Pronouns

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

* 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

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