• Grammatical person shows the relationship between the speaker and other participants in an event. More specifically, it is a reference to a participant in an event, such as the speaker, the addressee (recipient of the speaker’s communication), or others. Grammatical person usually defines the set of personal pronouns used by the speaker. It also frequently affects verbs, sometimes nouns, and possessive relationships as well.

• There are three grammatical persons in English:

   1) First person. This is I when used to talk about yourself. I is always singular. This is

       we when used to talk about a group in which I is a member. We is plural.

   2) Second person. This is you. Second person is used when referring to the addressee.

       The addressee may be singular or plural, depending on how many individuals are being addressed.

   3) Third person. This is he, she, it, and they. Third person is used when referring to any

       person, place, or thing other than the speaker and the addressee.

• Here is a table outlining personal pronouns and their grammatical persons:

* (correctness of the singular usage of “they” is  disputed)