1. Subject Pronouns
A subject pronoun takes the place of a noun or nouns in the subject of a sentence.
Singular Subject Pronouns: I, you, he, she, it
Plural Subject Pronouns: We, they, you
In a sentence, the subject pronoun and the present-tense verb must agree in number.
If the subject pronoun is he, she, or it, use a singular verb.
If the subject pronoun is I, we, you, or they, use a plural verb.

2. Object Pronouns
An object pronoun takes the place of a noun that is a direct object of the object of a preposition.
An object pronoun follows an action verb.
Singular Object Pronouns: me, him, her, it, you
Plural Object Pronouns: us, them, you
You and it can be either subject or object pronouns.

3. Using I and Me, We and Us
The pronoun I is a subject pronoun. Use I as the subject of the sentence.
The pronoun me is an object pronoun. Use me as a direct object or as the object of a preposition.
When you speak or write about yourself and another person, always name the other person first.
Sometimes a noun is used with we or us to make it clear whom you are talking about.
Use we with noun subjects.
Use us with a direct object or the object of a preposition.

4. Using I and Me, We and Us Choose the correct pronoun.
I/Me want to go to the store.
My friend and I/me will go to the movies.
The man gave I/me the ticket.
She bought popcorn for my friend and I/me.
We/Us teammates are going to practice.
The coach asked we/us players to run a lap.

5. Possessive Pronouns
A possessive pronoun takes the place of a possessive noun. It shows who or what has or owns something.
There are two kinds of possessive pronouns.
The possessive pronouns my, your, his, her, its, our, and their appear before a noun.
The possessive pronouns mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs stand alone.

6. Demonstrative Pronouns
The demonstrative pronouns this, that, these, and those point out a specific person, place, or thing.
Use this and these to point out things that are nearby.
Use that and those to point out things that are further away.
Do not use here or there with demonstrative pronouns.

7. Pronouns and Antecedents
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. The pronoun’s antecedent is the noun the pronoun refers to.
A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in number. This means that if the noun is singular, the pronoun must also be singular. If the noun is plural, the pronoun must also be plural.

8. Contractions with Pronouns
A contraction is a shortened word made by combining two words. An apostrophe (‘) takes the place of any letters left out.
Many contractions are formed by combining a pronoun and a verb.

9. Contractions with Pronouns
Pronoun with verb
Contraction
I am
I’m
I have
I’ve
She is
She’s
She has
It is
It’s
It has
You are
You’re
You have
You’ve
They are
They’re
They have
They’ve
I will
I’ll
I had
I’d
You will
You’ll
You had
You’d
We would
We’d
We had

10. Using Homophones
Homophones are words that sound alike but have different spellings and different meanings.
Do not confuse the possessive pronouns its, your and their with the homophones it’s, you’re, they’re and there.
The contraction they’re has two homophones. One is the possessive pronoun their, and the other one is the adverb there.
When you write, use the correct homophone. Think about the meaning and spelling of the word.

11. Using Homophones Homophone Meaning Example Sentence It’s
It is or it has
It’s the best book.
Its
Belonging to it
Its characters are realistic.
You’re
You are
You’re my best friend.
Your
Belonging to you
Your friend can join us.
They’re
They are
They’re going to the mall.
Their
Belonging to them
Their car is in the shop.
There
In that place
Put it over there.