Personal pronouns are an important topic for English learners—these small words carry a lot of meaning! They include words like I , him , and ours , and they help communicate who or what you're referring to, how many people or objects you are talking about, and sometimes the gender of the people involved.

Here's what you need to know about the different personal pronouns in English!

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What are personal pronouns in English?

Complete list of all English personal pronouns

How to use the different personal pronouns in English

Subject pronouns

Object pronouns

Reflexive pronouns

Possessive pronouns

Bonus: Possessive adjectives

Tips for using personal pronouns in English

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all pronouns , personal pronouns are words that take the place of nouns.

Instead of repeating a noun or noun phrase over and over, you can use a pronoun to replace it. For example, in the sentence I just bought a new book, but I can’t find it , the personal pronoun it stands in for the noun phrase a new book .…