EnglishClub : Learn English : Grammar : Pronouns Pronouns Pronouns are small words that take the place of a noun. Pronouns are words like: he, you, ours, themselves, some, each... We can use a pronoun instead of a noun. If we didn't have pronouns, we would have to repeat a whole lot of nouns. The following pages describe the grammar of pronouns. For lists of pronouns you can see the vocabulary ...