Sentences with the word pronoun

местоимение

существительное ↓

Словосочетания

interrogative pronoun — вопросительное местоимение  
indefinite pronoun — неопределённое местоимение  
reflexive pronoun — возвратное местоимение  
universal pronoun — универсальное (определительное) местоимение  
personal pronoun — личное местоимение  
connective pronoun — соединительное местоимение; союзное местоимение  
adjective pronoun — местоимение-прилагательное  
logophoric pronoun — логофорическое местоимение  
pronoun of address — местоимение в функции обращения  
restrictive relative pronoun — рестриктивное относительное местоимение  

Примеры с переводом

Примеры, ожидающие перевода

Формы слова

noun
ед. ч.(singular): pronoun
мн. ч.(plural): pronouns

Предложения со словом «Pronoun»

Why does a single verb have two uses as both an interrogative and relative pronoun ?	Почему один и тот же глагол используется как вопросительное и относительное местоимение ?
Replacing the personal pronoun , a metaphor…	Этот отказ от имён собственных,… замена их полифразой и метафорой!
I don’t even know what a pronoun is.	А что это такое.
They just got the pronoun wrong.	Они просто перепутали местоимение .
Watch out for the extra pronoun , though.	Но следи за лишними местоимениями .
We use a pronoun that is neutral.	Мы используем нейтральное местоимение .
Tell him to call up again in ten minutes, he heard her say, and the masculine pronoun caused in him a flashing twinge of jealousy.	Попросите его позвонить через десять минут, — сказала она, и это местоимение мужского рода кольнуло Харниша в самое сердце.
The use of the pronoun our disturbed the chief commissioner. He had spoken with Inspector Trignant in Paris about Cooper.	Использование этого слова «нашего» расстроило комиссара. Он говорил с инспектором Триньяном из Парижа о Купере.
We, said Seldon, emphasizing the pronoun , are scholars of Streeling University.	Мы, — Селдон сделал ударение на первом слове, — ученые Стрилинговского Университета.
How can you use the second person pronoun in that sentence?	Откуда в этом предложении 2 лицо?
Seriously, you have a significant deficiency of pronoun modifiers going on.	Если серьезно, то у тебя большие проблемы с подбором местоимений .
But, even so, I can still use the personal pronoun , for my will is of account.	Но даже в этом случае, я имею право приписывать победы Вии — себе.
I never know which pronoun to use.	Я даже не знаю, какое слово правельнее использовать.
A singular interrogation on your part, Lieutenant Hancock! answered the infantry officer, with a significant emphasis on the pronoun . As if men ever quarrelled about anything except-	И это спрашиваете вы, лейтенант Генкок? — многозначительно сказал Слоумен. — Разве мужчины ссорятся из — за чего — нибудь, кроме…
Perhaps, but with you sitting across from me, said Seldon, I find it difficult to use the inanimate pronoun .	Возможно… Когда я вижу тебя, сидящего напротив, мне трудно иначе…
I don’t know. But it is the right personal pronoun .	Не знаю, но местоимение стоит верное.
Like I’d ever dry myself with something that has a possessive pronoun on it.	Будто я стану вытираться чем — то, на чем написано притяжательное местоимение .
A conjunction joins two sentences together, a preposition describes the relationship between a noun and a pronoun , and an interjection is a word thrown in to express feeling.	Союз связывает два предложения, предлог указывает взаимосвязь между существительным и местоимением , а междометие — это слово, используемое для выражения чувств.
English doesn’t have a gender-neutral singular pronoun .	В английском языке нет нейтрального к полу местоимения .
And your choice of pronoun — illuminating.	И ваш выбор местоимение — поразительным.
So for the current situation, you shouldn’t use second person pronoun .	В этом предложении нельзя использовать местоимение 2 — го лица.
She swears for herself, not her brother — and thinks that I will not pay special attention to the pronoun .	Но Кэрол Бойнтон клянется за себя, а не за своего брата и думает, что я не обращу на это внимания.
It has been called salvage in this citation and we can’t keep saying pink slime pink slime pink slime so a pronoun or equivalent is useful here.	Это было названо спасением в этой цитате, и мы не можем продолжать говорить розовая слизь розовая слизь розовая слизь, поэтому местоимение или эквивалент здесь полезны.
The pronoun tu is informal and singular, spoken to an individual who is equal or junior to the speaker.	Местоимение tu является неофициальным и единственным, обращенным к лицу, которое является равным или младшим по отношению к говорящему.
A verb with a reflexive pronoun is called a reflexive verb, and has many grammatical particularities aside from the choice of pronoun ; see French verbs.	Глагол с возвратным местоимением называется возвратным глаголом и имеет много грамматических особенностей, помимо выбора местоимения ; см.
See Spanish personal pronouns for more information on this, and on regional variation of pronoun use.	Смотрите испанские личные местоимения для получения дополнительной информации об этом, а также о региональных вариациях употребления местоимений .
The main relative pronoun in Spanish is que, from Latin QVID.	Главным относительным местоимением в испанском языке является que, от латинского QVID.
In other cases, there is a related but distinct pronoun form; for example, the determiners my and no have corresponding pronouns mine and none.	В других случаях существует родственная, но различная форма местоимения ; например, определители my и no имеют соответствующие местоимения mine и none.
Even where female pronouns are used, rotating the reference to avoid repeated use of the pronoun in a single article is advised.	Даже там, где используются женские местоимения , рекомендуется поворачивать ссылку, чтобы избежать повторного использования местоимения в одном артикле.
Proponents of both Atlantis as a metaphorical myth and Atlantis as history have argued that the pronoun refers to Crantor.	Сторонники Атлантиды как метафорического мифа и Атлантиды как истории утверждают, что местоимение относится к Крантору.
For example, in the sentence That poor man looks as if he needs a new coat, the antecedent of the pronoun he is dependent on that poor man.	Например, в предложении that poor man looks as if he needs a new coat, антецедент местоимения he is dependent on that poor man.
