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What is a pronoun in simple?
A pronoun is a word that is used instead of a noun or noun phrase. Pronouns refer to either a noun that has already been mentioned or to a noun that does not need to be named specifically. The main possessive pronouns are mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs.
What are the pronoun words?
Pronouns are words like she, you, him, them, this, and who, to name a few. For example, in the sentence “Carol likes apples,” the specific proper noun Carol can be replaced with the pronoun she: “She likes apples.” English has several categories of pronouns. Personal pronouns replace people and things.
What kind of pronoun is this?
The demonstrative pronouns are “this,” “that,” “these,” and “those.” A demonstrative pronoun represents a noun and tells us whether it is singular or plural and whether it is near or far (including in time).
What is difference between noun and pronoun?
They are the most common words used in English. Nouns are words that refer to specific things or people: for example, phones, umbrellas, or Nicki Minaj. Pronouns, on the other hand, stand in for a previous noun: the same word can refer to several different things. They include words like those, them, and he.
What are the 8 types of pronouns?
English includes eight “classes” of pronouns: personal, reflexive, reciprocal, possessive, demonstrative, indefinite, relative, and interrogative. Personal pronouns: These stand in for common nouns as subjects or objects.
What are the three cases of pronouns?
Pronouns have three cases, which is what indicates how that pronoun is related to the words that it is used with. The three cases are: nominative, possessive, and objective. The nominative case is used when the pronoun is the subject of the sentence. The nominative form pronouns are: I, you, he/she, it, we/they.
What are some commonly used pronouns?
hers
How do I Use Your pronouns correctly?
Identify the antecedent. The antecedent is the noun that a pronoun is replacing.