Singular and Plural Pronouns Chart with Examples

Singular and plural pronouns help us talk about one person, animal, thing, or group, or more than one. Words like I, he, she, it, this, and that are singular pronouns, while we, they, us, them, these, and those are plural pronouns.

For example, we say “She is reading” when we mean one person, but “They are reading” when we mean more than one person. Learning singular and plural pronouns helps you choose the right words in clear English sentences.

What Are Singular and Plural Pronouns?

Singular pronouns refer to one person, animal, thing, or idea. Plural pronouns refer to more than one person, animal, thing, or idea.

Examples:

• He is my friend.
• They are my friends.
• This is my book.
• These are my books.
• It is broken.
• They are broken.

In simple words, use singular pronouns for one and plural pronouns for more than one.

Singular and Plural Pronouns Chart

Type	Singular Pronouns	Plural Pronouns	Example
Subject pronouns	I, you, he, she, it	we, you, they	She is ready. / They are ready.
Object pronouns	me, you, him, her, it	us, you, them	I called him. / I called them.
Possessive adjectives	my, your, his, her, its	our, your, their	This is my bag. / This is our bag.
Possessive pronouns	mine, yours, his, hers	ours, yours, theirs	This book is mine. / This book is ours.
Reflexive pronouns	myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself	ourselves, yourselves, themselves	He helped himself. / They helped themselves.
Demonstrative pronouns	this, that	these, those	This is new. / These are new.

This chart shows how pronouns change when we talk about one person or thing compared with more than one.

Singular and Plural Pronouns List

Here is a simple list of common singular and plural pronouns in English.

Singular Pronouns	Plural Pronouns
I	we
me	us
my	our
mine	ours
myself	ourselves
you	you
your	your
yours	yours
yourself	yourselves
he	they
him	them
his	their
himself	themselves
she	they
her	them
hers	theirs
herself	themselves
it	they
its	their
itself	themselves
this	these
that	those

Some pronouns, such as you, your, and yours, can be singular or plural depending on the sentence.

Singular vs Plural Pronouns

The main difference between singular and plural pronouns is number.

Singular Pronouns	Plural Pronouns
Refer to one person or thing.	Refer to more than one person or thing.
Often use singular verbs.	Often use plural verbs.
Examples: he, she, it, this, that.	Examples: we, they, us, them, these, those.

Examples:

• He is ready.
• They are ready.
• This is my pencil.
• These are my pencils.
• That is a chair.
• Those are chairs.

Use singular pronouns when you mean one. Use plural pronouns when you mean more than one.

Singular and Plural Pronoun Pairs

Some singular and plural pronouns are easy to compare as pairs.

Singular	Plural	Example
I	we	I am learning. / We are learning.
me	us	Help me. / Help us.
my	our	This is my book. / This is our book.
mine	ours	This book is mine. / This book is ours.
myself	ourselves	I did it myself. / We did it ourselves.
he	they	He is here. / They are here.
him	them	I called him. / I called them.
his	their	This is his bag. / This is their bag.
himself	themselves	He helped himself. / They helped themselves.
she	they	She is reading. / They are reading.
her	them	I helped her. / I helped them.
hers	theirs	This seat is hers. / These seats are theirs.
herself	themselves	She taught herself. / They taught themselves.
it	they	It is broken. / They are broken.
this	these	This is new. / These are new.
that	those	That is old. / Those are old.

These pairs help you see how pronouns change from singular to plural.

Singular and Plural You

The word you can be singular or plural in English.

Use you for one person:

• You are my friend.
• I called you yesterday.
• This is your notebook.
• This notebook is yours.
• Please introduce yourself.

Use you for more than one person:

• You are all invited.
• I called you yesterday.
• Please bring your books.
• These seats are yours.
• Please introduce yourselves.

The clearest difference is in the reflexive forms:

Singular	Plural
yourself	yourselves

Examples:

• Please help yourself. (one person)
• Please help yourselves. (more than one person)

Subject and Object Singular and Plural Pronouns

Subject pronouns do the action. Object pronouns receive the action or come after a verb or preposition.

Use	Singular	Plural
Subject	I, you, he, she, it	we, you, they
Object	me, you, him, her, it	us, you, them

Examples:

• I called him.
• We called them.
• He helped me.
• They helped us.
• She invited you.
• They invited you.

