What is the word that can replace a noun?

Answer 1

The words that take the place of nouns in a sentence are pronouns.

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)

Answer 2

A pronoun takes the place of a noun in a sentence.

Example sentence: John is my brother. He is away at college.

The pronoun 'he' takes the place of the noun 'John' is the second half of the sentence.

The kinds 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, his, her, their, its.

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

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

reciprocal pronouns: each other, one another.

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

indefinite pronouns: all, each, another, few, many, none, one, several, any, anybody, anyone, anything, everybody, everyone, everything, some, somebody, someone.

Answer 3

A word which acts as placeholder for a noun is called a Pronoun.

John Keats was the son of a horse rental service manager. He became a famous English poet.

'He' stands in for 'John Keats' (a Proper Noun) here.

Pronouns include He, She, It, Who, Which, That and the possesives His, Hers, Its, Whose - and some rarer forms.

(Not all of these words will always be pronouns - it depends on Their function in the sentence)

Answer 4

A pronoun can take the place of a noun or a pronoun; for example:

Jack and Jill are coming to lunch. He will be here at one, she will arrive at one fifteen. Theywill each bring a desert.

Answer 5

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.

Some example pronoun uses are:

• Personal pronoun: Maggie makes the best cakes. She uses old family recipes.
• Demonstrative pronoun: This is the brand I've been looking for, Fizzy Feet.
• Possessive pronoun: The Browns are my neighbors. The house on the corner is theirs.
• Possessive adjective: The Browns are my neighbors. Their house is on the corner.
• Interrogative pronoun: What is the name of the movie?
• Reflexive pronoun: He made breakfast himself this morning.
• Intensive pronoun: He himself made breakfast this morning.
• Reciprocal pronoun: They can never agree with one another.
• Indefinite pronoun: You may have some, there is more in the kitchen.
• Relative pronoun: The person who calledwas Chris.

Answer 6

A pronoun takes the place of a noun in a sentence.

Answer 7

A pronoun (e.g. he, she, it, they, etc.) can be used instead of a noun.

Answer 8

Pronouns are the words that replace nouns in a sentence.

Answer 9

A pronoun.

Answer 10

Adverb