The use of pronouns often involves anaphora, where the meaning of the pronoun is dependent on another referential element.	Использование местоимений часто включает анафору, где значение местоимения зависит от другого референциального элемента.
The fact that standard Slovenian, like kajkavian, uses the interrogative pronoun ‘kaj’ doesn’t make kajkavian dialect Slovenian.	Тот факт, что стандартный словенский язык, как и кайкавский, использует вопросительное местоимение kaj, не делает кайкавский диалект словенским.
Normally, one makes an inversion when using a definite pronoun as predicativum.	Обычно человек делает инверсию, когда использует определенное местоимение в качестве предикатива.
Some verbs require the use of a reflexive pronoun .	Некоторые глаголы требуют использования возвратного местоимения .
An inverted subject pronoun may sometimes develop into a verb ending, as described in the previous section with regard to Venetian.	Перевернутое местоимение субъекта может иногда развиться в окончание глагола, как описано в предыдущем разделе относительно Венецианского языка.
Animators Haruhiko Mikimoto and Shōji Kawamori had used the term between themselves as an honorific second-person pronoun since the late 1970s.	Аниматоры Харухико Микимото и Седзи Кавамори использовали этот термин между собой в качестве почетного местоимения второго лица с конца 1970 — х годов.
Animators like Haruhiko Mikimoto and Shōji Kawamori used the term among themselves as an honorific second-person pronoun since the late 1970s.	Аниматоры, такие как Харухико Микимото и Седзи Кавамори, использовали этот термин между собой в качестве почетного местоимения второго лица с конца 1970 — х годов.
The subject can be moved to the beginning of sentences if it is long and is followed by a resumptive pronoun .	Подлежащее может быть перенесено в начало предложения, если оно длинное и сопровождается возвратным местоимением .
The reflexive pronoun’s accusative, sik, is contracted and suffixed to the verb as -k, -sk, or -zk in order to form the reflexive suffix.	Винительный возвратное местоимение это, Сик, стягивается и суффиксом глагола а — к, — СК или ЗК с целью формирования рефлексивного суффикса.
The tag may include a pronoun , such as in English, or may not, as is the case in Scottish Gaelic.	Тег может включать местоимение , например, в английском языке, или не может, как в шотландском гэльском языке.
The English tag question is made up of an auxiliary verb and a pronoun .	Английский вопрос о теге состоит из вспомогательного глагола и местоимения .
A similar relationship exists between the interrogative pronoun what and the interrogative adverbs when, where, whither, whence.	Аналогичное отношение существует между вопросительным местоимением what и вопросительными наречиями when, where, where, where.
The interrogative pronoun is the same as above.	Вопросительное местоимение такое же, как и выше.
In some languages the direct object pronoun and the indirect object pronoun have separate forms.	В некоторых языках прямое объектное местоимение и косвенное объектное местоимение имеют отдельные формы.
For example, a young woman named Kanako might call herself Kanako-chan rather than using the first-person pronoun .	Например, молодая женщина по имени Канако может называть себя Канако — тян, а не местоимением от первого лица.
In this case, the noun’s or pronoun’s case is determined by the preposition, NOT by its function in the sentence.	В этом случае падеж существительного или местоимения определяется предлогом, а не его функцией в предложении.
Since this type of inversion generally places the focus on the subject, the subject is likely to be a full noun or noun phrase rather than a pronoun .	Поскольку этот тип инверсии обычно фокусируется на предмете, субъект, скорее всего, будет полным существительным или именной фразой, а не местоимением .
And after a preposition, a noun or pronoun could be in either of these cases, or in the genitive or instrumental case.	И после предлога существительное или местоимение может быть в любом из этих случаев, либо в родительном или инструментальном падеже.
The pronoun ‘replaces’ it for brevity.	Местоимение заменяет его для краткости.
I’m a bit confused on which is the pronoun antecedent.	Я немного запутался в том, какое местоимение предшествует.
The choice of addressing format is closely linked to the choice of second-person pronoun .	Выбор формата обращения тесно связан с выбором местоимения второго лица.
Attempts to introduce hen as a gender-neutral pronoun date back to 1966 when linguist Rolf Dunås suggested it in the regional newspaper Upsala Nya Tidning.	Попытки ввести hen как гендерно нейтральное местоимение относятся к 1966 году, когда лингвист Рольф Дунас предложил его в региональной газете Upsala Nya Tidning.
A handful of other authorities, such as the Equality Ombudsman and the National Financial Management Authority, use the pronoun routinely.	Некоторые другие органы власти, такие как омбудсмен по вопросам равенства и Национальное управление по управлению финансами, регулярно используют это местоимение .
The use of pronouns often involves anaphora, where the meaning of the pronoun is dependent on an antecedent.	Использование местоимений часто включает анафору, где значение местоимения зависит от предшествующего.
The adjective associated with pronoun is pronominal .	Прилагательное, связанное с местоимением , является местоименным .
When the object of a particle verb is a definite pronoun , it can and usually does precede the particle.	Когда объектом частичного глагола является определенное местоимение , оно может предшествовать частице и обычно предшествует ей.
However, the object of busy or occupy must be a reflexive pronoun e.g. She busied herself coming.	Однако объектом занятого или занятого должно быть рефлексивное местоимение , например, она заняла себя приходом.
Users can also set which set of gender-specific pronoun should be used in reference to them throughout the site.	Пользователи также могут установить, какой набор гендерно — специфических местоимений следует использовать по отношению к ним на протяжении всего сайта.
So I went with the usual English convention and capitalized the other pronoun .	Поэтому я пошел с обычной английской условностью и заглавными буквами написал другое местоимение .

