Pronouns

The subject of a sentence can be a pronoun or a noun. Subject pronouns replace subject nouns. The subject pronouns are I, you, he, she, it, we, and they.

Subject
Noun
Milt is a detective.
The girls are students.

A pronoun replaces a noun. A subject pronoun replaces a noun in subject position (in front of the verb).

Carol loves Rocky.
She loves Rocky.

An object pronoun replaces a noun in object position (after the verb).

Carol loves Rocky.
Carol loves him.

Use there is or there's to say that a person or a thing is somewhere.

There's a young man at the door.

Use there are to say that people or things are somewhere.

There are two small restaurants on the next block.

In the negative, use the contractions isn't and aren't. The full form, is not and are not, are rarely used with there.

There isn't a restaurant near here.
There aren't any supermarkets on this block.

Be careful! Don't confuse they are and there are.

In this sentence, two people is the subject:

There are two people in the room.

In this sentence, they is the subject:

They are teachers.

Be careful! Don't confuse there is and there are with there.

Oregon is a beautiful place. There are mountains and beaches there (= in Oregon).

Pronoun List