Pronoun is a word which is used instead of noun( to avoid repetition of noun)

Pronouns are words which can be used in the place of nouns. The personal pronouns in the following sentences are underlined.

e.g. She will do the work herself.
      They gave it to him.
      We want to know who was there.

In the following examples, pronouns are used in the place of nouns, instead of repeating the nouns.

e.g. I saw a boy on the steps. He seemed to recognize me.
      My friend and her brother like to ski. They ski whenever they can.

* In the first example, the pronoun he is used instead of repeating the noun boy.
* In the second example, the pronoun they is used instead of repeating the nouns friend and brother.

 

Subjective Case

I
you
he
she
it
we
they

Objective Case

me
you
him
her
it
us
them

Possessive Adjective

my
your
his
hers
its
our
their

Reflexive Pronoun

myself
yourself
himself
herself
itself
ourselves
themselves

Possessive Form used Independently

mine
yours
his
hers
[its]
ours
theirs

somebody
someone
somewhere
something

anyone
anybody
anywhere
anything

nobody
no one
nowhere
nothing

everybody
everyone
everywhere
everything