{"id":149393,"date":"2023-07-15T19:43:48","date_gmt":"2023-07-15T23:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/english-pronouns\/"},"modified":"2025-01-03T23:52:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T04:52:40","slug":"english-pronouns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/english\/english-pronouns\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Types of English Pronouns and How to Use Them"},"content":{"rendered":"

You might already know what a noun is, so the next step is to learn about pronouns. A pronoun in English can replace a noun<\/a>\u00a0or a\u00a0noun phrase<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

This means a pronoun can refer to a person, animal, object, place, thing or idea<\/strong> already mentioned before.<\/p>\n

Learn everything you need to know about English pronouns, divided up into nine different pronoun types, with plenty of examples.<\/p>\n

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What Are Pronouns in English?<\/h2>\n

A pronoun is a word that can substitute a noun or a noun phrase.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Consider these example sentences with nouns and pronouns:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t
Sentence with noun<\/b><\/th>Sentence with pronoun<\/b><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
My mom<\/b> loves animals.<\/td>She<\/b> loves animals.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Your brother<\/b> is very impatient.<\/td>He<\/b> is very impatient.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
This book<\/b> is excellent.<\/td>It<\/b> is excellent. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

This is just one type of pronoun\u2014the personal one. English has a total of nine different types of pronouns,<\/strong> and each is used for different purposes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

1. Personal Pronouns<\/h2>\n

Despite the name, personal pronouns do not only refer to people. They can also substitute for animals and objects. Personal pronouns are probably the type of pronoun that you are most familiar with since they are taught very early on to beginner English learners<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This type of pronoun changes depending on:<\/p>\n