Subject Pronouns — A Guide on Different Types of Noun Alternatives & their Examples

List of Subject Pronouns & their Examples

SUBJECT PRONOUNS – Here are the different types of noun alternatives in English and the examples under each.

The English subject is really wide. One of its most popular topics which can be considered as part of the framework in learning English is the parts of speech. There are eight of them and one (1) of the them is the Pronoun.

Subject Pronouns

The other parts of speech in English are the noun, verb, conjunction, preposition, adverb, adjective, and interjection. Just like the verbs having modal verbs as one of its major types, pronouns also has its own list of kinds of types.

One of the main types of pronouns are the Subject Pronouns. It has several kind such as the following:

One of the most popular types of subject pronouns is the Personal Pronoun. The pronouns under this kind replaces the name of a person, place, or thing in a sentence. Here are the example of Personal Pronouns:

SUBJECTS

  • I
  • you
  • he
  • she
  • it
  • we
  • they

OBJECTS

  • me
  • you
  • him
  • her
  • it
  • us
  • him

This is the type of pronoun that does not refer to a specific person, amount, place, or thing. Here are the examples under this type of pronoun:

  • anyone
  • everybody
  • anything
  • nobody
  • both
  • another
  • each
  • one
  • any
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Possessive Pronouns are noun alternatives that indicate possession. Most of these are like personal pronouns with an “s” to indicate ownership. Here are the examples of Possessive Pronouns:

  • mine
  • yours
  • theirs
  • hers

Also one of the most popular types of subject pronouns is the Demonstrative Pronoun. The noun alternatives under this type are used to point at someone or something specific. Here are the examples:

  • This
  • That
  • These
  • Those

Relative Pronouns are used to introduce a relative clause but they are not exclusively standing as relative pronouns in a sentence. Here are the examples under this type of subject pronoun:

  • which
  • that
  • who
  • whom

Reflexive Pronouns are those that are used for the object of the verb when it refers to the same noun as the subject of the verb. Here are the examples:

  • myself
  • himself
  • herself
  • themselves

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