Pronouns in English: What are Pronouns?
What are pronouns? Pronouns are smaller words that take the place of nouns to make our writing more varied and interesting. These include: I, he, she, you, we, themselves, yourself, this, that, mine, yours, who, whom... In these examples the pronouns are in bold. Check out our pronouns infographic below.
Pronoun Sentence Examples
Practice pronouns in the sentences below. Pronouns include: personal pronouns, demonstrative pronouns, possessive pronouns, reflexive pronouns and indefinite pronouns. Have a go and make your own sentences with the pronouns poster.
- Personal pronouns: I, me, you, he, him, she, it, they...
- I like spaghetti.
- Do you like me?
- You and I can go to the cinema.
- He wants to buy a new car.
- Do you know him?
- She likes you.
- Demonstrative pronouns: this, that, these, those
- This is my favourite grammar point.
- That is amazing!
- These are my friends.
- Those are my clothes.
- Possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, theirs, ours...
- This ball is mine.
- Is this yours?
- This is his belt.
- Is this hat hers?
- I found my wallet, but I could not find theirs.
- Your photo is great. Ours is terrible.
- Reflexive pronouns: myself, yourself, herself, himself, ourselves, itself...
- I will do it myself.
- You should do things yourself.
- I think she did it herself.
- He is a credit to himself.
- We owe it to ourselves.
- Indefinite pronouns: another, anybody/anyone, anything, few, many...
- Can I have another piece of chocolate?
- Does anyone know him?
- I don't have anything.
- I have a few coins left.
- There are many things wrong with the economy.
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