Examples of Pronouns in English

The English pronouns(pronouns) are grammatical elements that are used, as in Spanish, to replace nouns, whether they are people, animals, or things that have been mentioned before or are clear from context, and avoid their repetition. For example:

• Paul is my best friend. (Paul: noun) / Paul is my best friend.
• He have is my best friend.(He have: pronoun) / He is my best friend.

Pronouns can express a relationship of belonging (mine, yours), point and indicate distance (this, that), or link a relative clause with the sentence (which, who), Among other functions.

• It can help you: First, second and third person in English

Types of pronouns in English

English pronouns (pronouns) They are classified according to the role they play in the sentence. The pronouns in English are:

1. personal pronouns (personal pronouns) For example: you, she, they, me, him.
2. Pobsessive pronouns (possessive pronouns). For example: mine, hers, theirs.
3. Demonstrative pronouns(demonstrative pronouns). For example:this, that, those, these.
4. reflexive pronouns (reflexives pronouns). For example: yourself, myself, yourself.
5. reciprocal pronouns(reciprocal pronouns). For example:each other, one another.
6. interrogative pronouns(interrogative pronouns). For example:what, which, who.
7. Relative pronouns(Relative Pronouns). For example:who, that, which.
8. Indefinite pronouns(indefinite pronouns). For example:anything, anybody, nothing.

Personal pronouns: personal pronouns

personal pronouns in english (personal pronouns) replace nouns, nouns, or noun phrases that refer to people, animals, or things.

Personal pronouns in English are classified into subject pronounsor “subject pronouns” when they fulfill the function of the subject (that does the action) and in object pronounsor "object pronouns" when they fulfill the function of the object (that receives the action).

• Subject Pronouns: subject pronouns

The subject pronouns o Subject pronouns in English fulfill the function of the subject (that does the action). They go before the verb. The subject pronouns in English are:

subject pronoun	Translation	Example
Yo	I	Yo I love a student. I am a student.
you	you	you are awesome!  You are great!
He have	he	He have is a good boy. He is a good boy.
She	she	She is a great artist. She is a great artist.
Item	neuter subject; without translation	Item is a beautiful city. It is a beautiful city.
We	us	We are at home. We are at home.
They	they	They are English. They are British.

• Object pronouns: object pronouns

The object pronounso Object pronouns in English fulfill the function of direct or indirect object (receives the action). They go after the verb or after a preposition. The object pronouns in English are:

object pronoun	Translation	Example
I	me, me	He loves I. She Loves Me.
you	you, the, the, the	I told you! I told you!
him	him, him	she kissed him goodbye. She kissed him goodbye.
her	the, him, her	Peter lives with her. Peter lives with her.
Item	it, the	turn Item on. Switch it on.
us	us	grandpa told us a creepy story. Grandpa told us a horror story.
them	the	I invited them to the party. I invited them to the party.

• It can help you: Direct and Indirect Object in English

Possessive pronouns: possessive pronouns

The possessive pronounso Possessive pronouns in English express a relationship of belonging. They replace a possessive adjective or determiner next to a noun. The possessive pronouns in English are:

Possessive pronoun	Translation	Example
mine	mine, mine	This seat is mine. That seat is mine.
yours	yours, yours, yours, theirs	Is this book yours? Is this book yours?
his	his/her	The fault was his. It was his (his) fault.
hers	his/hers	That dog is hers. That dog is hers (hers).
ours	our	The idea was ours. The idea was ours.
theirs	yours, theirs	My apartment is small but theirs is tiny. My apartment is small, but theirs is tiny.

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Demonstrative pronouns: demonstrative pronouns

The demonstrative pronouns o Demonstrative pronouns in English are used to point and indicate the distance from the speaker. They replace a demonstrative adjective or determiner together with a noun. The demonstrative pronouns in English are:

Demonstrative pronoun	Translation	Example
Este	this, this	Este is great! This is great.
that	that, that, that	Look at that! Check it out!
estos	these	I preferred estos. I prefer these.
those	those, those	give me those. Give me those.