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Pronouns are words that can be used in place of nouns. There are many types of pronouns and we will look at many pronoun examples in sentences so you can implement them.

Subject Pronouns

I, you, he, she, it, we, they

Subject Pronouns Example Sentences

1.”I am taking this class because it will fulfill the requirement for English.”

2. “He is wearing a suit today.”

3. “It is my turn to talk.”

4. “Do you want me to help?”

5. “He is working in the office today.”

6. “It does not make sense to me.”

7. “We are going to class now.”

8. “They want to leave early.”

Object Pronouns

Me, you, him, her, it, us, them

Object Pronouns Example Sentences

9. “I like you!”

10. “My brother is very funny. Everyone likes him.“

11. “I need him for a minute.”

12. “Please hand it to her.”

13. “I baked cookies, and the children ate them.” (“Them” refers to the cookies).

14. “Please give us the exam result!” cried the students.

15. “My mother asked me to help her.”

Possessive Pronouns

Mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, yours, theirs

Possessive Pronouns Example Sentences

16. “Could you pass me that? It’s mine.” (The object being referred to as “mine” belongs to the person who is speaking or to a group they are a part of.)

17. “That shirt is yours.” (The speaker means that the person being spoken to owns that shirt, and it doesn’t belong to anyone else.)

18. “It is not my guitar. It is hers.“

19. “This book is theirs.” (The book belongs to the group of people that is being referred to as “theirs.”)

Relative Pronouns

Who, whom, which, whose, that, whoever, whomever

Relative Pronouns Example Sentences

20. “The teacher who sat next to me is very sweet.”

21. “You should never play with that cat. It is a mean cat.” (The speaker knows only one of the cats in question, so it is a safe assumption that “it” is a bad cat.)

22. “I love the color which you chose for your new car.”

Indefinite Pronouns

All, anybody/anyone, anything, everybody/everyone, everything, few, many, nobody, some, somebody/someone.

Indefinite Pronouns Example Sentences

23. “Nobody is watching it.” (No one specifically is the subject of the sentence, but it’s safe to assume that no one is watching whatever “it” refers to.)

24. “Somebody left their backpack in my room. Do you know whose it is?”

25. “Everybody had a great time at the party.”

26. “Everything is broken!” (The speaker means that everything within their current field of vision is broken.)

Demonstrative Pronouns

This, that, these, those

Demonstrative Pronouns Example Sentences

27. “Is this yours?” (The speaker is asking the person being spoken to if they own that object.)

28. “We need those. Please pass them over here.”

29. “I think I saw something like this in a store once.”

30. “These are my favorite pair of shoes.”

Interrogative Pronouns

Who, what, which

Interrogative Pronouns Example Sentences

31. “Who can tell me what to do?”

32. “What are you doing later?”

33. “Whose car is parked in front of the house?”

Reciprocal Pronouns

Each other, one another

Reciprocal Pronouns Example Sentences:

34. “The children gave each other friendship bracelets.”

35. “At P.E., they kicked the football to one another.”

Reflexive Pronouns

Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves

Reflexive Pronouns Example Sentences:

36. “I hurt myself while I was playing.”

37. “He made a fool of himself in front of his classmates.”

38. “The children made themselves breakfast.”

39. Please clean yourself up before dinner.

40. “My phone turns itself off when the battery is low.”

Intensive Pronouns

Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves

(If the pronouns are not necessary to understand the sentence and are used for emphasis, we call them intensive pronouns).

Intensive Pronouns Example Sentences:

41. “I myself prefer to go outside and get some fresh air.”

42. “They themselves built the whole house.”

