A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.
A noun is used as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the object of a verb or a preposition.
A pronoun is also used as a subject or an object in a sentence.
EXAMPLES
The boys ran up the walk. They were ready for lunch. (subject of the sentence)
The Sandwiches that they were expecting were on the table. (subject of the relative clause)
Mother told them to wash up. (direct object of the verb 'told')
Lunch was ready for them. (object of the preposition 'for')
A pronoun is used to take the place of or stand in for a noun.
The pronoun "He" in the sentence is a personal pronoun, specifically a subject pronoun. It is used to refer to a specific person (in this case, a male) who is the subject of the sentence.
The word 'what' is used as an interrogative pronoun to ask a question and as relative pronoun to introduce a relative clause. Examples:interrogative pronoun: What time does the game start?relative pronoun: She didn't say what movie they saw.
noun if it is used as the subject pronoun if it is used as predicate
An interrogative pronoun is a pronoun used to ask a question; they are what, which, who, whom, and whose. They are sometimes used with the suffixes 'ever' and 'soever'.
The word 'they' is a subject pronoun; the corresponding object pronoun is 'them'.
The pronoun 'them' is an object pronoun; used as the object of a verb or a preposition in the third person, plural. The corresponding subject pronoun is 'they'. Example sentence:We gave them an anniversary party.
The pronoun 'her' is a possessive pronoun.
The pronoun "my" is a possessive adjective, placed before a noun to describe that noun as belonging to the speaker.
The pronoun 'them' is a personal pronoun, the third person plural pronoun.
Yes, I is a pronoun. Example use:I answer a lot of questions.The pronoun I is used in place of my name.
The pronoun 'that' is a demonstrative pronoun; a word to indicate, to show, to point to. The pronoun 'that' is also a relative pronoun; a word that introduces a relative clause. Examples:Demonstrative pronoun: That is my favorite movie.Relative pronoun: This is the movie that I like.The word 'that' is also and adjective, an adverb, and a conjunction.