What are personal pronouns in English?
Personal pronouns replace nouns to avoid repetition. English has four main types: subject pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they), object pronouns (me, you, him, her, it, us, them), possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, its, our, their), and possessive pronouns (mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs). Corpus research shows pronouns make up about 15% of all words in spoken English.
Subject Pronouns
I, you, he, she, it, we, they
"She works at a hospital."
Object Pronouns
me, you, him, her, it, us, them
"The teacher helped him."
Possessive Adjectives
my, your, his, her, its, our, their
"This is my book."
Possessive Pronouns
mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs
"The book is mine."