43. “Santa Clause himself came to my home!”

44. I have a photo with the president himself.

45. “The children made breakfast themselves.”

In Conclusion

All of these sentences are examples of pronoun sentences. A pronoun is a word that can be used in place of another noun to avoid repetition within the same passage. These examples demonstrate how each type of pronoun works.

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Pronoun Definition

What is a pronoun?

A pronoun is a word which is used in place of a proper noun or a common noun. Generally, a pronoun takes the place of a particular noun. The pronoun refers to its antecedent. A pronoun helps us avoid unnecessary repetition in our writing and speech.

In other words, words that can be used instead of a noun are called pronouns. The word “pronoun” means “for a noun”.

Let’s understand pronouns with the help of a these example sentences:

• Look at Mike. Mike is a good boy.
• Mike loves to study. Mike is good at skating.

Instead of Mike we can use ‘he‘.

Now read these sentences again:

• Look at Mike. He is a good boy.
• He loves to study. He is good at skating.

The word ‘he‘ takes the place of Mike and is called pronoun.

Types of Pronouns

• Personal Pronouns
• Reflexive Pronouns
• Emphatic Pronouns
• Relative Pronouns
• Interrogative Pronouns
• Indefinite Pronouns
• Demonstrative Pronouns
• Possessive Pronouns

Enjoy reading this humorous folk tale. The pronouns have been highlighted with purple colour.

No Worries

The people of a beautiful town called Rye determined one day that there was no point in all of them worrying about their various problems.
“Let us employ a Worry Man. He will have the liability to worry for all of us,” said the mayor.
Everyone hailed it as a good initiative. They selected a sweeper for the job. According to them, he seemed to have a lot of time on his hands to worry all through the day. They decided to go and meet him.

“How much will I be paid?” he wanted to know when they explained the nature of the work to him.
“Hmmm… one penny a week,” said the mayor.
“It won’t work,” said the sweeper.
“Why not?” asked the mayor.
“Because if you give me one pound a week,” he explained, “I,ll have nothing to worry about!”
(Adapted from a witty folk tale)

Personal Pronouns

Personal pronouns are used to replace nouns or noun phrases.

Personal pronouns stand for three persons:

1. First Person
2. Second Person
3. Third Person

Personal pronoun of the first person stands for the person(s) speaking.
(I, we, me, us)

Example Sentences

1. This car belongs to us.
2. I won the award.
3. The matter is between Chris and me.
4. We shall stand by the truth.

Personal pronoun of the second person stands for the person(s) spoken to.
(You, thou, thee)

Example Sentences

1. Why are you crying?
2. It is to thee that I owe a debt of gratitude.
3. Only you are allowed to attend the party.
4. Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Personal pronoun of the third person stands for the person(s) spoken of.
(He, she, it, they, them, him, her)

Example Sentences

1. I heard him telling them about the movie.
2. He agreed to look after the baby.
3. The headmistress likes her a lot.
4. She asked me to review it by this evening.
5. They went to the museum.
6. It is an endangered species now.
7. They were planning to hide it under the bed.

Personal pronouns for people: I, you, he, she, we, they, me, you, him, her, us, them
Personal pronouns for things and animals: it, they, them

Reflexive Pronouns

Reflexive pronouns are pronouns where the subject and the object are the same person(s), i.e. when the action of the verb refers back to the doer. Reflexive pronouns are formed by using ‘self’ in the singular and ‘selves’ in the plural.

Reflexive Pronouns List

• myself
• yourself
• himself
• herself
• itself
• yourselves
• themselves
• ourselves

Example Sentences

1. John reminded himself that he had to try harder.
2. You are old enough to dress yourself.
3. Suddenly, I found myself in a dark corner.
4. The dog covered itself with dirt.
5. She contradicted herself, unknowingly.
6. They were discussing amongst themselves.
7. The only people there were ourselves.

Emphatic Pronouns

Emphatic pronouns are pronouns used for highlighting, stressing or emphasizing the noun or pronoun that comes before it. An emphatic pronoun can be omitted without changing the sense of a sentence.

Emphatic Pronouns List

• myself
• himself
• herself
• itself
• yourself
• themselves
• ourselves

Example Sentences

1. Joseph himself went to check the gate.
2. He himself is responsible for those low grades.
3. Jane herself looks into the nitty-gritty of running the house.
4. They themselves admitted to their mistakes.
5. The book itself tells you all about pronouns.
6. I myself am a slow walker.
7. The children themselves made the plan.
8. The village itself is very small.
9. We ourselves will be completing the assignment.
10. Ruskin Bond himself is a great author.

Relative Pronouns

Relative pronouns are used to join sentences or clauses, and they refer back to the nouns going before them.

Relative Pronouns List

• who
• whom
• which
• whose
• that

Example Sentences

1. This is the lady who helped me.
2. This is the book that my mother wrote.
3. There is the man whose horse won the race.
4. This is the house which belongs to my great-grandfather.
5. This is the person whom we met at the party.
6. This is the letter box that I was talking about.
7. A chair is a piece of furniture which we use for sitting.
8. I found the ring that I thought I had lost.
9. Jack is the boy whose sister is a famous tennis player.
10. This is the boy who scored the highest marks.

