Yes, the word 'several' is an indefinite pronoun, a word that takes the place of a small, unknown or unnamed number or amount.
The word 'several' is also an adjective when placed before a noun to describe that noun.
Examples:
You may borrow a pen, I have several. (indefinite pronoun)
I have several pens, you may borrow one. (adjective)
The antecedent of the indefinite pronoun 'several' is guests.
It's neither a noun or a pronoun. "Several" is a classifying or demonstrative adjective. Also called an article. Other examples include: "many", "some", "such", "this", "that", "the". "There are several answers to some questions."
A pronoun refers to an antecedent.ExampleThe queen owns several dogs. She takes them for walks.Here, "she" is the pronoun, and "the queen" is the antecedent.
The nouns in the sentence are:people (plural, common, concrete noun; subject of the sentence)family (singular, common, concrete noun; object of the preposition 'from')Washington Monument (singular, proper, concrete noun; direct object)Washington D.C. (singular, proper, concrete noun; object of the preposition 'in')The pronoun in the sentence is our (possessive adjective, describes the noun 'family') Note: The word 'several' can be an indefinite pronoun. However, in this sentence it functions as an adjective describing the noun 'family'.Example use as a pronoun: Several of our family have visited...
No, the word "pronoun" is a noun, a word for a part of speech; a word for a thing.The pronoun that takes the place of the noun 'pronoun' is it.Example: A pronoun is a part of speech. It takes the place of a noun or another pronoun in a sentence.
The antecedent of the indefinite pronoun 'several' is guests.
The word 'several' is defined by some dictionaries as a noun and by others as a pronoun. As a noun form, several is a common noun; as a pronoun, it is an indefinite pronoun. The word several is also an adjective, a word that describes a noun.
The word 'several' is an pronoun and an adjective.The pronoun 'several' is an indefinite pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun for an unknown or unnamed number.Example: Everyone has left but several are still waiting to be picked up.The word 'several' is an adjective when placed before a noun to describe that noun.Example: Several people are still waiting for a ride.
The indefinite pronoun 'several' is plural, a word that takes the place of a noun or nouns for two or more people or things.Example: The students have finished but several arewaiting for rides.
Yes, several is an indefinite pronoun; it does not tell you how many more than one of its noun there are.
Yes, the pronoun 'several' is an indefinite pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun for a quantity of more than two but not many.Example: There's not usually many visitors this time of year but we've had several.The word 'several' also functions as an adjective when placed before a noun to describe that noun.Example: We had several visitors this season.
Neither. It's usually an adjective.
Yes, the word 'several' is an indefinite pronoun; a word that takes the place of a noun for an amount more than two but not many.Example: You may have one, I have several.The word 'several' is also an adjective when placed before a noun to describe that noun.Example: You may have one, I have several pens.
There can be several pronouns for corn. It depends upon its use in a sentence. The CORN (noun) is fresh. IT (pronoun) is fresh. Do you want to eat CORN (noun)? Do you want to eat SOME (pronoun)?
It's neither a noun or a pronoun. "Several" is a classifying or demonstrative adjective. Also called an article. Other examples include: "many", "some", "such", "this", "that", "the". "There are several answers to some questions."
No, the pronoun 'several' is a third person, indefinite pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun for a quantity of more than two but not many.Example: There's not usually many visitors this time of year but we had several.A personal pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun for a specific person or thing.The third person, personal pronouns are: he, she, it, they, them.Note: The word 'several' also functions as an adjectivewhen placed before a noun to describe that noun.Example: We had several visitors this season.
The pronoun 'us' is a personal pronoun.A personal pronoun takes the place of a noun for a specific person or thing.The plural personal pronoun 'us' takes the place of the nouns for the speaker and one or more other people as the object of a verb or a preposition. Example:Mom made lunch for us. (us = specifically me, Jack, and Jill)The pronoun 'several' is an indefinite pronoun.An indefinite pronoun takes the places of a noun for an unknown or unnamed person or thing.The plural indefinite pronoun 'several' takes the place of a noun for an unidentified number of people or things. Example:You may have this one, we have several.Note: The word 'several' also functions as an adjective when placed before a noun to describe that noun (We have several copies.)