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The pronoun that takes the place of the noun phrase 'his favorite team' is it.
Example: His favorite team is doing well this season. It has won its first three games.
Although the noun 'team' is a singular noun, many people prefer to use the third person, plural pronouns (they, them), referring to the members of the team. It is grammatically incorrect, but some people prefer to use they and them.
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A......is a word used instead of a noun?
pronoun
Is which an adjective?
It can be, but it may be called a 'determiner' instead. It can be used as a pronoun.
What is a pronoun for the Red Sox in the sentence The Red Sox is Mary's favorite baseball team?
Since the verb 'is' is used for a singular subject, the sentence is referring to 'the Red Sox' as a unit. The pronoun that takes the place of the unit is it.Example: The Red Sox is Mary's favorite baseball team. It is the only team she follows.If the sentences had read, "The Red Sox are...", the verb for a plural subject, then the sentence is referring to 'the Red Sox' as the players. The pronouns that takes the place of the players is they as a subject and them as an object.Example: The Red Sox is Mary's favorite baseball team. They are the only ones she follows.
What kind of pronoun is that when it is not used in a question?
When the word "that" is not used in a question, it is typically a demonstrative pronoun, used to point to someone or something specific. It can also function as a relative pronoun, introducing a dependent clause in a sentence.
Is which a third-person personal pronoun?
No, "which" is a relative pronoun used to introduce relative clauses that provide more information about a noun in a sentence. Examples of third-person personal pronouns include "he," "she," and "they."
What is the noun or pronoun of team?
The noun 'team' is a singular, common, abstract noun. The word 'team' is also used as a collective noun for people and animals; for example, a team of players or a team of mules. The appropriate pronoun for the noun 'team' is 'it' for the singular, 'they' for the plural subjective, and 'them' for the plural objective.
Is 'this' a noun or pronoun?
The word 'this' is one of the demonstrative pronouns(this, that, these, those), used to show, indicate, point to. The pronoun 'this' takes the place of a noun in a sentence.Example: This is mom's favorite singer.The word 'this' is also an adjective, a word placed before a noun to describe that noun.Example: This singer is mom's favorite.
What is the pronoun for pigs?
The pronoun for pigs are...ittheythem
Can the word those be used in third person?
Yes, the pronoun 'those' is a thirdperson demonstrative pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun spoken about. Example:Those are my favorite flowers.
What type of pronoun is team?
The word 'team' is not a pronoun. the word 'team' is a noun (team, teams) and a verb (team, teams, teaming, teamed).The noun 'team' is a word for a group of people joined in a common effort; a word for a group of animals harnessed together to pull something.The verb 'team' is to join together for a task or goal; to put together in a coordinated ensemble.Some dictionaries also designate the word 'team' as an adjective when used to describe a noun (team effort, team colors, etc.) However, this use can also be called an attributive noun, a noun used as an adjective to describe another noun.A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.The pronoun that takes the place of the noun 'team' is it.Example: We have a great team this year. It has won the first three games of the season. (the pronoun 'it' takes the place of the noun 'team' in the second sentence)
What part of speech is them?
pronoun 1. the objective case of they, used as a direct or indirect object: We saw them yesterday. I gave them the books. 2. Informal. (used instead of the pronoun they in the predicate after the verb to be): It's them, across the street. It isn't them. 3. Informal. (used instead of the pronoun their before a gerund): The boys' parents objected to them hiking without adult supervision. -adjective 4. Nonstandard. those: He don't want them books.
Is than a pronoun?
than is used as a preposition and a conjunction."Having good health is better than having lots of money."A pronoun is a word used instead of a noun. For example, he, she, it, that, those are all pronouns.