In relative pronouns we use the following pronoun words:

• For people: who, whom
• For animals and thing: which
• And to show possession: whose, that

Interrogative Pronouns

Interrogative pronouns ask questions. Compound interrogative pronouns (those ending in ‘ever’) are used to express surprise, confusion, irritation, etc.

Interrogative Pronoun List

• what
• which
• who
• whom
• whatever
• whichever
• whoever
• whomever

Example Sentences

1. Who is there at the door?
2. Which is your book?
3. Whatever are you doing?
4. Who is making noise?
5. Whom were you speaking to?
6. Whichever came first?
7. Whose is this dress?
8. What do you mean?
9. Whoever came to the shop?
10. Whomever should tom invite?

Indefinite Pronouns

An indefinite pronoun refers to an indefinite or general person or thing. These pronouns refer to people in a vague and general meaning.

Indefinite Pronouns List

• all
• any
• each
• everyone
• few
• many
• neither
• none
• nothing
• several
• some
• somebody
• everything
• nobody
• anyone
• someone
• something

Example Sentences

1. Nobody attended the meeting.
2. Something is wrong there.
3. Everyone was smiling.
4. He never does favour to others.
5. Everything was told prior to the meeting.
6. Many of them were injured.

An indefinite pronoun can stand for singular, plural or at times for both. The following lists some indefinite pronouns terms that are commonly used.

Singular

• anyone
• anything
• anybody
• each
• everybody
• everything
• either
• everyone
• little
• much
• nobody
• nothing
• neither
• no one
• one
• someone
• somebody
• something

Plural

• both
• few
• many
• others
• several

Singular or Plural

• all
• most
• none

Example Sentences

1. Every season one of the racers attempts to break Schumacher’s record. (Singular)
2. Both have paid homage to their great ancestors. (Plural)
3. All of the players we count on are out of form. (Plural)
4. Almost all the money in my bank account has been spent. (Singular)

Demonstrative Pronouns

Demonstrative pronouns point out people or objects. There are four demonstrative pronouns.

Demonstrative Pronouns List

• this
• that
• these
• those

Example Sentences

1. Those are my neighbour’s dogs.
2. This is my bicycle.
3. These are cakes and those are burgers.
4. That is my bag.
5. In those days, we were young and innocent.
6. This is a present from my uncle.
7. Those keen to attend the magic show may come along.
8. That is the sound of a factory siren.
9. Are those your classmates?
10. That is not the best thing to do.

When these words appear before nouns, they become demonstrative adjectives. For example:

1. This car is better than that.
2. These animals are wilder than those.

In above sentences, ‘this’ and ‘these’ are demonstrative adjectives, and ‘that’ and ‘those’ are demonstrative adjectives, and ‘that’ and ‘those’ are demonstrative pronouns.

Possessive Pronouns

A possessive pronoun points towards the owner of something.

Possessive Pronouns List

• hers
• his
• Mine
• ours
• theirs
• yours

Example Sentences

1. The blue hat is mine. Yours is on the upper shelf.
2. My aunt is a Graphic Designer. This computer is hers.

Often the words used as possessive pronouns are slight modifications of the words used as possessive adjectives. So, we may get confused at times.

Remember, that there is a major distinction between them. While possessive pronouns are used in place of nouns, possessive adjectives modify or describe nouns.

For Example:

• This dress is mine.
• This is my dress .
• That school is hers.
• This is her school.
• This house is theirs.
• This is their house.

In these sentences ‘mine’, ‘hers’ and ‘theirs’ are possessive pronouns, and ‘my’, ‘her’ and ‘their’ are possessive adjectives.

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What is a Pronoun?

A pronoun is defined as a word or phrase that is used as a substitution for a noun or noun phrase, which is known as the pronoun’s antecedent. Pronouns are short words and can do everything that nouns can do and are one of the building blocks of a sentence. Common pronouns are he, she, you, me, I, we, us, this, them, that. A pronoun can act as a subject, direct object, indirect object, object of the preposition, and more and takes the place of any person, place, animal or thing. So coffee becomes it, Barbara becomes she, Jeremy becomes he, the team becomes they, and in a sentence, Barbara drinks a cup of coffee every afternoon could become she drinks a cup of it every afternoon, or even she drinks it every afternoon, where the it would substitute the cup of coffee, not just the coffee.

Without pronouns, we’d constantly have to repeat nouns, and that would make our speech and writing repetitive, not to mention cumbersome. Without pronouns, Barbara drinks a cup of coffee every afternoon, she likes to have it before dinner would be Barbara drinks a cup of coffee every afternoon, Barbara likes to have the cup of coffee before dinner. Using pronouns helps the flow of sentences and makes them more interesting

• He
• It
• You
• I
• They
• We
• Who
• Him
• Them
• Whoever
• Anyone
• Something
• Nobody

Pronoun examples in the following sentences are in bold for easy identification.

1. Billy, Caren, and I were playing poker with friends -> We were playing poker with friends.
2. Ellie loves watching movies. -> She loves watching movies, especially if they are comedies.
3. Will Daniel be going to the circus with Sarah? -> Will he be going there with her?
   

As mentioned, pronouns are usually used to replace nouns, however they can also stand in for certain adverbs, adjectives, and other pronouns. Almost anytime you refer to a person, animal, place or thing, you can use pronouns to add interest and make your speech or writing flow better.

In nearly all cases, a pronoun must follow an expression called an antecedent. This basically means that a pronoun can only really be understood in the context of prior information about the noun. For example, if we use the pronoun she in a sentence, we will only be able to understand it if we know who she is, thus an antecedent, perhaps giving the person’s name, is usually supplied first. In the example above Barbara drinks a cup of coffee every afternoon, if we had never mentioned Barbara or what she drinks, it would be unclear if we said, She drinks it every afternoon. Your reader would be confused and wonder who she is and what does she drink, wine, water, lemonade?

Once Barbara has been mentioned, we would use the pronouns she and her later in the writing in order to stop repeating the proper noun Barbara and possessive proper noun Barbara’s.
Barbara went to the restaurant for dinner with her (Barbara’s) friends. She (Barbara) was very hungry, but her (Barbara’s) friends would not stop chatting. Eventually, Barbara decided to take matters into her (Barbara’s) own hands and she (Barbara) demanded that they (Barbara’s friends) stop talking.

Imagine how that sentence would read if it kept repeating Barbara and Barbara’s. Pronouns have acted to make the writing tighter and, arguably, much more elegant. This is just a basic example of the use of pronouns, they act in many ways to help make speech and writing more lucid and dynamic.

Types of Pronouns

Pronouns can be divided into numerous categories including:

• Indefinite pronouns – those referring to one or more unspecified objects, beings, or places, such as someone, anybody, nothing. Notice in the examples below that there is no set position for where an indefinite pronoun will appear in a sentence.
  Indefinite pronoun examples:
  1. Anyone
  2. Somebody
  3. Whichever
  4. Whoever
  5. Other
  6. Something
  7. Nobody

  Indefinite pronoun examples in the following sentences are in bold for easy identification.

  • Would anyone like a coffee?
  • Take whatever you like. Jamie took one cookie and Ben took the other.
  • Whoever owns this is in big trouble! I want someone to move this now.

  Indefinite pronouns can also be used to create sentences that are almost abstract. Examples could include: this, all, such and something.

  • All was not lost.
  • Such is life.
  • Something tells me this won’t end well.
• Personal pronouns – those associated with a certain person, thing, or group; all except you have distinct forms that indicate singular or plural number. Personal pronouns are always specific and are often used to replace a proper noun (someone’s name) or a collective group of people or things. Personal pronouns have two main groups, one referring to the subject of the sentence and one to the object.
  The first is used to replace the subject of the sentence: I, you, he, she, it, we, you and they. Notice that you is repeated as you can be singular, addressing one person, or plural, addressing a group of people.

  Personal pronoun examples in the following sentences are in bold for easy identification.

  • Jack and David are friends. They play basketball together.
  • I have more money than he
  • We will be late if you don’t hurry up.

  The second group of pronouns replaces the object of the sentence: me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them. Consider the sentence again:

  We will be late if you don’t hurry up.

  In the above example, we is the subject of the sentence, but you is the object. Other examples of pronouns replacing the object:

  • Peter sang the song to me.
  • Missing the train will cause us to be late.

  She packed them tightly in the suitcase.

• Reflexive pronouns – those preceded by the adverb, adjective, pronoun, or noun to which they refer, and ending in –self or –selves. Reflexive pronouns are used to refer back to the subject or clause of a sentence. The list of reflexive pronouns includes: Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.
  Reflexive pronoun examples in the following sentences are in bold for easy identification.
  • Count yourselves
  • Annie only had herself to blame.

  Peter and Paul had baked themselves cakes.

• Demonstrative pronouns – those used to point to something specific within a sentence. There are only four demonstrative pronouns – this, that, these, those – but the usage can be a bit tricky at times. This and that are singular, whereas these and those are plural. As you may have noticed, there can be some crossover with indefinite pronouns when using this and that.
  Demonstrative pronoun examples in the following sentences are in bold for easy identification.
  • I prefer this.
  • These are beautiful, but those belong to Danny.
  • Did you see that?

  While it can be confusing, this, that, these and those can sometimes be used as demonstrative adjectives. The difference between the two is that a demonstrative pronoun replaces the noun and a demonstrative adjective qualifies the noun.

  I prefer this photo. These flowers are beautiful, but those vases belong to Danny. Did you see that rainbow?

  It should be clear that this, that, these and those in the example above are not pronouns because they are being used to qualify the noun, but not replace it. A good trick for remembering the difference is that a demonstrative pronoun would still make sense if the word one or ones followed it in the sentence.

  I prefer this (one). These (ones) are beautiful. Did you see that (one)? Those (ones) belong to Danny.

