Pronouns A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun or noun phrase that has already been mentioned in a text or conversation. PRONOUNS There are several types of pronouns. Among them are personal, possessive, demonstrative, indefinite, reflexive and relative pronouns. Personal pronouns stand in for nouns and noun phrases, and usually refer back in a text or conversation to them. E.g. •Sakib is going to watch the parade tomorrow. She plans to leave at 4 pm. • We are collecting old photographs for our project. They should still be in good condition. Personal pronouns may be categorised as follows: PERSON SINGULAR PLURAL Subject Object Subject Object First (person speaking) I me we us Second (person spoken to) ...