代名詞
代名詞取代了名詞。會需要用上不同的代名詞，取決於兩個要素：第一是被取代的名詞，第二是名詞在句中的作用。在英語中，只有第三人稱單數的代名詞才會表明名詞的性別。而第二人稱複數與第二人稱單數相同，反身代名詞則除外。
| 主格代名詞 | 受格代名詞 | 所有格形容詞（限定詞） | 所有格代名詞 | 反身代名詞或強調代名詞 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 第一人稱單數 | I | me | my | mine | myself |
| 第二人稱單數 | you | you | your | yours | yourself |
| 第三人稱單數（男性/陽性） | he | him | his | his | himself |
| 第三人稱單數（女性/陰性） | she | her | her | hers | herself |
| 第三人稱單數（中性） | it | it | its | itself | |
| 第一人稱複數 | we | us | our | ours | ourselves |
| 第二人稱複數 | you | you | your | yours | yourselves |
| 第三人稱複數 | they | them | their | theirs | themselves |
主格代名詞
主格代名詞取代了句中的主詞。通常使用第三人稱的主格代名詞，是為了要避免重複稱呼原主詞。
例句
- I am 16.
- You seem lost.
- Jim is angry, and he wants Sally to apologize.
- This table is old. It needs to be repainted.
- We aren't coming.
- They don't like pancakes.
受格代名詞
受格代名詞用來取代句中的直接受詞或間接受詞。
例句
- Give the book to me.
- The teacher wants to talk to you.
- Jake is hurt because Bill hit him.
- Rachid recieved a letter from her last week.
- Mark can't find it.
- Don't be angry with us.
- Tell them to hurry up!
所有格形容詞（限定詞）
所有格形容詞並不是代名詞，而是限定詞。但認識代名詞的同時，不妨也一起認識限定詞，因為限定詞的型態跟所有格代名詞很相似。所有格形容詞的作用就如形容詞，因此它的位置是放在其修飾的名詞前，並不會像代名詞一樣取代了名詞。
例句
- Did mother find my shoes?
- Mrs. Baker wants to see your homework.
- Can Jake bring over his baseball cards?
- Samantha will fix her bike tomorrow.
- The cat broke its leg.
- This is our house.
- Where is their school?
所有格代名詞
所有格代名詞取代了名詞的所有格，成為句中的主詞或受詞。由於原來的名詞被代名詞取代了，因此務必確認對方知道它指的是何者，才能直接用代名詞。
例句
- This bag is mine.
- Yours is not blue.
- That bag looks like his.
- These shoes are not hers.
- That car is ours.
- Theirs is parked in the garage.
反身代名詞和強調代名詞
反身代名詞和強調代名詞看起來完全一樣，但在句中卻有不同的作用。
反身代名詞會重新提及語句中的主詞，因為做出該動作的主詞本身也是直接受格或間接受格。只有特定的動詞可以用反身代名詞。您不能將反身代名詞從句中移除，因為這樣會導致其餘的句子文法有誤。
例句
- I told myself to calm down.
- You cut yourself on this nail?
- He hurt himself on the stairs.
- She found herself in a dangerous part of town.
- The cat threw itself under my car!
- We blame ourselves for the fire.
- The children can take care of themselves.
強調代名詞強調語中的主詞，它並不是動作的受詞。強調代名詞一律可從句中移除，而且也不會嚴重影響了整句話的意思。強調代名詞可緊接在主詞後，或是放在句尾。
例句
- I made these cookies myself.
- You yourself asked Jake to come.
- The Pope himself pardoned Mr. Brown.
- My teacher didn't know the answer herself.
- The test itself wasn't scary, but my teacher certainly is.
- We would like to finish the renovation before Christmas ourselves.
- They themselves told me the lost shoe wasn't a problem.