Pronouns

Personal pronouns are the most common. They play different roles in a sentence. They can be the subject or object of the verb.

Subject pronouns perform the action in the sentence. They are used to replace nouns that act as subject of the sentence.

Object pronouns receive the action in the sentence.

Possessive pronouns replace possessive adjectives and nouns showing ownership.

*In the following examples, the letter M and the letter F on the characters represent the pronouns identifying as male and female.

Possessive adjective	Noun & possessive adjective	Possessive pronoun		Replaced by possessive pronoun
my	These scissors are my scissors.	mine		These scissors are mine.
your	Is this jacket your jacket?	yours		Is this jacket yours?
his	The design is his design.	his		The design is his.
her	Is this dog her dog?	hers		Is this dog hers?
its	Look at its eyes!	its*
our	The project is our project.	ours		The project is ours.
your	The workshop is your workshop.	yours		The workshop is yours.
their	The dress collection is their dress collection.	theirs		The dress collection is theirs.

*“Its” is not a common possessive pronoun.

Reflexive pronouns are used when the subject and the object are the same in a sentence. They can also put emphasis on the subject of the sentence.

*In the following examples, the letter M and the letter F on the characters represent the pronouns identifying as male and female.

Reflexive pronouns	Examples
myself	I made it myself.
yourself	You finished it yourself.
himself	He got in trouble all by himself!
herself	She created an entire collection by herself.
itself	It looks amazing just by itself!
ourselves	We will make changes ourselves!
yourselves	Figure it out yourselves.
themselves	They travel by themselves.

Demonstrative pronouns are used to talk about things or people.

Demonstrative pronouns	Refers to	Examples
this	something near the speaker in time or place, within reach.	Look at this jacket.
that	something far from the speaker in time or place, beyond reach.	That is a great jacket!
these	multiple things near the speaker in time or place, within reach.	I like these jackets.
those	multiple things far from the speaker in time or place, beyond reach.	Those are great jackets!

*“Its” is not a common possessive pronoun.