Pronouns

What is a Pronoun?

A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun to avoid repetition. The noun it replaces is called its antecedent.

Maria said Maria was tired. → Maria said she was tired.

Types of Pronouns

Personal pronouns refer to people or things: I, you, he, she, it, we, they, me, him, her, us, them.

Possessive pronouns show ownership: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs.

• That book is mine. / Is this pen yours?

Reflexive pronouns reflect back to the subject: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves.

• She taught herself to code.

Relative pronouns introduce relative clauses: who, whom, whose, which, that.

• The student who won the prize was delighted.

Pronoun–Antecedent Agreement

A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in number and gender:

• ✅ Each student must bring his or her ID.
• ✅ The students must bring their IDs.