pronoun

simple noun17 collocationsAvg. frequency: 5.8
personal pronoun7.0

Refers to a specific person or thing, changing form to indicate person, number, gender, and case.

relative pronoun6.9

Introduces a relative clause, such as 'who', 'which', 'that'.

possessive pronoun6.8

Shows ownership, such as 'mine', 'yours', 'his', 'hers'.

object pronoun6.7

Acts as the object of a verb or preposition, such as 'me', 'him', 'us'.

subject pronoun6.7

Acts as the subject of a verb, such as 'I', 'he', 'we'.

plural pronoun6.5

Refers to more than one person or thing, such as 'we' or 'they'.

singular pronoun6.5

Refers to one person or thing, such as 'I' or 'it'.

interrogative pronoun6.2

Used to ask a question, such as 'who', 'what', 'which'.

first-person pronoun6.0

Refers to the speaker, such as 'I', 'me', 'we', 'us'.

second-person pronoun6.0

Refers to the person being spoken to, such as 'you'.

indefinite pronoun5.8

Refers to a non-specific person or thing, such as 'someone', 'anything'.

reflexive pronoun5.7

Refers back to the subject of the clause, such as 'myself', 'yourself'.

demonstrative pronoun5.5

Points to a specific thing, such as 'this', 'that', 'these', 'those'.

feminine pronoun4.5

Refers to a female, such as 'she', 'her'.

masculine pronoun4.5

Refers to a male, such as 'he', 'him'.

definite pronoun3.0

Refers to a specific person or thing, like personal pronouns.

anaphoric pronoun2.5

A pronoun that refers back to an earlier noun phrase.