Pronouns

A pronoun is a word that is used to replace a noun. The most common are the personal pronouns in the subjective form: I, you, he, she, it, we, they.

• We will loose this match.
• He and his brother work together.
• She is beautiful.

	The purpose of pronouns is to make your sentences less repetitive and awkward.

Possessive pronouns

Possessive pronouns are used to indicate possession. For example:

• His car is dirty.
• I love my daughters.
• This watch is mine.

Objective pronouns

Examples of objective pronouns are:

• I gave you my wallet yesterday.
• Our team dissapointed us.
• Do you love her?

It is very common to confuse the subjective and objective forms:

• The teacher teaches you and me.
• You are the object, the subjective form would be incorrect.

BUT:

• You and I go to the same school.
• You are the subject, the objective form would be incorrect.

Reflexive form

A reflexive pronoun is pronoun that is preceded by what it refers to.

• She looked like she wanted to kill herself.
• I cannot help myself staring at her.

Other pronouns

Apart from the personal pronouns there are other pronouns like: nobody, anybody, who.