Pronouns are used to replace nouns or noun phrases in a sentence. They are used to refer a person, a thing, a group of people, or a group of things. There are different types of pronouns: subject pronouns, object pronouns, possessive adjectives, possessive pronouns, reflexive pronouns. Let’s take a look of pronouns in English here!
Subject Pronouns
Subject pronouns are used to replace the subject of the sentence. They can be used to avoid the subject’s name repetition. They are generally found at the beginning of the sentence.
| 1st person, singular | I |
| 2nd person, singular | You |
| 3rd person, singular, male | He |
| 3rd person, singular, female | She |
| 3rd person, singular, neutral | It |
| 1st person, plural | We |
| 2nd person, plural | You |
| 3rd person, plural | They |
Examples:
I am happy.
He did not come to the party last night.
We are 22 years old.
Object Pronouns
Object pronouns are used to show the direct or indirect object of a verb in the sentence.
| 1st person, singular | Me |
| 2nd person, singular | You |
| 3rd person, singular, male | Him |
| 3rd person, singular, female | Her |
| 3rd person, singular, neutral | It |
| 1st person, plural | Us |
| 2nd person, plural | You |
| 3rd person, plural | Them |
Examples:
Don’t tell me that you are angry.
We found him on the second floor.
You can take all of them.
Possessive Adjectives
Just like adjectives, possessive adjectives are adjectives, which modify nouns. They appear before nouns to indicate a possession of something.
| 1st person, singular | My |
| 2nd person, singular | Your |
| 3rd person, singular, male | His |
| 3rd person, singular, female | Her |
| 3rd person, singular, neutral | Its |
| 1st person, plural | Our |
| 2nd person, plural | Your |
| 3rd person, plural | Their |
Examples:
These are my belongings.
It is our responsibility to protect the environment.
Could you please tell me what your name is?
Possessive Pronouns
Possessive pronouns are also used to indicate possession. They can stand alone without followed by any other noun.
| 1st person, singular | Mine |
| 2nd person, singular | Yours |
| 3rd person, singular, male | His |
| 3rd person, singular, female | Hers |
| 3rd person, singular, neutral | – |
| 1st person, plural | Ours |
| 2nd person, plural | Yours |
| 3rd person, plural | Theirs |
Examples:
This book is not mine.
Is she a friend of yours?
I don’t think these are ours.
Reflexive Pronouns
Reflexive pronouns refer to the subject. They are used when the subject and the object of the sentence are the same nouns.
| 1st person, singular | Myself |
| 2nd person, singular | Yourself |
| 3rd person, singular, male | Himself |
| 3rd person, singular, female | Herself |
| 3rd person, singular, neutral | Itself |
| 1st person, plural | Ourselves |
| 2nd person, plural | Yourselves |
| 3rd person, plural | Themselves |
Examples:
I will go there by myself.
She lives all by herself in that big house.
We invented it ourselves.
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