Pronouns

Question 1

what are pronouns?

Answer 1

are the words which are used to denote a noun already mentioned in the text.

Question 2

list the pronouns

Answer 2

I, me, us, we
you/
he/she/it/they
him/her/them

Question 3

what labels can you put on pronouns?

Answer 3

1st/2nd/3rdperson, singular/plural, objective/subjective form

Question 4

why are pronouns used instead of the nouns?

Answer 4

Multiple use of the names of persons, places, etc. in a piece of text can make it difficult. Pronouns provide a option to eliminate repetitiveness and have better flow.

Question 5

how to tell if it’s a det/pronoun

Answer 5

substitution with proper noun

distributional properties

Question 6

list of possesive pronouns:

Answer 6

mine,yours, (yours=plural)
his,hers
ours,
theirs