What is a pronoun how do you use it?

Answer 1

A pronoun is used in place of a noun. Pronouns can be subject, object or complement. Examples:

The dog is vicious, it killed our cat. I'm going to kill it.

It is a sunny day.

Is this Paul's pen? Yes, it is.

Answer 2

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence. Pronouns perform all the functions of a noun in a sentence. The kinds of pronouns are:

personal pronouns; I, you, we, he, she, it, me, us, him, her, they, them.

example: You and I can bring them some lunch.

demonstrative pronouns: this, that, these, those.

example: These apples are larger than thoseapples.

possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.

example: The house on the corner is mine.

possessive adjectives: my, your, our, his, her, their, its.

example: My house is on the corner.

interrogative pronouns: who, whom, what, which, whose.

example: What time is the meeting?

reflexive pronouns: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.

example: We can paint the kitchen ourselves.

reciprocal pronouns: each other, one another.

example: We share a birthday and give each other a party each year.

relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, that.

example: The man who lives next door has a beautiful garden.

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).

example: Everyone has left the building but some are still waiting for a ride.

Answer 3

A pronoun replaces a noun in a sentence to make a sentence less repetitious and also easier to say; for example:

Mike ate and then Mike went out for a walk.

Or:

Mike ate and then he went out for a walk.

Penny's new puppy got Penny's new puppy's paws all muddy and tracked Penny's new puppy's paws all over Penny's kitchen floor.

Or:

Penny's new puppy got its paws all muddy and tracked its paws all over her kitchen floor.