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No, the word John's is a noun, a possessive, proper noun, the name of a person indicating something belongs to this person by use of the apostrophe s ('s) at the end of the word. A proper noun is always capitalized.
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.
Examples:
- Johnis a student at college. I miss him when he is away. (the pronouns 'he' and 'him' take the place of the noun 'John' in the second sentence)
- John's grades are very good. (the possessive form of the noun 'John' = the grades of John)
- John works hard to keep hisgrade average high. (the pronoun 'his' is a possessive adjective form, which takes the place of the noun 'John' = the grade average of John)
What else can I help you with?
What is the pronoun in the sentence John is absent when he is ill?
The pronoun in the sentence is he, which takes the place of the noun 'John' as the subject of the adverbial clause.
Which word is a pronoun and which is its antecedent Find the solution that lists the pronoun first and the antecedent second?
Pronoun: he Antecedent: John
What are the two cases of the pronoun it?
The personal pronoun 'it' functions as a subjective or objective pronoun. Examples:subject: It is really nice.object: John brought it with him.
What pronoun can you replace John Mary Peter with?
John, Mary, and Peter are coming to lunch. They are coming in John's car. I expect them at noon.The pronoun they is the subjective, third person, plural pronoun and them is the objective, third person, plural pronoun.
What nis a pronoun?
A pronoun is a word that substitues a noun. For example instead of saying: "John went to the shops because John needed milk." you could say: "John went to the shops because he needed milk." In this case, "he" would be the pronoun.
Can a pronoun be an object of the preposition?
Yes, in the sentence, "John smiled as his children wrapped their arms around him." the prepositional phrase is, "around him." "him" is the object of the preposition, and is also a pronoun for "John."
What type of pronoun is the noun that refers to or replaces?
I think you mean what is the noun that a pronoun replaces. The noun that a pronoun replaces is called the antecedent. Example:In the sentence: John lost his math book, I think this belongs to him.The noun 'John' is the antecedent for the pronoun 'him'.
Which is the antecedent and the pronoun in this sentence Jack doesn't know John or where his sister lives?
"Jack doesn't know John or where his sister lives."The pronoun is the possessive adjective 'his', but we don't know if it describes the sister of Jack or the sister of John. This is called an 'unclear pronoun antecedent reference'. In other words, the antecedent can't be determined by the wording of the sentence.
How are the meaning subject and subject pronoun different?
The subject of a sentence is what the sentence is about, the verb tells what the subject is or does. The subject can be a noun or a pronoun; a pronoun takes the place of a noun. A subject pronoun is a pronoun that can only be used for the subject of a sentence, a differnt pronoun must be used for the object(s) of the sentence or phrase. Examples: John is a student. (John is a noun and the subject of the sentence) He is student. (the pronoun he takes the place of the noun as the subject) My house is blue, it has a yellow flowers by the steps. (the pronoun it takes the place of the noun house as subject) The subject pronouns are: I, we, he, she, they. The object pronouns are: me, us, him, her, them. Pronouns that can be subject or object: you, it.
What type of pronoun is the word himself?
The pronoun himself is a reflexive pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun and 'reflects' its noun or pronoun antecedent. Example: John made himself some breakfast.A reflexive pronoun also functions a an intensive pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun, placed immediately following its antecedent for emphasis.Example: John himself made some breakfast.
Words for which pronouns stand are antecedents?
Yes, the noun that a pronoun takes the place of is called the antecedent.
Which part of the sentence has a pronoun John gave Lucy a book for her birthday?
The pronoun in the sentence is her, a possessive adjective describing the book as 'belonging to her'.
