A word used instead of a noun or name, to avoid the repetition of it. The personal pronouns in English are I, thou or you, he, she, it, we, ye, and they.
stands in place of, replaces a noun personal pronoun - eg: I, she, they - refers to people, things, or animals demonstrative pronoun - eg: this, that, these, those - points out people, things, or animals reflexive pronoun - eg: himself, ourselves, - refers back to the noun it replaces relative pronoun - eg: who, whom, whose, what, that - begins relative clause, refers back to antecedent possessive pronoun eg: yours, his, theirs - indicates ownership, possession interrogative pronoun eg: who, whose - begins a question indefinite pronoun - eg: some, any, something - refers to unspecified person, thing or animal
Pronouns are little words that can occur where noun phrases can occur, e.g. saw him. What do you think of that
a word used in place of a noun. A pronoun agrees with its antecedent in number, gender, and case. A pronoun has three variables: number, gender, and case. he she it they them
a word that can substitute for a noun phrase (e.g. he can substitute for John).
Pronouns such as he and them differ from Nouns in that they refer to different things on different occasions: She likes it can refer to any female being liking anything; Helen likes Coltrane only to a specific person liking a specific object. English pronouns have Case (she versus her) and number ( she versus they).
A word used as a substitute for a noun (known as the antecedent). example: The pronoun is a lonely word; it must always be paired with an antecedent. See for more information: Guide to Grammar and Style Pronoun
a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase
a figure of speech used as a substitute for a noun, to avoid repetition of the noun
an identifying word used instead of a noun and inflected in the same way nouns are
a noun that has lost its individual status
a part of speech used in lieu of an original noun to avoid boring repetition
a pro-form which functions like a noun and substitutes for a noun or noun phrase
a reference word, standing for a name, or for a person or thing, or for a group of persons or things
a short word that takes the place of a noun previously mentioned in the sentence, paragraph, or conversation
a word indicative of definite persons and used in place of a noun
a word such as il , lui , que , and dont which takes the place of a noun
a word that can substitute a noun that has been mentioned before or is otherwise understood in the context and it would be cumbersome to repeat again
a word that indicates something without naming it
a word that is used instead of the name of a person or thing
a word that refers to a person or a thing that has already talked about
a word that replaces a noun
a word that "stands in for" another noun or noun-phrase
a word that stands in the place of a noun, like she, he, it, they, them and those
a word that substitutes for a noun
a word that substitutes for the noun in a sentence
a word that takes the place of a noun, for example, 'he' 'she' 'them' 'it' instead of the name of the person or thing
a word that takes the place of one or more nouns
a word used to replace a noun
a word we substitute in the place of a noun
a word which refers to a subject or object which has already been identified
a word which takes the place of a noun in a sentence
A word standing for a noun. There are many different kinds of pronouns, including the following: indefinite pronouns ("some," "any"), demonstrative pronouns ("this," "those"), interrogative pronouns ("who," "which"), personal pronouns ("I," "you," "she", "it") possessive ("yours", "mine").
A word standing for a noun. There are many different kinds of pronouns, including the following: indefinite pronouns ("some," "any"), demonstrative pronouns ("this," "those"), interrogative pronouns ("who," "which"), personal pronouns ("I," "you," "she"), There are entries for these letters
a word which replaces a noun, e.g. 'e-learning is different from conventional learning insofar as it does not involve face-to-face interaction'
One of the traditional parts of speech; an item, usually of rather vague reference, which can be used in substitution for a more precise full noun (eg for Juan). The main categories of pronouns are personal, demonstrative, indefinite, possessive, interrogative.
A word used in place of a noun, like I, me, he, him, you, it etc.. See also compound pronoun, personal pronoun, possessive pronoun.
a word that can substitute for a noun or noun phrase
a word that stands in for a noun.
"we", "it" etc, stand-ins for specific nouns or names the marker used in the lexicon to label Reflexivising verbs (see VIIId)
A word which stands instead of a noun.
a word that is used as a substitute for a noun or noun equivalent, takes noun constructions, and refers to persons or things named or understood in the context. For example, "he" is a pronoun. The process of turning a noun into a pronoun is not called "pronounciation".
A functional word that serves in place of a Noun--e.g., He (for John), She (for Mary), it ( for book) etc. Pronouns are characterized as DPs since they house all appropriate functional feature for the Noun. The Relative pronouns-- ( who/that/which)--e.g., He is someone who likes syntax) where who relates back to the subject He
words for persons in the area -- I, you, me, he, she, it, they
A pronoun substitutes for a noun. It never occurred to me.
A word that stands for (pro-) a noun; object pronouns in English include "me," "you," "him," "her," "it," "us," and "them."
A word which is used instead of a noun or a noun phrase. Pronouns are often used to refer to a noun that has already been mentioned. 'She', 'it' and 'who' are all examples of pronouns.
A small word to replace a noun – usually to avoid repetition eg. you, him, them, it, she, thou
A word like I, me, you, he, him, it etc. A pronoun replaces a noun.
A part of speech that takes the position of nouns and functions as nouns do. Pronouns are words such as I, me, my, mine, myself; you, your, yours, yourself; he, him, his; she, her, hers; it, its; himself, herself; we, us, our; they, them, their; this, the
In linguistics and grammar, a pronoun is a pro-form that substitutes for a noun or noun phrase with or without a determiner, such as and in English. The replaced phrase is the antecedent of the pronoun. A pronoun used for the item questioned in a question is called an interrogative pronoun, such as .