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How to Use Pronouns in English Grammar

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Pronouns are important for many reasons, as outlined by the following tips. You can use pronouns to stand in as subjects or objects, or to show possession. Here are some tips for getting your head around pronouns:

  • Pronouns that may be used only as subjects or subject complements: I, he, she, we, they, who, whoever.

  • Pronouns that may be used only as objects or object complements: me, him, her, us, them, whom, whomever.

  • Common pronouns that may be used as either subjects or objects: you, it, everyone, anyone, no-one, someone, mine, ours, yours, theirs, either, neither, each, everybody, anybody, nobody, somebody, everything, anything, nothing, something, any, none, some, which, what, that.

  • Pronouns that show possession: my, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, their, theirs, whose.

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Wendy M Anderson is an author, editor and educator. She has taught effective communication in classroom and business environments for over 20 years.

Geraldine Woods is a grammarian and writer with more than 35 years’ experience teaching and writing about English. She is the author of English Grammar For Dummies, SAT For Dummies, and Research Papers For Dummies.

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