• Possessive pronouns – those designating possession or ownership. Examples include: mine, its, hers, his, yours, ours, theirs, whose. Consider the example:
  • This cat is mine.

  Mine is indicating possession, that the cat belongs to me. Incidentally, this in the sentence is not a pronoun but demonstrative adjective as it qualifies the noun cat. You will find that possessive pronouns often follow phrases that contain demonstrative adjectives.

  Possessive pronoun examples in the following sentences are in bold for easy identification.

  • Are these bananas yours?
  • This money is ours.

  Is the fault theirs or yours?

• Relative pronouns –those which refer to nouns mentioned previously, acting to introduce an adjective (relative) clause. They will usually appear after a noun to help clarify the sentence or give extra information. Examples include: who, which, that, whom, whose. Consider the following sentence:
  The man who stole the car went to jail. The relative pronoun who acts to refer back to the noun man. It acts to open a clause by identifying the man as not just any man, but the one who stole the car.Relative pronoun examples in the following sentences are in bold for easy identification.
  • The table, which sits in the hallway, is used for correspondence.
  • The car that crashed into the wall was blue.
  • This is the woman, whose key you found.
• Interrogative pronouns –Those which introduce a question. Examples include: who, whom, whose, what, which. We can usually identify an interrogative pronoun by the fact that they often appear at the beginning of a question.
  Interrogative pronoun examples in the following sentences are in bold for easy identification.
  • Who will come to the party?
  • Which do you prefer?
  • What do you need?
  • Whose clothes are on the floor?
  • Whom did you tell?

  Whom and who are often confused, and even native speakers will use them incorrectly. Who will replace the subject of a sentence, whereas whom will replace the direct or indirect object. A good tip for deciding which to use is that you can replace who in the sentence with a personal pronoun and it will still make sense. Who will come to the party? I will come to the party. The same system would not work for Whom did you tell? I did you tell.

• Reciprocal pronouns –Those expressing mutual actions or relationship; i.e. one another.
  There are just two reciprocal pronouns in English: one another and each other. They are mainly used to stop unnecessary repetition in a sentence, but also to reinforce the idea that collective and reciprocal actions are happening to more than one person or thing.John and Mary gave each other gifts. Using each other allows us the sentence to be more efficient than: John gave Mary a gift and Mary gave a gift to John. The countries worked with one another on national security. In this example, one another works to suggest that the action of working is being reciprocated back and forth by more than one country.

  Reciprocal pronoun examples in the following sentences are in bold for easy identification.

  • The boxers punched each other

  The couple love one another deeply

• Intensive pronouns – those ending in –self or –selves and that serve to emphasize their antecedents. These are almost identical to reflexive pronouns, but rather than just referring back to the subject of the sentence they work to reinforce the action. In many cases, the sentence would still make sense without the intensive pronoun.
  Intensive pronoun examples in the following sentences are in bold for easy identification.
  • I will do it myself.
  • We made this pie ourselves.
  • A nation speaks for itself through elections.

  Notice how the intensive pronoun is working to emphasize the statement. The sentence would still technically be correct without the intensive pronoun, but it adds some important context to its meaning.

Pronoun Rules

There are a few important rules for using pronouns. As you read through these rules and the examples in the next section, notice how the pronoun rules are followed. Soon you’ll see that pronouns are easy to work with.

• Subject pronouns may be used to begin sentences. For example: We did a great job.
• Subject pronouns may also be used to rename the subject. For example: It was she who decided we should go to Hawaii.
• Indefinite pronouns don’t have antecedents. They are capable of standing on their own. For example: No one likes the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard.
• Object pronouns are used as direct objects, indirect objects, and objects of prepositions. These include: you, me, him, her, us, them, and it. For example: David talked to her about the mistake.
• Possessive pronouns show ownership. They do not need apostrophes. For example: The cat washed its

Examples of Pronouns

In the following examples, the pronouns are italicized.

1. We are going on vacation.
2. Don’t tell me that you can’t go with us.
3. Anybody who says it won’t be fun has no clue what they are talking about.
4. These are terribly steep stairs.
5. We ran into each other at the mall.
6. I’m not sure which is worse: rain or snow.
7. It is one of the nicest Italian restaurants in town.
8. Richard stared at himself in the mirror.
9. The laundry isn’t going to do itself.
10. Someone spilled orange juice all over the countertop!

Pronoun Exercises

The following exercises will help you gain greater understanding about how pronouns work. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

Answers

1. B. This is he speaking.
2. C. Greg is as smart as she is.
3. D. The dog chewed on its favorite toy.
4. B. It could have been anyone.
5. A. Terry is taller than I am.

List of Pronouns

As you read through this list of pronouns, remember that each one of these pronouns is a word that can be used to take the place of a noun. Think about ways to use the pronouns on this list in sentences, as this will increase your understanding.

