PronounsPronounsHe, She, It, They

DefinitionDefinition

Words used in place of nouns are called pronouns.

ExamplesExamples

Jaime is a good singer. (He is a good singer.)

Martha is a kind neighbour. (She is a kind neighbour.)

The box is empty. (It is empty.)The turtle carried its house. (It carried its

house.)The children like to play. (They like to

play.)

Singular/PluralSingular/Plural

We use he, she, it in place of singular nouns.

We use they in place of plural nouns.

He/SheHe/She

The personal pronoun he is used to refer to a male in the singular number.

The personal pronoun she is used to refer to a female in the singular number.

The personal pronoun it is used to refer to a thing or an animal in the singular number.

TheyThey

The pronoun they is used in place of he, she, and it in a plural number.