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Are in Second Person?

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Are in Second Person?

The second-person point of view belongs to the person (or people) being addressed. This is the “you” perspective. Once again, the biggest indicator of the second person is the use of second-person pronouns

person pronouns
Personal pronouns are pronouns that are associated primarily with a particular grammatical person – first person (as I), second person (as you), or third person (as he, she, it, they). ... For specific details of the personal pronouns used in the English language, see English personal pronouns.
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: you, your, yours, yourself, yourselves. You can wait in here and make yourself at home.

What is an example of 2nd person?

Second person personal pronouns include you, your, and yours. Examples of sentences written from the second person point of view: You should put your cell phone in the trunk if you want to resist the temptation to use it while you are driving.

What words are considered 2nd person?

I am talking to YOU! You, your, and yours - these are the three second-person pronouns. Second-person pronouns are the words writers use when they are addressing one or more readers directly.

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