I

We

Me

Us

You

She

He

Her

Him

They

Them

It

That

Which

Who

Whom

Whose

Whichever

Whoever

Whomever

This

These

That

Those

Anybody

Anyone

Anything

Each

Either

Everyone

Everybody

Everything

Nobody

Neither

No one

Nothing

Somebody

One

Someone

Something

Few

Many

Both

Several

Any

All

Some

Most

None

Myself

Yourself

Ourselves

Yourselves

Herself

Himself

Themselves

Itself

Who

What

Which

Whose

Whom

What is a pronoun? Pronoun definition. Learn different types of pronouns in English with pronoun examples, useful grammar rules and ESL infographics.

Pronoun Definition: Pronouns are words that we use in place of Nouns (or other Pronouns) in a sentence to make it less repetitive and less awkward.

Some of the most common Pronouns are – he, she, you, they, it, etc. These Pronouns are divided into different categories based on their use: Personal Pronouns, Demonstrative Pronouns, Interrogative Pronouns, Relative Pronouns, Indefinite Pronouns, Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns, Reciprocal Pronoun.

Types of Pronouns

Personal Pronouns

What is a personal pronoun?

Personal pronouns are used for a specific object or person and they change their forms to indicate the different genders, numbers, case, and persons speaking.

We can see that the Personal Pronouns can be based on:

Gender:

Pronoun examples: He, His, Him, Her, Hers, She, Them, etc.

• He went to the market.
• She is doing the laundry.
• It is important to them.
• …

Number:

Singular Pronouns – Where the pronoun is only referring to one specific noun.

• That book belongs to me.

Plural Pronouns – Where the pronoun is used to refer to a number of nouns.

• That is their book, not yours.

Cases:

Subjective Case: She is at work.

Objective Case: He will meet us later.

Possessive Case: That is our clubhouse.

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Demonstrative Pronouns

What is a demonstrative pronoun?

Demonstrative Pronouns are used to show or identify one or a number of nouns that may be far or near in distance or time. They are only four in number – This, That, These and Those.

Pronoun examples:

• That is a beautiful house.
• These were made by me.
• Everyone remembers those days.
• This is what he is charging?
• …

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Interrogative Pronouns

What is a interrogative pronoun?

Who, Whom, Which and What are Interrogative Pronouns as they are used to ask questions about a person or object that we do not know about. Compounds of these words are made by attaching ‘-ever’ to the words to strengthen the emphasis on the word.

Pronoun examples:

• Which one would you like?
• What is your name?
• Who will be managing the buffet?
• Whom did you tell about this?
• Whoever could have done this?
• Whichever one will you choose?
• …

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Relative Pronouns

What is a relative pronoun?

Relative Pronouns are used to join or relate two different clauses together by referring to the noun in the previous clause using the pronouns – Who, Whom, Whose, Which and That.

Pronoun examples:

• She will choose the colour which looks good on everyone.
• She is complaining to whoever she comes across nowadays.
• There is a car in the parking lot that someone has painted a bright pink.
• She needs to know by tomorrow who will be accompanying her on the trip.
• Is there anyone here whose mobile phone has a signal?
• …

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Indefinite Pronouns

What is an indefinite pronoun?

Indefinite pronouns are used to show unspecified objects or people, whether in plural or in singular. They are used to indicate the entire noun or some of the noun or none of the noun.

Some common indefinite nouns are – anyone, someone, none, everything, many, few, etc. For examples:

• If anyone has seen my notebook please return it to me.
• A few of the members were not satisfied with the service.
• Nobody was answering when I called them last.
• …

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Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns

Reflexive Pronouns are those which are used to indicate a noun which has been used in an earlier part of the same sentence. These pronouns are – Myself, Themselves, Yourself, Ourselves, Herself, Himself and Itself.

• Rosa was going to take it to the shop but ended up fixing it herself one afternoon.

Here, we can see that herself is being used to refer to ‘Rosa’ again at the end of the sentence.

• He prefers to be by himself after a game.

Here, himself is used to refer to ‘him’.

• Apart from ordering in, they cooked a few snack themselves.

Here themselves is used to show that ‘they’ cooked something.

• The horse hurt itself while trying to escape.

Since itself is a gender neutral pronoun, it is used to show the nouns that have no definite gender. E.g. : material things or ideas, etc.; or whose gender is unknown. E.g. : animals.

These same words are also called Intensive Pronouns, which are used to lay emphasis on the pronoun that comes before them in the sentence.

• They themselves knew that the prank was in bad taste.

Here, the pronoun themselves is used to emphasise ‘they’.

• Avoid reporting things that you yourself haven’t witnessed. 

Here yourself is used to emphasise the pronoun ‘you’.

Reciprocal Pronoun

There are just two Reciprocal Pronouns: Each other and One another. They are used when two or more nouns are doing or being the same to one another. Both of these pronouns are plural in nature as they can only be used in situations where there is more than one noun.

• Jamie and Jack always sit beside each other in break.

Here, the reciprocation is between the children as they both sit together.

• They haven’t seen one another since last year.

Here, neither of the two parties has seen each other in some time.

• The trees seem to reach towards each other in a strong wind.

Here, we have an unspecified amount of trees bending towards the others in a strong wind.

Types of Pronouns Chart

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Pronoun Exercises

Pronoun Exercise 1

Pronoun Exercise 2