A pronoun is a word that takes the place of or refers to a noun. You may recall that a noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. To cut down on repetitiveness, I can change my original sentence to: Janet has to study in order for her to get the job that she wants.
In this sentence, the word 'Janet' is a noun, and the words 'her' and 'she' are pronouns that replace that noun. There are several different types of pronouns. One type of pronoun is a personal pronoun that takes the place of a particular person or thing. In this lesson, we'll focus on two categories of personal pronouns.