Pronouns are words that replace nouns or noun phrases. Sometimes it’s easier to say she and her instead of saying a person’s name over and over again. Pronouns have several different forms. It’s important to make sure all the pronouns match the noun that they refer to.
For instance, if you are talking about a woman named Nancy, you would only use the pronouns she, her, and hers. It doesn’t match to say Nancy went to its car. You would say Nancy went to her car.
It’s important that your pronouns match the noun you are referring to so that your writing is as clear as possible. There are eight types of pronouns. Each of these come in five different forms. Let’s take a look at all the different types of pronouns.
Subject: I
Object: me
Possessive adjective: my
Possessive pronoun: mine
Reflexive: myself
Subject: we
Object: us
Possessive adjective: our
Possessive pronoun: ours
Reflexive: ourselves
Subject: you
Object: you
Possessive adjective: your
Possessive pronoun: yours
Reflexive: yourself
Subject: you
Object: you
Possessive adjective: your
Possessive pronoun: yours
Reflexive: yourselves
Subject: he
Object: him
Possessive adjective: his
Possessive pronoun: his
Reflexive: himself
Subject: she
Object: her
Possessive adjective: her
Possessive pronoun: hers
Reflexive: herself
Subject: it
Object: it
Possessive adjective: its
Possessive pronoun: n/a
Reflexive: itself
Note: The third-person plural can also be used to talk about one person whose gender is unknown or if the person chooses to use third-person pronouns.
Subject: they
Object: them
Possessive adjective: their
Possessive pronoun: theirs
Reflexive: themselves
Subject pronouns
Object pronouns
Possessive adjective pronouns
Possessive pronouns
Reflexive pronouns
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