Introduction:
In the English language, Pronouns are some of the most frequently used words. As everyone knows, these pronouns are used as an alternative to a noun to avoid it having to be named twice.
For example, Matt threw the ball and it came back to him. In this sentence, ‘it’ is a pronoun that represents the ball, and ’him’ is a pronoun that denotes Matt. Without using pronouns, we’d definitely have to say Matt threw the ball and the ball came back to Matt. Without pronouns, how would you even say ‘you’?
Pronouns are classified as:
1. Personal Pronouns (I, we, he, she, it, they, you)
- I
I am a brave boy.
I am a tall boy.
- We
We are traveling by bus.
We are going on summer vacation.
- They
They are good students.
They have been waiting for two hours.
- You
You are very handsome.
You are not obedient to your parents.
- He
He is our teacher.
He is my roommate.
- She
She is a good nurse.
She is the youngest of her siblings.
- It
It is a beautiful bird.
It is my pen.
2. Demonstrative Pronouns (this, these, that, those)
- This
This is my laptop.
This book belongs to you.
- That
Who’s that?
That house is very airy.
- Those
Those pictures are worth seeing.
Those are two different books.
- These
These roses are beautiful.
Mistakes like these can never be overlooked.
List of Pronouns with example sentences
3. Relative Pronouns (that, as)
- That
She told her that she was amazed.
He is intelligent that is honest.
- As
Do as I say to you.
She is as tall as her brother.
4. Indefinite Pronouns (each, all, everyone, either, one, both, any, such, somebody)
- Each
I gave each of them a flower.
They love each other.
- All
He toured all over the world.
Thank you for all your love.
- Everyone
Everyone was staring at her.
Everyone laughs behind her back.
- Either
Personally, I don’t like either shoe.
I don’t like either.
- One
One has to believe one’s parents.
There are the ones who grieved.
- Both
We both choose pop music.
He looked at both of you.
- Any
He didn’t have any cash.
He doesn’t have any plan for his studies.
- Such
I’ve never seen such a huge mountain.
You’re such a loser.
- Somebody
I saw somebody on the rooftop.
Serve somebody the same food.
List of Pronouns with example sentences
5. Interrogative Pronouns (who, which, what)
- What
What is your name?
What are you doing here in the courtyard?
- Whatever
She trusts him, whatever he speaks.
Do whatever you want to.
- Which
Which car did he buy?
From these books, which one is yours?
- Whichever
I’ll save whichever country you are in.
The prizes are tom’s whichever wins.
- Who
Who is behind you?
Who are you?
- Whoever
Whoever said it definitely fibbed.
Whoever did this will be in great trouble.
- Whom
To whom it may concern.
With whom I am talking?
- Whomever
I impress whomever I travel.
Deliver it to whomever you like.
- Whose
Whose pen is this?
He is the man whose car was Audi.
6. Reflexive Pronouns (myself, herself)
- Myself
I bought this for myself.
I can make myself a sandwich.
- Yourself
Please do it yourself.
Give yourself some time to think and take a decision.
- Herself
Please do it yourself.
She enjoyed herself on a tour.
- Himself
He solved the question himself.
He enjoyed himself at the party.
- Itself
The wound healed itself quickly.
Inflation does not correct itself.
- Ourselves
We will finish it ourselves.
Let’s enjoy ourselves.
- Yourselves
Did you enjoy yourselves on your journey?
You must prepare yourselves for a battle.
- Themselves
They clean their shop themselves.
They bake food for themselves.
List of Pronouns with example sentences
7. Possessive Pronouns (mine, yours, his, hers, theirs)
- Mine
This phone is mine.
Jerry is a good friend of mine.
- Yours
Is this phone yours?
The final decision will be yours.
- His
Give me his contact number.
He sat quietly at his chair.
- Hers
It was one of hers.
I am a colleague of hers.
- Theirs
This decision is theirs.
It is no responsibility of theirs.
