Overview of Pronouns in English (B1-B2)

Pronouns are words used to replace nouns in sentences, making language more concise and avoiding unnecessary repetition. They are an essential part of speech in English and serve various functions in communication. Here's an overview of pronouns:

1. Personal Pronouns: These pronouns refer to specific people or things and can change based on their role in a sentence. They include:

   • Subject Pronouns (e.g., I, you, he, she, it, we, they)
   • Object Pronouns (e.g., me, you, him, her, it, us, them)
   • Possessive Pronouns (e.g., mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs)
   • Reflexive Pronouns (e.g., myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves)

2. Demonstrative Pronouns: These pronouns point to specific things or people and include:

   • Singular: this (near), that (distant)
   • Plural: these (near), those (distant)

3. Indefinite Pronouns: These pronouns refer to non-specific people or things and include:

   • Singular: anyone, someone, nobody, everybody
   • Plural: some, any, none, all

4. Relative Pronouns: These pronouns introduce relative clauses and include:

   • Who, whom, whose, which, that

5. Interrogative Pronouns: These pronouns are used to ask questions and include:

   • Who, whom, whose, which, what

6. Possessive Pronouns: These pronouns show possession or ownership and include:

   • Mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs

7. Reciprocal Pronouns: These pronouns indicate a mutual action or relationship and include:

   • Each other, one another

8. Intensive Pronouns: These pronouns emphasize a preceding noun or pronoun and include:

   • Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves