Pronoun - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈprəʊnaʊn|
Brit.
|ˈprəʊnaʊn|
noun
- a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase
Extra examples
In the phrase “this is my hat,” the word “this” is a demonstrative pronoun.
“He” is a pronoun of the masculine gender.
The pronoun “it” is neuter.
“John” is the antecedent of the pronoun “him” in “Mary saw John and thanked him.”
In the sentence “We forced ourselves to finish the assignment,” the word “ourselves” is a reflexive pronoun.
Word forms
noun
singular: pronoun
plural: pronouns
singular: pronoun
plural: pronouns
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