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What is a Pronoun? The objective personal pronoun "her" is the direct object of the verb "forced" and the objective personal pronoun "him" is the object of the preposition "with." The demonstrative pronouns are "this," "that," "these," and "those." "This" and "that" are used to refer to singular nouns or noun phrases and "these" and "those" are used to refer to plural nouns and noun phrases. An intensive pronoun is a pronoun used to emphasise its antecedent. www.uottawa.ca /academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/pronouns.html   (1685 words)

Pronouns Grammarians classify pronouns into several types, including the personal pronoun, the demonstrative pronoun, the interrogative pronoun, the indefinite pronoun, the relative pronoun, the reflexive pronoun, and the intensive pronoun. A possessive pronoun indicates that the pronoun is acting as a marker of possession. Pronouns and verbs must agree in number, so this is testing proper use of singular and plural personal pronouns. newton.uor.edu /facultyfolder/rider/pronouns.htm   (2221 words)

Celebrity English » Grammar Basics: Indefinite Pronouns Pronouns are classified into 6 types: personal pronouns; demonstrative pronouns; indefinite pronouns; relative pronouns; interrogative pronouns; and reflexive and intensive pronouns. These pronouns can be singular or plural; some are always singular, some are always plural, and the number of some depends on the object of the preposition associated with the pronoun. The number of the verb or the pronoun referent depends on whether the noun is countable or uncountable. www.celebrityenglish.com /grammar-basics-indefinite-pronouns   (574 words)

Pronouns — FactMonster.com A demonstrative pronoun may look like a demonstrative adjective, but it is used differently in a sentence: it acts as a pronoun, taking the place of a noun. An indefinite pronoun may look like an indefinite adjective, but it is used differently in a sentence: it acts as a pronoun, taking the place of a noun. pronoun - pronoun, in English, the part of speech used as a substitute for an antecedent noun that is clearly... www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0885483.html   (402 words)

indefinite pronoun - infos Indefinite pronouns are words which replace nouns without specifying which noun they replace. An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that belongs to a class whose... pronoun, the demonstrative pronoun, the interrogative pronoun, the indefinite pronoun, the relative pronoun, the reflexive pronoun, and the intensive pronoun... www.angelfire.com /alt2/ang5/18/indefinite-pronoun.html   (290 words)

Indefinite Pronouns Indefinite pronouns refer to things that are not precisely known. The characteristics that distinguish and indefinite pronoun from other words is very subtle. Just as indefinite pronouns can be formed in English from question words ("whomever", "whatever"), indefinite pronouns are formed in Thamil from question words. www.unc.edu /~echeran/paadanool/lesson18.html   (437 words)

pronoun--function of in english grammar A pronoun is a substitute for a noun. The pronoun she is preceded by a noun and refers to that noun. Relative pronouns may be used in complex sentences, i.e., sentences that have an independent clause and a subordinate clause. www.iscribe.org /english/pron.html   (1055 words)

Pronoun - Antecedent Agreements Indefinite pronouns as antecedents also pose a special problem. Some indefinite pronouns seem as if they should be plural when really they are singular. Generally speaking, if one of these indefinite pronouns is used to designate something that CAN be counted, then the pronoun is plural. wwwnew.towson.edu /ows/modulePAA.htm   (1191 words)

Pronouns are wiggly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) Pronouns have to be the same number and gender as its antecedent. Pronouns can be used as subjects of sentences or as objects (such as the object of a preposition and the direct object of the verb). Pronouns used as subjects are in the nominative case and pronouns used as objects are in the objective case. www.tjhsst.edu /~rgreen/grammar/pronoun.htm   (1281 words)

FOJ Pronoun Tips Especially when indefinite pronouns are used, it's important to know whether it's singular or plural. Using the masculine pronoun when gender is either unknown or includes both male and female is called using the "generic he." The practice has become controversial. When you are using a pronoun as a predicate nominative (the pronoun following a linking verb and renaming the subject, as in "I am she") you must use the subjective case. www.uark.edu /~kshurlds/FOJ/pron.html   (1218 words)

Pronouns One way to avoid the pronoun problem is to substitute the word "the" or "a." Use "he or she" or "his or her" as an alternative only if absolutely necessary; this option almost always can be avoided by rewriting the sentence. Since the pronouns "me," "him," and "her" all are used as objects, you know to use "me" in the first person whenever "him" or "her" would be appropriate in the third person. Reflexive pronouns are used to refer to a previously stated subject, as in the sentence, "The criminal punished herself." Unless you are referring back to the same subject, do not use reflexive pronouns, which are listed in the introduction to this section on pronouns. www.kentlaw.edu /academics/lrw/grinker/LwtaPronouns.htm   (821 words)

