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The antecedent of a pronoun typically comes before the pronoun in a sentence. The pronoun's role is to refer back to the antecedent and replace it in the sentence to avoid repetition.
The antecedent for demonstrative pronouns (this, that, these, those) are the same as the antecedent for personal pronouns, the word in the sentence, previously mentioned, or identified in some way, that the pronoun represents. In the case of demonstrative pronouns, the speaker may referred to the antecedent by gesture rather that words. Examples:These are my favorite.Those were the days.Do you like this? (no verbal antecedent)These are more expensive than those. (no verbal antecedent)
Yes, in French, object pronouns are placed before infinitives. For example, "Je va te donner" (I am going to give it to you).
Nouns, pronouns, and gerunds usually come after prepositions in a sentence.
The pronouns that describe nouns are the possessive adjectives: my, your, his, her, their, its.Example: How is your salmon? Mychicken is delicious.
There are a group of pronouns called indefinite pronouns but no group called definite pronouns. I have only seen that term used once before, it was for definite personal pronouns. The personal pronouns are I, me, you, he, him, she, her, it, we, us, they, them.
The antecedent for demonstrative pronouns (this, that, these, those) are the same as the antecedent for personal pronouns, the word in the sentence, previously mentioned, or identified in some way, that the pronoun represents. In the case of demonstrative pronouns, the speaker may referred to the antecedent by gesture rather that words. Examples:These are my favorite.Those were the days.Do you like this? (no verbal antecedent)These are more expensive than those. (no verbal antecedent)
Yes, in French, object pronouns are placed before infinitives. For example, "Je va te donner" (I am going to give it to you).
Nouns, pronouns, and gerunds usually come after prepositions in a sentence.
Her and they are the pronouns.
In English, possessive pronouns, like adjectives, usually come before the nouns that they modify.
The pronouns that describe nouns are the possessive adjectives: my, your, his, her, their, its.Example: How is your salmon? Mychicken is delicious.
There are a group of pronouns called indefinite pronouns but no group called definite pronouns. I have only seen that term used once before, it was for definite personal pronouns. The personal pronouns are I, me, you, he, him, she, her, it, we, us, they, them.
No, prepositions generally come before nouns or pronouns, not possessives. However, there are some prepositional phrases that can include a possessive pronoun, such as "of mine" or "of yours." In these cases, the preposition "of" is followed by the possessive pronoun.
A pronoun simply replaces a noun. It replaces a noun by saying he, she ,it, they, them, you, I etc. They usually come before the verb example: He walked to the ladies house.
Subject pronouns are used as the subject of a sentence or phrase. Object pronouns are words that are used as the object of a sentence or phrase. Subject only pronouns are: I, he, she, we, they, who. Object only pronouns are: me, him, her, us, them, whom. Pronouns that can be both subject and object pronouns: you, it, what, which, whose, that.
Quantity pronouns are a group of indefinite pronouns used for an unknown or unnamed amount; for example:We have enough.You may have some.Few will come in the rain.Several have already come.He ate it all.She can have more.
Most pronouns in English come from Old English and Proto-Germanic roots. They have evolved over time through linguistic changes and borrowings from other languages. The origins of specific pronouns can vary, but many trace back to common Indo-European linguistic roots.