Pronouns and Their classification with examples for all competitive exams

What is a pronoun in English grammar? One of the nine parts of speech in the English language is the pronoun. Pronoun is a word that substitutes for a noun or noun phrase.
A pronoun is used instead of a noun or noun phrase in a sentence. A pronoun may take place of the name of a person, place or thing.
Pronoun examples: I, me, we, they, you, he, she, it, yours, himself, ourselves, its, my, that, this, those, us, who, whom...