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Pronouns stand in for nouns. The pronouns are: I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they.

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A pronoun stands for a noun and is used in place of that noun to avoid repetition in a sentence. It can refer to a person, place, thing, or idea. Pronouns help make sentences more concise and easier to read.

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What is a pronoun-?

A pronoun is a word that take the stand for a noun


Is stand a pronoun?

No, the word 'stand' is a noun (stand, stands) and a verb (stand, stands, standing, stood).A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.Example: Put the plant stand by the window. Itshould be near the light. (the pronoun 'it' takes the place of the noun 'stand' in second sentence)


A pronoun is used to what a noun?

A pronoun is used to take the place of or stand in for a noun.


What is a word that stands for a noun or another pronoun in a sentence?

The answer is in the question. A pronoun is used to stand for a noun in a sentence, although it may also have an antecedent that is a pronoun itself.


What is the pronoun of segregate?

Segregate is a verb. It doesn't have a pronoun. Pronouns are words like I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they, that, those. Words that can stand instead of a noun. The noun from segregate is segregation; the pronoun for segregation is it.


Is at risk hyphenated?

at-risk is hypenated because the pronoun at cannot stand alone.


What is functions of pronoun in a sentence?

The function of a pronoun in a sentence is to stand in for a noun so that noun is not constantly repeated and to make a sentence flow more smoothly and make it easier to say. Another function of a pronoun is to begin a question and stand in for a noun or nouns that are unknown or unnamed. Other pronouns are used to show possession.


Is the word they've a pronoun?

The word they've is a contraction, or a shortened form of two words: they have. The word they is a pronoun because it is a word that can stand for a noun. The word have is a verb.


A pronoun for the cliff?

The pronoun that takes the place of the singular noun 'cliff' is it.Example: Stand back from the cliff, it is very unstable.


Words for which pronouns stand are antecedents?

An antecedent is a word or phrase that a pronoun refers back to in a sentence. For example, in the sentence "John ate his dinner," the word "John" is the antecedent of the pronoun "his."


What does it stand for in a pronoun?

The pronoun 'it' takes the place of a noun for an animal or a thing. Examples:I found your math book, you left it in the lunch room.I stopped for a deer while it crossed the road.


Is your a possessive adjective?

No, it is more correctly referred to as a possessive adjective (precedes nouns).The possessive pronoun is "your" (some sources refer to 'your' as an absolute possessive pronoun because it can stand alone).