The Story of Subject Pronouns

By Naeem Afzal Chughtai

On 10/02/2014

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The Story of Subject Pronouns

When subject pronouns such as "I, We, You, He, She, It and They'' were born, they were given some verbs like "is/am/are" to make a meaningful sentence.

For example:

I am a boy.

He is a teacher.

You are a girl.

"I" took "am" and "He, She and It" made a deal with "is" whereas "You, We and They" were used with "are". They were all happy and satisfied with this fair division. When it comes to dividing "was, were". "He, She and It" chose "was" for them and "were" was picked out by "You, We and They". "I" was late and couldn't get a verb. "I" had "am" in the present  tense but in the past tense, there was no such particular verb for "I". "I" became sad and started crying. "He, She and It" took pity on "I" and agreed that "I" could join them because "You, We, They" spurned "I". "I" was very powerful and fought against "You, We and They", along with ""He, She and It". They beat "You, We and They" badly. There was an excessive amount of blood on the streets because of the fight. Time elapsed and  "Has, Have" came into existence. "You, We and They" knew that "I" was very powerful. "I" had even defeated them in the past. Hence they wanted to make friends with "I". They finally succeeded in their struggle and "I" befriended them. Therefore, "Have" started being used with "I. "You, We and They" were angry with "He, She and It" because they fought against "You, We and They" when "I" , the powerful, was their companion. Now "You, We and They" were ready to take revenge. Scuffles broke out between "He, She and It" and "You, We and They". Hundreds of years passed by this way. They grew weary of fighting. They now yearned for peace. They wanted to coexist happily with one another. In this regard, they had  a lof of meetings for reconciliation and they eventually reached a decision.  And when "had" appeared to be used, they agreed to take it as a verb for all of them. After that, they started living a peaceful life.

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