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pronoun::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | function word, closed-class word |
| Has types | demonstrative pronoun, personal pronoun, reciprocal pronoun, anaphoric pronoun, relative pronoun, demonstrative |
Examples of pronoun
pronoun
Nowadays the context of the story usually determines the name or gender pronoun.
From the guardian.co.uk
Note that there must always be a pronoun between a definite noun and the copula.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The language also has an inclusive and an exclusive first-person plural pronoun.
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In languages with a distinct reflexive pronoun form, it is often gender-neutral.
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In Croatian, the pronoun who has the form tko, while Serbian and Bosnian use ko.
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For no particular reason, she tends to refer to her pieces with the male pronoun.
From the charlotteobserver.com
That was because, in English, we have no gender-neutral pronoun to describe them.
From the independent.co.uk
Which is the correct relative pronoun to use in relation to a thing or an idea.
From the guardian.co.uk
For many verbs that require an object, a reflexive pronoun can be used instead.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- A function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase
- In linguistics and grammar, a pronoun (Lat: pronomen) 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 called the antecedent of the 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, me, my, each other
- (2) PRONOUNS) when used alone pronouns express subjects (amin mela lle - I love you) * when used in possessive phrases they express possession (melamin - my love) I (my,mine) we, us (ours) he she it (its) you (yours) you(p) (yours-p) amin lye ro re ta lle llie him (his) her (hers) they them ( ...
- (Pronouns (Les pronoms)) They are very important words which stitch sentences together showing who is doing what to whom. There are several types of these:
- (Pronouns) are noun-substitutes.They are inflected for person (First,Second, Third), number (singular and plural) and case (nominative, genetive I (preposed), genetive 2 (postposed), oblique. They can be personal, demonstrative and relative. ...
- (Pronouns) are very much like nouns in that they function the same way except that they are meant to substitute for a particular noun. Let us say that we had a tree. We don't have to say the tree is big, but we rather can say that it is big. ...
- (Pronouns) are words that can take the place of nouns, for example I, he, her, mine, they etc
- (pronouns) watakushi (formal "I"), watashi (standard "I"), atashi (young woman's "I"), ore (informal men's "I"), boku ("I" for kids or when you're being submissive), sessha ("this unworthy one"), washi (used by old people) anata (formal "you", or "beloved" if used between a married couple), kimi ...
