Pronouns

What are pronouns?

Ronald is brilliant. He can solve difficult problems. The word 'he' refers to Ronald. Therefore, it replaces the noun 'Ronald'. Hence, it is called a pronoun.

We need a pronoun to avoid using a noun repeatedly in the following sentences. It can be very awkward and boring to say the same word again and again. So, we use a pronoun, instead.

Check the following list of common pronouns.

Nouns	Pronouns
	Subject	Object
	I I like him.	Me He likes me.
	You You like him.	You He likes you.
Tony and Mila Tony and Mila like Dian.	They They like Dian.	Them Dian likes them.
Julia and I Julia and I like Dian.	We We like Dian.	Us Dian Likes us.
Peter/my father/their uncle Peter likes Dian.	He He likes Dian.	Him Dian likes him.
Maria/my sister/our grandpa Maria likes Dian.	She She likes Dian.	Her Dian likes her.
The book/the problem/the cat The cat likes Dian.	It It likes Dian.	It Dian likes it.

Pronouns
Possessive Adjective	Possessive Pronouns
My He is my friend.	Mine He is a friend of mine.
Your He is your friend.	Yours He is a friend of yours.
Their Dian is their friend.	Theirs Dian is a friend of theirs.
Our Dian is our friend.	Ours Dian is a friend of ours.
His Dian is his friend.	His Dian is a friend of his.
Her Dian is her friend.	Hers Dian is a friend of hers.
Its Dian is its friend.	Its Dian is a friend of its.

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