No, the word 'nearby' is an adjective or an adverb.
Examples:
A nearby road is being repaved. (adjective, describes the noun 'road')
A boy stood nearby watching the road crew. (adverb, modifies the verb 'stood')
He was fascinated by the large paving equipment. (the pronoun 'he' takes the place of the noun 'boy' in the previous sentence)
A pronoun takes the place of a noun in a sentence. Example:"When George got to 19th Street, he got off the train." The pronoun 'he' takes the place of the noun 'George' in the second part of the sentence."We can go to the mall this afternoon." The pronoun 'we' takes the place of our names which are nouns.
Yourself is a pronoun as it replaces your name.
The pronoun "I" is a personal pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun for a specific person or thing.The pronoun "I" is a first person pronoun, a word that takes the place of the noun (name) for the person speaking.The pronoun "I" is a singular pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun form one person.The pronoun "I" is a subjective pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun as the subject of a sentence or a clause, or as a subject complement (a predicate nominative).The corresponding first person, singular, objectivepersonal pronoun is "me".Example uses of the pronoun "I" are:I wrote an essay. (subject of the sentence)The teacher read the essay that I wrote. (subject of the relative clause)The writer of the essay is I. (subject complement, restates the subject noun 'writer')
The personal pronoun 'me' is the first person, singular, objective pronoun. The personal pronoun 'me' takes the place of the noun (or name) of the person speaking as the object of a verb or a preposition.Examples:He asked me for my number. (direct object of the verb 'asked')They brought some flowers for me. (object of the preposition 'for')
Were is not a pronoun. Common standard pronouns in the English language are: He, She, It, We, You, They, Them.
The pronoun that takes the place of the noun school is it.Example: The school is nearby. It is two blocks west of this street.
The word "these" is a pronoun that is used to refer to multiple items or things that are nearby or within reach. It is used to indicate something in close proximity or to point out a specific group of things. For example, "These are my books" or "What are these?"
A noun is a word for a person, a place, or a thing.A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing.A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.Examples:The hospital is nearby. (common noun, a word for a thing)St. Luke's Hospital is nearby. (proper noun, the name of a specific thing)It is nearby. (personal pronoun, takes the place of the noun 'hospital' or the proper noun 'St. Luke's Hospital')
The noun or noun phrase that is replaced by a pronoun later in the sentence or in a nearby sentence is called the antecedent.Examples:When George got to 19th Street, he got off the train (the noun 'George' is the antecedent of the personal pronoun 'he')Theseare my mother's homemade cookies. (the noun phrase 'my mother's homemade cookies' is the antecedent of the demonstrative pronoun 'these', even though the pronoun appears in the sentence before the antecedent)
"These" is a demonstrative pronoun that is used to point out specific items or people that are nearby in space or time. It is also used as a determiner to indicate a specific group of things.
The subject pronoun that takes the place of the plural, possessive noun tigers' is they.Example: We saw some tigers' footprints by the pond. They must be nearby because the footprints are fresh.
No, the word "this" is a demonstrative pronoun, not a preposition. It is used to indicate something that is nearby or something that is being referred to specifically.
"These" is the demonstrative pronoun. This, that, these, and those are the demonstrative pronouns. The demonstrative pronouns take the place of a noun indicating nearness or distance in time or place.
Near can be an adverb, adjective, or preposition, but not a pronoun. The other adjective form is nearby, and the other adverb form is nearly.
Yes, the word 'this' is a pronoun, a demonstrative pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun indicating near or far in place of time.The demonstrative pronouns are: this, that, these, those.Example: This is mom's favorite flower.The demonstrative pronouns also function as adjectives when placed just before the noun they describe:Example: This flower is mom's favorite.
A pronoun takes the place of a noun in a sentence. Example:"When George got to 19th Street, he got off the train." The pronoun 'he' takes the place of the noun 'George' in the second part of the sentence."We can go to the mall this afternoon." The pronoun 'we' takes the place of our names which are nouns.
The pronoun 'it' is a personal pronoun.A personal pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun for a specific person or thing.The pronoun 'it' takes the place of a noun for a thing as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the objectof a verb or a preposition.Examples:We heard a frog croak. It sounded nearby. (subject of the second sentence)Look in the box that it came in for instructions. (subject of the relative clause)Our cabin is beautiful. We love it. (direct object of the verb 'love')My education is important to me so I'm saving for it. (object of the preposition 'for')