Pronouns are words such as: she, we, yours, ourselves, any, either... They are small words that take the place of nouns, and we can use them instead of nouns. Without pronouns, we would have to repeat nouns all the time.
The pages below list the vocabulary of pronouns.
List of Pronouns by Type
This page shows the vocabulary of English pronouns listed by type (personal, demonstrative, possessive etc).
Personal Pronouns
See also
SUBJECT
I
you
he
she
it
we
they
I don't like beer.
Are you going to the party?
It has stopped working.
OBJECT
me
you
her
him
it
us
them
John helped me.
The police did not arrest him.
Did the taxi-driver cheat you?
Demonstrative Pronouns
See also
this
that
these
those
such
Don't look at that!
Will these fit?
Such is life.
Possessive Pronouns
See also
mine
yours
his
hers
ours
theirs
Look at the dogs. Mine's the big one.
Jo's photos are good but ours aren't.
Are the blue books yours?
Interrogative Pronouns
See also
who
whoever
whom
whomever
what
whatever
which
whichever
whose
Whoever would work for Mr T?
What does Mary want?
Which came in first?
Reflexive Pronouns
See also
myself
yourself
himself
herself
itself
ourselves
yourselves
themselves
Ram could not see himself in the mirror.
Why should we blame ourselves?
The owners think a lot of themselves.
Reciprocal Pronouns
See also
each other
one another
Mary and Anthony love each other.
Could they understand each other?
The players do not blame one another.
Indefinite Pronouns
See also
all
another
any
anybody
anyone
anything
both
each
either
everybody
everyone
everything
few
many
most
neither
nobody
none
no-one
nothing
one
other
others
several
some
somebody
someone
something
such
Is anything known about his early life?
There weren't many there.
Clearly somebody murdered him.
Relative Pronouns
See also
that
what
whatever
which
whichever
who
whoever
whom
whomever
whose
The person that called was my wife.
The car, which wasn't old, caught fire.
Can I invite whoever I want?
Archaic Pronouns
We don't use these "archaic" or old pronouns in speaking or writing today. But you may see them in older texts.
thou (you - singular)
thee (you - singular)
ye (you - plural)
thy (your)
thine (yours - before vowel)
Thou shalt not kill.
With this ring, I thee wed.
His spirit will take courage from thine.
Full List of Pronouns
This full list of pronouns in alphabetical order includes archaic (old) pronouns - as indicated in brackets.
all
another
any
anybody
anyone
anything
aught (archaic)
both
each
each other
either
enough
everybody
everyone
everything
few
he
her
hers
herself
him
himself
his
I
it
itself
many
me
mine
most
myself
naught
neither
no one
nobody
none
nothing
nought
one
one another
other
others
ought (archaic)
ours
ourself
ourselves
several
she
some
somebody
someone
something
such
suchlike
that
thee (archaic)
theirs
theirself
theirselves
them
themself
themselves
there
these
they
thine (archaic)
this
those
thou (archaic)
thy (archaic)
thyself (archaic)
us
we
what
whatever
whatsoever (archaic)
whether
which
whichever
whichsoever (archaic)
who
whoever
whom
whomever
whomso (archaic)
whomsoever
whose
whosever (rare)
whosesoever (formal)
whoso (archaic)
whosoever
ye (archaic)
yon (literary/dialect)
you
yours
yourself
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