What Is Second Person? (with Examples)

What Is Second Person? (with Examples)
The term second person refers to the speaker's audience (i.e.,you).
Examples of Second Person Pronouns in Different Cases
Here are the second person pronouns in the subjective case, the objective case, and the possessive case:
PersonSubjective CaseObjective CasePossessive Case
Possessive Adjective
Possessive Case
Absolute Possessive Pronouns
Second Person Singularyou

Example: Youleft early.
you

Example: She likes you.
your

Example: That was your fault.
yours

These are yours.
Second Person Pluralyou

Example: Youleft early.
you

Example: She likes you.
your

Example: That was your fault.
yours

These are yours.

Note: There is no difference in how the second person singular and second person plural forms are written. We have to rely on context to tell us whether you means one person or more than one.

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