Example sentences:
They came to visit and brought the baby with them. (personal pronouns)
I would like six of these and a two of those. (demonstrative pronouns)
The chicken is mine and the salmon is yours. (possessive pronouns)
How is your salmon? My chicken is delicious. (possessive adjectives)
What is the plan for tonight? (interrogative pronoun)
Dad got up at six and made himself some breakfast. (reflexive pronoun)
Dad himself got up and made some breakfast. (intensive pronoun)
We gave each other a gift on our mutual birthday. (reciprocal pronoun)
The teacher who assigned the work should answer your questions. (relative pronoun)
Everyone has left the building but a few are still waiting to be picked-up. (indefinite pronouns)
She went to the store to buy some groceries for dinner.
The pronoun in this sentence is "I," which refers to the speaker or writer.
This is a sentence using a pronoun.The word this is a demonstrative pronoun.
She is taller than her sister.
Example sentence:I wrote you this sentence. (direct object is 'sentence, indirect object is the personal pronoun 'you')
The is NO pronoun in that sentence.A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.Examples of the same sentence using pronouns:They live near the school. (the pronoun 'they' takes the place of the compound subject nouns 'Tracey and Courtney')Tracey and Courtney live near it. (the pronoun 'it' takes the place of the noun 'school')
I could really use a good pronoun, here.
This is a sentence using a pronoun.The word this is a demonstrative pronoun.
The pronoun in this sentence is "I," which refers to the speaker or writer.
The pronoun in the sentence is he.The pronoun 'he' is taking the place of the name of the person spoken about.
Using an object pronoun, the sentence would be:'The game wardens noticed it.'
One must always strive to do their best in everything they do.
There is no faulty pronoun in the sentence. There is no pronoun in the sentence. In this sentence, the word 'their' is an adjective; the pronoun form of the word is 'theirs'. Using the pronoun, the sentence would read: The task force submitted theirs a week early. The pronoun 'theirs' replaces the word 'recommendation'.
Example sentence:I wrote you this sentence. (direct object is 'sentence, indirect object is the personal pronoun 'you')
Pronoun references help maintain coherence in writing by replacing repetitive nouns with pronouns, making sentences flow better and avoiding unnecessary repetition. This helps readers follow the text more easily and creates a more cohesive and connected piece of writing.
I found your math book. You left it in the library.
I gave her the book.
The word 'we' IS a subject pronoun; the first person, plural, personal pronoun that functions as the subject of a sentence or a clause.Example: We saw the dog