The Pronouns

And its Classification

 Personal Pronouns
• I
• YOU
• HE
• SHE
• IT
• WE
• YOU
• THEY
Definition
Personal pronouns are also known as subject pronouns, and
are used to express, depending on the type of verb, the
person who is spoken of in the sentence or who performs an
action.

The pronoun "I" corresponds to the first person singular. Keep

in mind that you should always write it in capital letters, it is a
very important rule of English.

The pronoun "you" corresponds to the second person singular.

In the third person singular, we have the pronouns "he" and

"she". This pair is used to refer to people of the male and
female gender respectively.

The pronoun "it" is known as the neuter pronoun, and it also

corresponds to the third person singular. This pronoun is
necessary when you want to refer to animals or objects.

The pronoun "we" corresponds to the first person plural.

Now we have the pronoun "you". As I told you before, this
pronoun corresponds to the second person singular, but it is
also used to refer to the second person plural. You may
wonder how to recognize it in the sentence if it is written
exactly the same. Well, depending on the context of the
sentence you are reading or what you want to say, you will be
able to know if the pronoun is in the singular or plural.

And finally, we have the pronoun "they", which corresponds to

the third person singular.
 Adjective, Possessive Pronouns
Possessive Adjectives Possessive Pronouns
• MY
• YOUR • MINE
• HIS • YOURS
• HER • HIS
• ITS • HERS
• OUR • ITS
• THEIR. • OURS
• THERIS
Example:
the possessive adjectives (my your his her
its our their) that according to the personal
pronoun will be differentiated because
they indicate possession. Something very
important about adjectives is that after
using it you need to indicate the subject or
pronoun to which you are going to belong.
For example: that room is my room / That
room is my room

It should be noted that one of the

peculiarities of possessive pronouns such
as: mine yours his hers its ours theris is to
perform or receive actions. It is also
important to mention that they come from
the combination of the personal pronoun
and the possessive adjective.

Once the comparative table has been

explained, you can make a detailed
example of the difference between
possessive adjectives and possessive
pronouns.
 Possessive Adjectives
• My (my): the belonging of a first person is used or
indicated in a singular way. Personal pronoun (YO)

• Your (tu): it is used to indicate the belonging of a second

person. Personal pronoun (tu).

• His (su- of him): it is used to indicate the belonging of a

third person masculine gender. Personal pronoun (he).

• Her (his. Hers). It is used to indicate the belonging of a

third person, female gender. Personal pronoun (them).

• Its (its from thing). It is used to indicate the belonging of

an animal thing or place. Personal pronoun (they).

• Our (our). It is used to indicate belonging to something or

many more individuals where we are included. Personal
pronoun (our).

• Their (their. Of them) is used to indicate belonging to

something or many individuals where we are not included.
 Objective Pronouns
• ME
• YOU
• HIM
• HER
• IT
• US
• YOU
• THEM
 Example
• Object pronouns are used in the place occupied by nouns that fulfill the function of objects, since it is known
what the object of the sentence is. You should also know that these objects are used after a preposition. In the
examples you will see it more clearly.

• The pronoun "me" corresponds to the first person singular.

• The pronoun "you" corresponds to the second person singular, and as in personal pronouns, it also
corresponds to the second person singular.

• The pronouns "him", "her" and "it". The pronoun “him” corresponds to the masculine gender, “her” to the
feminine gender, and “it” is still a neuter pronoun to refer to animals or things.

• The pronoun "us" refers to the first person plural.

• And the last pronoun on our list is the pronoun "them" which corresponds to the third person plural.

• Identifying object pronouns is very easy if you can identify the words with object function within the sentence.
What you need to know to identify them is that the subject is the one who performs the action in the
sentence, and it always comes before the verb. Objects (direct and indirect) always come after the verb and are
affected by the action.
 Possessive Pronouns
• MINE
• YOURS
• HIS
• HERS
• ITS
• OURS
• THEIRS
• YOURS
Example
The pronoun "mine" refers to the first person
singular.

The pronoun “yours” refers to the second

person singular, and the second person plural.

The pronouns "his" and hers "are used with the

third person singular. "His" for males, and "hers
for females."

The pronoun "its" is used to express belonging

to an object, an animal, or a place.

The pronoun "ours" is used to refer to the first

person plural.
And finally, you have the pronoun "theirs",
which is used to refer to the third person
plural.

These pronouns do not vary in gender or

number, that is, the pronoun (masculine or
feminine, singular or plural) that corresponds
to the possessor must be used regardless of
the gender or number of the object referred to.
 Reflexive Pronouns
• ONESELF • ME
• MYSELF • TE
• YOURSELF • SE
• HIMSELF • NOS
• HERSELF • OS
• ITSELF • SE
• OURSELVES
• YOURSELVES
• THEMSELVES
Definition
Reflective pronouns are used to
emphasize the meaning of the phrase
(to enhance the subject who performs
the action for "himself").
 Demonstrative Pronouns
• THIS
• THAT
• THESE
• THOSE
 Example
• These pronouns are used when someone wants to refer to
a specific object in a sentence. These pronouns are related
to the place of one or more objects, and the distance in
which they are.

• You can use the pronoun "this" to refer to a single object,

as long as it is close.

• The pronoun "that" can also be used to refer to a single

object. The difference is that that object is far from the
person who is referring to it. It is important not to confuse
this pronoun with the conjunction "that" whose meaning
is "that".
• As in the other pronouns, we also have plurals.

• The pronoun “these” has the same function as the

pronoun “this”, only it is used to refer to two or more
objects.

• And last but also important, you have the pronoun

"those". Like the pronoun "that", it refers to two or more
objects that are far away.