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The prefix “pro-” derives from Latin and signifies “in place of”. That means that pro-nouns are words which substitute nouns.
If pronouns didn’t exist, we would be forced to repeat nouns over and over again, resulting in a rather annoying communication.
There are different types of pronouns:
Personal pronouns:
| Singular | Subject | Object |
| 1st | I | Me |
| 2nd | You | You |
| 3rd | He | Him |
| 3rd | She | Her |
| 3rd | It | It |
| 3rd | One | One |
| Plural | ||
| 1st | We | Us |
| 2nd | You | You |
| 3rd | They | Them |
Reflexive pronouns:
| Singular | |
| 1st | Myself |
| 2nd | Yourself |
| 3rd | Himself |
| 3rd | Herself |
| 3rd | Itself |
| 3rd | Oneself |
| Plural | |
| 1st | Ourselves |
| 2nd | Yourselves |
| 3rd | Themselves |
Reciprocal pronouns:
Each other
One another
Possessive pronouns:
| Singular | |
| 1st | Mine |
| 2nd | Yours |
| 3rd | His |
| 3rd | Hers |
| 3rd | Its (own) |
| 3rd | One’s (own) |
| Plural | |
| 1st | Ours |
| 2nd | Yours |
| 3rd | Theirs |
Demonstrative pronouns:
| Singular | Plural |
| This | These |
| That | Those |
Indefinite pronouns:
| Somebody | Someone | Something |
| Nobody | No one | Nothing |
| Anybody | Anyone | Anything |
| Everybody | Everyone | Everything |
Relative pronouns:
| Subject | Object | Possessive |
| Who | Who(m) | Whose |
| Which | Which | Whose |
| That | That |
Interrogative pronouns:
Who (Subject)
Whom (Object)
Whose (Object possessed by an unknown subject)
What (Subject)
Which (Subject)
When (Object)
This is a complete list of English pronouns, you don’t need to memorize them all out of context, they will become familiar to you through practice. Take that list as a reference. You can consult it whenever you want.
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