What is a general pronoun?

Answer 1

There is no type of pronoun called a 'general' pronoun. The types of pronouns are:

• personal pronouns; I, you, we, he, she, it, me, us, him, her, they, them.
• demonstrative pronouns: this, that, these, those.
• possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.
• possessive adjectives: my, your, our, his, her, their, its.
• interrogative pronouns: who, whom, what, which, whose.
• reflexive pronouns: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.
• intensive pronouns: reflexive pronouns used to emphasize.
• reciprocal pronouns: each other, one another.
• relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, that.
• indefinite pronouns: all, another, any, anybody, anyone, anything, both, each, either, enough, everybody, everyone, everything, few, fewer, less, little, many, more, most, much, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, none, one, other, others, several, some, somebody, someone, something, such, and they (people in general).

Answer 2

A general noun is a word for a broad category of nouns. A noun is a word for a person, place, or thing.

• The noun 'person' is a general noun; more general nouns for person are parent, adult, son, or merchant;
  • specific nouns for person are mother, cousin, or florist.
• The noun 'place' is a general noun; more general nouns for place are country, ocean, or island;
  • specific nouns for place are Japan, Atlantic Ocean, or Cuba.
• The noun 'thing' is a general noun; more general nouns for thing are cookie, bridge, or website;
  • specific nouns for thing are peanut butter cookie, Brooklyn Bridge, or Answers.com.