English Pronouns: A List

Will C. H.

ENGLISH PRONOUNS: A LIST

English Pronouns List

Below is a list of English pronouns

Pronouns are words that are used as noun

and noun phrase replacements.

Subject pronouns

I

First person singular subject

pronoun

You Second person singular subject

pronoun

He Third person singular subject

pronoun

She Third person singular subject

pronoun

It Third person singular subject

pronoun

We First person plural subject pronoun

(includes the speaker)

You Second person plural subject

pronoun

They Third person plural subject

pronoun

Object personal pronouns

Used as the object of a sentence

Me First person singular object

pronoun

You Second person singular

Him Third person singular

Her Third person singular

It

Third person singular

Us First person plural

You Second person plural

Them Third person plural

Possessive adjectives

These are words that modify nouns

My First person singular

Your Second person singular

His Third person singular

Her Third person singular

Its Third person singular

Our First person plural

Your Second person plural

Their Third person plural

Possessive pronouns Mine First person singular Yours Second person singular His Third person singular Hers Third person singular Its Third person singular Ours First person plural Yours Second person plural Theirs Third person plural

Reflexive pronouns

Myself

First person singular

Yourself Second person singular

Himself Third person singular

Herself

Third person singular

Itself

Third person singular

Ourselves First person plural

Yourselves Second person plural

Themselves Third person plural

Relative Pronouns

Question words can also function as

pronouns

Who

Can function as the

subject, object

Which

Can function as the

subject, object

That

Can function as the

subject, object

Whom

Functions as

object*

Where

Functions as object

in reference to time

When

Functions as object

referencing place

Why / What

Functions as object

referencing

explanation

Whose

Possessive

Of which

Possessive

*quite formal in American English

Demonstrative pronouns

Points a thing out. These words can function

as adjectives. As a pronoun, these words

must not be right next to nouns.

Singular This The object is near to the speaker. That The object is far away from the

speaker. The object is over there. Plural These The objects are near to the

speaker. Those The objects are far away from the

speaker.

Indefinite pronouns

This is the longest list of pronouns in

English, many of the words can have many

different grammatical functions

Singular

Anything Anybody Anyone

Everything Everybody Everyone

Something Somebody Someone

Each

Either

Another

Nothing

Nobody

Neither

None

One

These words indicate a part of something

that cannot be counted

Enough

All

Any

Less

Little

Much

More

None

Plenty

Some

Plural

All

Any

Both

Few

More

None

Enough

Plenty

Several

Some

Reciprocal pronouns

These words indicate back and forth

reference.

Each other

Refers to two

One another

Refers to more than

two

Sources "pronoun". Unabridged. Random House, Inc. 27 Mar. 2017. .

"Purdue OWL: Relative Pronouns". Owl.English.Purdue.Edu, 2013, 645/01/.

Gucker, Philip. Essential English Grammar. 1st ed., [Place Of Publication Not Identified], Dover Pubns., 1966,.

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