Which proper noun is he?

Answer 1

The word 'he' is a personal pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun for a specific male person or thing.

A proper noun is the name of a specific person or thing.

The pronoun 'he' takes the place of a noun for a male as the subject of a sentence or a clause.

The pronoun that takes the place of a noun for a male as the object of a verb or a preposition is 'him'.

A pronoun can take the place of a common noun or a proper noun.

Examples:

Jim is my brother. He is going away to college. I will miss him.

• The pronoun 'he' takes the place of the proper noun 'Jim' as the subject of the second sentence.
• The pronoun 'him' takes the place of the proper noun 'Jim' as the direct object in the third sentence)

I saw the boy on the bicycle. He was carrying a bunch of flowers.

• The pronoun 'he' takes the place of the common noun 'boy' as the subject of the second sentence.