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:

Person	Subjective Case	Objective Case	Possessive Case Possessive Adjective	Possessive Case Absolute Possessive Pronouns
Second Person Singular	you Example: Youleft early.	you Example: She likes you.	your Example: That was your fault.	yours These are yours.
Second Person Plural	you 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.