Pronoun Tips for Proper English Grammar

Pronouns are used as a substitute for nouns. Different types of pronouns used in English grammar have their own set of rules. Use these tips when you use 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 objective 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.