1
Mara found the ledger, and she photographed it. — She refers to Mara; it refers to the ledger.
8 Pronoun Examples
Use these examples to study structure, specificity, tone, and variation. They are demonstrations—not claims about a real person or organization unless the example itself makes that explicit.
Before you copy
What to notice in the examples
Clear pronoun use keeps repetition under control while making every antecedent, case, number, and point of reference easy for the reader to identify.
- Choose a pronoun whose antecedent is clear.
- Match pronoun number and person to the intended referent.
- Use subject, object, possessive, reflexive, or relative forms according to grammatical role.
2
The managers told the interns that they would present first. — They is ambiguous without context.
3
Please send the file to Priya and me. — Object form: me.
4
Jon and I reviewed the draft. — Subject form: I.
5
The company revised its policy. — Possessive determiner: its.
6
Anyone who finishes early may leave. — Relative pronoun: who.
7
This needs revision. — This is clear only if the prior sentence identifies the referent.
8
The editors themselves checked every citation. — Reflexive/emphatic form: themselves.
Keep the underlying decision or pattern, then replace the subject, evidence, relationship, constraints, and tone with details that belong to your situation. If your final line still works after swapping only one noun, it may be too close to the example.