Pronouns

A pronoun takes the place of a noun. 

Example story:

Maleesha is one of the heads of the Medical Faculty  Maleesha works with Mr. Jaya and Mr. Jaya's son Thiru. Mr. Jaya and Mr. Jaya's  son Thiru are experts in biochemistry. Maleesha, Mr. Jaya, and Thiru researched and invented a drug for cancer treatment. 

If the story above is written using pronouns:

Maleesha is one of the heads of the Medical Faculty . She works with Mr. Jaya and his son Thiru. He and his son Thiru are experts in biochemistry.They researched and invented a drug for cancer treatment. 

Personal Pronouns

Personal pronouns refer to a person:

• I go to school.
• You are a student.
• They are Koreans.
• He works here.
• We gave her food.

The word ‘it' refers to an object:

• I drank it.
• It is big.
• They cut it into halves.

		Singular Subject	Singular Object	Singular Reflexive	Plural Subject	Plural Object	Plural Reflexive
First		I	me	myself	we	us	ourselves
Second		you	you	yourself	you	you	yourselves
Third	Male	he	him	himself	they	them	themselves
Third	Female	she	her	herself	they	them	themselves
Third	Neutral	it	it	itself	they	them	themselves

Write the correct pronoun in each blank.

1) I ate an apple.                     was delicious. 
2) You look tired.                     should rest. 
3) She is a teacher. I gave                    a book. 
4) They are my friends. I like                     very much. 
5) He saw the movie.                     was fun.