A type of noun that refers anaphorically to another noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective. English examples include I, you, him, who, me, my, each other
A pronoun should refer clearly to an antecedent When it does not, there is an error in pronoun reference For example, the pronoun "she" does not refer to the subject "the man" in the following sentence: The man won the trip to Hawaii, and she was very happy
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 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 type of noun that refers anaphorically to another noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective. English examples include I, you, him, who, my, each other
A pronoun is a word that you use to refer to someone or something when you do not need to use a noun, often because the person or thing has been mentioned earlier. Examples are `it', `she', `something', and `myself'. see also indefinite pronoun, personal pronoun, reflexive pronoun, relative pronoun. a word that is used instead of a noun or noun phrase, such as 'he' instead of 'Peter' or 'the man' demonstrative pronoun, personal pronoun (pro- + noun, on the model of pronomen , from nomen )
The personal pronouns in English are I, thou or you, he, she, it, we, ye, and they