• It can help you: English plural words

Reflexives pronouns: reflexive pronouns

The reflexive pronounsor reflexive pronouns in English are used to express that the action that the subject does falls on himself. The reflexive pronouns in English are:

reflexive pronoun	Translation	Example
myself	me, myself	I said to myselfwell done! I said to myself, bravo!
yourself	you, be, yourself	Take care of yourself. Take care of yourself.
himself	be, himself	he hurt himself with that knife. She hurt herself with that knife.
herself	be, herself	she looks at herself in the mirror all the time. She looks at herself all the time in the mirror.
itself	be, himself	The puppy opened the door by itself. The cub opened the door by itself.
ourselves	us, ourselves	we made ourselves that promise. We made that promise to ourselves.
yourselves	yourselves	Get yourselves ready! Get ready!
themselves	be, themselves	They are enjoying themselves. They are enjoying.

• It can help you: English prefixes and suffixes

Reciprocal pronouns:reciprocal pronouns

The reciprocal pronounso Reciprocal pronouns in English are used to express that the action between two subjects is mutual or reciprocal. The reciprocal pronouns in English are:

reciprocal pronoun	Translation	Example
each other	mutually, each other. To refer to two people.	they kissed each other. They kissed.
one another	(the) one with the other. To refer to more than two people.	Sees it one another, says the Gospel. Love one another, says the Gospel.

• It can help you: Adjectives to describe people in English

Interrogative pronouns: interrogative pronouns

Theinterrogative pronounso Interrogative pronouns in English are used to ask questions about people, animals, or things. The interrogative pronouns in English are:

interrogative pronoun	Translation	Example
que	that	que was his name de él? What was his name?
which	which, which	Which is your favourite? What is your favorite?
quien	who who	quien said that? Who said that?
whose	whose	whose is this jacket? Whose is this jacket?
who	whom	Whom did you see? Who did you see?

• See also: Interrogative Adverbs in English

Relative Pronouns: relative pronouns

The relative pronouns o Relative pronouns in English introduce a relative clause, which provides information about a person, animal, or thing mentioned above. The relative pronouns in English are:

Relative pronoun	Translation	Example
quien	who (related to people)	Congratulations to the students quien passed the exam. Congratulations to the students who passed the exam.
which	which, which, which (related to things)	These are the rules which you must follow. These are the rules you must follow.
that	that (related to things and people)	Pop is the music that I like. Pop is the music I like.
who	to whom, to which (related to people)	he is the man who I spoke to. He is the man I spoke to.
whose	whose (related to things and people)	Tell me whose they chose. Tell me whose they chose.

• It can help you: «wh-questions" in English

Indefinite pronouns: indefinite pronouns

The indefinite pronounso Indefinite pronouns in English are used to refer to an indefinite or imprecise number of people, animals, things, or places. The indefinite pronouns in English are:

Indefinite pronoun	Translation	Example
anyone / anyone	someone	We didn't cross anyone. We didn't run into anyone.
someone / someone	someone	I heard somebody crying. I heard someone cry.
nobody / no one	nobody	Nobody came to class. Nobody came to class.
everyone / everyone	all	everybody agreed. Everyone agreed.
cualquier cosa	something nothing	is there cualquier cosa I can do? Is there anything I can do?
something	something	I have to tell you something. I have to tell you something.
nothing	nothing	There's nothing to eat. There is nothing to eat.
everything	all	This is everything I can do for you. This is all I can do for you.
anywhere	nowhere / somewhere	He hasn't been seen anywhere. They haven't seen it anywhere.
somewhere	in some place	I heard it somewhere. I heard it somewhere.
nowhere	nowhere	These poor people have nowhere else to go. These poor people have nowhere else to go.
everywhere	all over	I searched everywhere for my keys. I looked everywhere for my keys.

to take into account: There are other words that serve as pronouns when they are not followed by a noun, such as quantifiers (quantifiers): few (few), some (a bit), little(little) and the distributive (distributive): each (each), every(each), either (either).

Follow with:

• Sentences with "much», «many" and "a lot of" in English
• Sentences with "how much" and "how many" in English
• English irregular nouns
• Prayers in "present perfect»
• Irregular verbs in English
• Verbs in English

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