Pronouns are small words that take the place of a noun. We use a pronoun to replace a noun. They help us to reduce or eliminate repetition . A pronoun usually refers to someone or something already mentioned .

Subject Pronouns	I	you	he	she	it	we	they
Subject pronouns are used as subjects.
I/you/we/they/he/she/it    cooked the meat.

Object Pronouns	me	you	him	her	it	us	them
Object pronouns are used as objects.
I/you/we/they/he/she/it    cooked the meat for   me/you/him/her/it/us/them.

Possessive Adjectives	my	your	his	her	its	our	their
Possessive adjectives are used to show possession. They are followed by a noun.
This is my/your/our/their/his/her/ its    house.

Possessive Pronouns	mine	yours	his	hers	Its	ours	theirs
Possessive pronouns are used to show possession. They are NOT followed by a noun.
Whose house is this? It is mine/yours/ours/theirs/his/hers/it's (the dog's).

Reflexive Pronouns	myself	yourself/yourselves	himself	herself	itself	ourselves	themselves
Reflexive pronouns are used to show that someone affected by an action is the same person/thing doing the action.
I, you, we, they, he, she, it saw myself/yourself/ourselves/themselves/himself/herself/itself in the mirror.

The following is an example used with the different types of personal pronouns.
Subject Pronouns	I threw the basketball.			He threw the basketball.
Object Pronouns	I threw the basketball to him.			We threw the basketball to them.
Possessive Adjectives	I threw my basketball to him.			You threw your basketball to her.
Possessive Pronouns	The basketball is mine. It is mine.			The basketball is ours. It is ours.
Reflexive Pronouns	I threw the basketball (by) myself.			She threw the basketball herself.

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