A simple rule is: use subject pronouns before the action and object pronouns after verbs or prepositions.

Possessive Singular and Plural Pronouns

Possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives show ownership.

Use	Singular	Plural
Possessive adjectives	my, your, his, her, its	our, your, their
Possessive pronouns	mine, yours, his, hers	ours, yours, theirs

Examples:

• This is my book.
• This is our book.
• This book is mine.
• This book is ours.
• That is her bag.
• Those are their bags.
• The red seat is hers.
• The front seats are theirs.

Use possessive adjectives before nouns. Use possessive pronouns without nouns after them.

Reflexive Singular and Plural Pronouns

Reflexive pronouns refer back to the subject. They are used when the subject and object are the same person or group.

Singular Reflexive Pronouns	Plural Reflexive Pronouns
myself	ourselves
yourself	yourselves
himself	themselves
herself	themselves
itself	themselves

Examples:

• I made it myself.
• We made it ourselves.
• You should trust yourself.
• You should all trust yourselves.
• He hurt himself.
• They hurt themselves.
• The door closed by itself.
• The doors closed by themselves.

Demonstrative Singular and Plural Pronouns

Demonstrative pronouns point to people, places, or things. They also show whether something is near or far.

Singular	Plural	Use	Example
this	these	Near	This is my pen. / These are my pens.
that	those	Far	That is your chair. / Those are your chairs.

Use this and that for one thing. Use these and those for more than one thing.

Examples:

• This is my notebook.
• These are my notebooks.
• That is a tall tree.
• Those are tall trees.

Singular and Plural Pronouns in Sentences

Here are useful examples of singular and plural pronouns in sentences.

Subject pronouns

• I am ready. / We are ready.
• He is my friend. / They are my friends.
• She is reading. / They are reading.
• It is working. / They are working.

Object pronouns

• Please help me. / Please help us.
• I called him. / I called them.
• The teacher praised her. / The teacher praised them.
• I fixed it. / I fixed them.

Possessive pronouns

• This book is mine. / This book is ours.
• The seat is hers. / The seats are theirs.
• That pencil is his. / Those pencils are theirs.

Reflexive pronouns

• I did it myself. / We did it ourselves.
• He helped himself. / They helped themselves.
• She prepared herself. / They prepared themselves.

Demonstrative pronouns

• This is new. / These are new.
• That is old. / Those are old.

Common Mistakes with Singular and Plural Pronouns

Learners often confuse singular and plural pronouns with verb forms, possessive forms, or reflexive forms.

Incorrect	Correct
Me are ready.	I am ready.
Us are going home.	We are going home.
Them are outside.	They are outside.
This are my books.	These are my books.
These is my book.	This is my book.
This book is our.	This book is ours.
He did it theirselves.	They did it themselves.
Please introduce yourself. (many people)	Please introduce yourselves.
Those is my bags.	Those are my bags.
That are my chair.	That is my chair.

To avoid these mistakes, check whether the pronoun refers to one person or thing, or more than one.

Quick Rules to Remember

Rule	Example
Singular pronouns refer to one.	She is here.
Plural pronouns refer to more than one.	They are here.
Use this and that for one thing.	This is my bag.
Use these and those for more than one.	These are my bags.
Use yourself for one person.	Help yourself.
Use yourselves for more than one.	Help yourselves.
Use plural verbs with plural pronouns.	They are ready.
Use singular verbs with singular demonstratives.	This is correct.

Simple reminders:

• Use he is, not he are.
• Use they are, not they is.
• Use this is for one thing.
• Use these are for more than one thing.
• Use mine and ours without nouns after them.

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Summary

Singular pronouns refer to one person, animal, thing, or idea. Plural pronouns refer to more than one. Common singular pronouns include I, me, he, she, it, this, and that, while common plural pronouns include we, us, they, them, these, and those.

A singular and plural pronouns chart helps you compare subject, object, possessive, reflexive, and demonstrative forms. Learning these forms will help you write clearer sentences and avoid common mistakes in English.

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• List of Pronouns in English
• Subject Pronouns in English
• First Person Pronouns in English
• Possessive Pronouns in English
• Second Person Pronouns in English