Pronouns
What is a pronoun?
A pronoun is a substitute for a noun or a noun phrase. Here we are going to study Pronouns.
Pronouns are used in place of a specific noun mentioned earlier in a sentence, in other words, they replace nouns.
We use a pronoun so that we don’t have to keep saying that specific noun.
Examples of Pronouns:
- Study these examples:I have a house. It is my house.
- The house is mine. I built it myself.
- Come with me, let’s look inside.
- Mary has a house too. Her house is red, but mine is blue.
- She has a beautiful house. The house is hers.
- John lives alone. He lives by himself.
- We have a car. It is our car. The car is ours.
- I was talked with Ana last night. I told her that we are moving next week.
More examples:
- He took a test last week. His score was very high.
- I am not going to do your homework.
- They are very tired of doing things by themselves.
- She is from England.
- We bought a present for ourselves. This present is for us.
- Please ask them if they are going to school tomorrow.
- They said that their house is so big and beautiful, we must go see it.
- Their wedding will be next week.
- I am giving you this book, it is yours to keep.
- Don’t worry, you can go to the movie with us.
Pronouns Table
| Subject Pronoun | Object Pronoun | Possessive Adjective | Possessive Pronoun | Reflexive or Intensive Pronoun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person singular | I | me | my | mine | myself |
| 2nd person singular | you | you | your | yours | yourself |
| 3rd person singular, male | he | him | his | his | himself |
| 3rd person singular, female | she | her | her | hers | herself |
| 3rd person singular, neutral | it | it | its | its* | itself |
| 1st person plural | we | us | our | ours | ourselves |
| 2nd person plural | you | you | your | yours | yourselves |
| 3rd person plural | they | them | their | theirs | themselves |
* We avoid using its and one’s as possessive pronouns except when we use them with own:
The river seemed so quiet as it had a life of its own.
One doesn’t like to spend too much time on one’s own.
Pronouns Table – Image
Study Also:
Abbreviations Cohesion and Coherence Collocations Comparative Conditionals Frequent Errors Future Continuous Future Perfect Future Perfect Continuous Future Simple Homonyms Interjections Journaling Learn English Linking Words Logical Flow Past Continuous Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous Past Simple Plural Present Continuous Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous Present Simple Pronunciation Question Tags Quiz Quotes Simple Future Simple Past Simple Present Spelling Superlative Transition Words
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