alleryStart learning →Why are personal pronouns called 'personal'?
AThey refer only to people
BThey name one specific person
CThey replace only proper nouns
DThey take part in grammatical person
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. They take part in grammatical person
The label comes from the system of first, second and third person, not from reference to people, since other pronouns also refer to persons.
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