Before you look at the list of pronouns, let's have a quick refresher on the definition of a pronoun.
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or more nouns. If you want more information on these guys, check out the pronouns page.
The tables below show a list of pronouns for the following types of pronouns:
personal, relative, demonstrative, indefinite, reflexive,
intensive, interrogative, possessive, subject and object
Personal PronounsThese take the place of common and proper nouns. |
Singular | Plural |
First Person: The person or people speaking or writing | I me |
we us |
Second Person: The person or people being spoken or written to | you (Learn the story of you.) |
you |
Third Person: The person, people, or things being spoken or written about | she, her he, him (they, them*) it |
they them |
* They/them are generally not singular pronouns, but keep in mind that some people use they/them as gender-neutral, singular pronouns.
Relative PronounsThese relate subordinate adjective clauses to the rest of the sentence. |
that, which, who, whom, whose, whichever, whoever, whomever |
Demonstrative PronounsThese represent a thing or things. |
Singular | Plural |
Refers to things that are nearby | this | these |
Refers to things that are far away | that | those |
Indefinite PronounsThese refer to something that is unspecified. |
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Singular | anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, somebody, someone, something |
Plural | both, few, many, several |
Singular or Plural | all, any, most, none, some |
Reflexive PronounsThese end in -self or -selves. |
Singular | Plural |
First Person: The person or people speaking or writing | myself (Do you misuse myself?) |
ourselves |
Second Person: The person or people being spoken or written to | yourself | yourselves |
Third Person: The person, people, or things being spoken or written about | himself, herself, itself | themselves |
Interrogative PronounsThese are used to ask questions. |
what, who, which, whom, whose |
Possessive PronounsThese are used to show ownership. |
Singular | Plural |
Used Before Nouns These actually function as adjectives. Crazy! |
my your his, her, its |
our your their |
Used Alone | mine yours his, hers |
ours yours theirs |
Subject and Object Pronouns |
Singular | Plural |
Subjects tell us whom or what the sentence is about. | I you she, he, it |
we you they |
Objects: direct objects, indirect objects, objects of prepositions | me you her, him, it |
us you them |
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