Overview
| Personal Pronoun - Subject | I |
you |
he/she/it |
we |
they |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Pronoun - Object | me |
you |
him/her/it |
us |
them |
| Possessive Pronouns | my |
your |
his/hers/its |
ours |
theirs |
| Reflexive Pronouns | myself |
yourself |
himself/herself/itself |
ourselves |
themselves |
Pronouns
A pronoun usually refers to something already mentioned in a sentence or piece of text. They are a sub class of nouns used to prevent repetition of the noun to which they refer. One of the most common pronouns is it.
Example (Singular):
Without a pronoun:
The train was late, the train had been delayed. (Sounds horrid doesn't it?)
With a pronoun:
The train was late, it had been delayed. (Much better!)
In this example the train is singular, therefore the pronoun must be singular also - it.
Example (Plural):
Without a pronoun:
The trains were late, the trains had been delayed. (Sounds horrid doesn't it?)
With a pronoun:
The trains were late, they had been delayed. (Much better!)
In this example the trains are plural, therefore the pronoun must be plural also - they.