Pronouns are words used to avoid repetitions of a noun.

We distinguish Subject Pronouns depending on number (singular, plural) and gender (masculine, feminine, neutral). Subject Pronouns are used to avoid repetitions.

The Subject Pronouns with the verb have this structure:
Subject + verb.

* (object/animal)

1. Subject of the verb
   • I am tall.
   • You are pretty.
   • He is short.
   • She is beautiful.
   • It is big.
   • We are young.
   • You are athletes.
   • They are fat.
2. To replace the person and avoid repetitions:
   • [n/a]*
   • Andy, take off that hat, you look funny.
   • John is tall and he is also thin.
   • Maria is from Spain, she is Spanish.
   • I like the colour red, it is passionate.
   • Me and Julia come from France, we are French.
   • You and Peter always talk, you are really talkative.
   • John and Maria are fat, they eat a lot.

*Non applicable for the first person.

Subject Pronouns are the pronouns used:

• As the subject of the verb;
• To replace the person and avoid repetitions.

Subject Pronouns differ in gender (masculine, feminine and neutral) and number (singular and plural).

We use Subject Pronouns for two reasons:

• They can be used as the subject of the verb;
• They can be used to replace a person or thing which has been previously mentioned, to avoid repetitions.

For example:
— “He is handsome” = In this case, the pronoun he behaves as a subject and has no other purposes.
— “Look at David, he is handsome!” = In this case, the pronoun he replaces the subject expressed in the first part of the sentence (he= David).

NOTE: If you want to use Subject Pronouns as a replacement, it is not possible to do this when you need to use the first person singular (I).

Let’s revise this content within the [Form] section. Take a look at the [Example] section that shows its use within a context.