possessive, plural (Flat, sweep)
  • YOURS
    (as in "you possessive")
  • THEIRS
  • REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
  • MYSELF, MYSELF
  • YOURSELF
  • HIMSELF
    (as in "third person singular male pronoun")
  • HERSELF
    (as in "third person singular female pronoun")
  • ITSELF
  • OURSELVES
  • YOURSELVES
  • THEMSELVES
    (as in "third person plural")

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