Lit Cafe: Grammar: Pronouns A pronoun is a word used to replace a noun. A pronoun that denotes the person or thing spoken of is of the third person. A clause introduced by a relative pronoun is called a relative clause. library.thinkquest.org /17500/data/infobar/pronoun.html   (193 words)

French Grammar Exercises The relative pronoun then stands for this noun within the relative clause in which it can be a subject, a direct object, or the object of a preposition. Ce que is an indefinite relative pronoun that is used when no antecedent is given or to refer to an entire proposition. Ce qui is an indefinite relative pronoun that is used when no antecedent is given or to refer to an entire proposition. www.columbia.edu /~fms5/frel.html   (1343 words)

Writing English - Proofreading and Copyediting Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) A pronoun is any word that can be used as a replacement for a noun, phrase, or clause and refers to something or someone. A reflexive pronoun is a pronoun that refers to itself. A relative pronoun is a pronoun that introduces a subordinate clause (e.g., This is the cat, which caught the bird in our backyard). www.writingenglish.com /pronoun.htm   (348 words)

§ 16. zero pronoun / indefinite or definite articles. 5. Gender. The American Heritage Book of English Usage. 1996 There are occasions when you do not need to use a pronoun at all, although people often do anyway. And you can use the indefinite article a or an in sentences like A parent who feels _____ child has been treated unfairly should bring the matter up with the principal and Every student handed in _____ assignment. In such cases these solutions are perfectly acceptable, but it may not always be idiomatic to replace a pronoun with an article. www.bartleby.com /64/C005/016.html   (248 words)

Pronouns The problem of agreement between a pronoun and its antecedent and between a pronoun and its verb is treated in another section on Pronoun-Antecedent Consistency. When a pronoun and a noun are combined (which will happen with the plural first- and second-person pronouns), choose the case of the pronoun that would be appropriate if the noun were not there. Refer to the section on Pronoun Consistency for help on determining the number of the indefinite pronouns (and the number [singular/plural] of the verbs that accompany them). grammar.ccc.commnet.edu /grammar/pronouns1.htm   (1871 words)

Sentence Agreement—Indefinite Pronouns Indefinite pronouns, like collective nouns, can be singular or plural, depending on how they are used in a sentence. Indefinite pronouns that end in -one are always singular. The indefinite pronouns all, any, more, most, none, and some can be singular or plural, depending on how they are used. www.teachervision.fen.com /cig/grammar-style/indefinite-pronouns.html   (407 words)

English Grammar - THE SIMPLE PRESENT OF THE VERB TO BE - Word Power Unlike most of the personal pronouns, the indefinite pronouns have the same form in the objective case as in the subjective case. When the interrogative pronoun is the object of the verb or the object of a preposition, inverted word order must be used, with the first auxiliary preceding the subject of the verb. A pronoun which is used to begin a subordinate clause can be referred to as a relative pronoun, since it indicates the relationship of the subordinate clause to the rest of the sentence. www.wordpower.ws /grammar/gramch19.html   (3983 words)

Harper's Writing Center: Pronoun Types Who and whoever are the subjective case pronouns; whom, whomever are the objective case pronouns, and whose is the possessive case pronoun. Interrogative pronouns include the same pronouns and cases as relative pronouns; however, instead of introducing dependent clauses, the interrogative pronoun is used to ask questions. The reflexive pronoun is used to show that the subject (doer) and the object (receiver) of an action are one and the same. www.harpercollege.edu /writ_ctr/prontype.htm   (303 words)

Pronouns Pronouns constitute one grammatical class of words in English which can replace, or "stand in for," nouns. The reflexive pronoun is formed by adding -self/-selves to the possessive forms of the first and second person personal pronoun and the objective form of the third person personal pronoun. The case of a relative pronoun is determined by its use within its own clause, not by the function of its antecedent in the main sentence clause. www.bsu.edu /web/jprince/general/pronouns.htm   (847 words)

Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Rule: A singular pronoun must replace a singular noun; a plural pronoun must replace a plural noun. Some indefinite pronouns that are modified by a prepositional phrase may be either singular or plural. In this example, the jury is acting as one unit; therefore, the referent pronoun is singular. wwwnew.towson.edu /ows/pro_antagree.htm   (340 words)

Quia - S-V agreement - Indefinite Pronouns A verb must agree in number with an indefinite pronoun used as a subject. Remember: Singular indefinite pronouns are anything ending in body or one, each, either, and neither. Then there are five indefinite pronouns that we call them the "Magical 5" because they can change and may be either singular or plural. www.quia.com /tq/281066.html   (113 words)

The Writing Center at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs - Pronouns Handout Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns or other pronouns. Pronouns can be first person (I, we, me, us), second person (you), or third person (he, she, it, they, him, her, them). Is the pronoun the subject, or is it the object of a verb or preposition? www.uccs.edu /~wrtgcntr/handouts/pronouns.html   (1222 words)

The pronoun   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) The Aulingese pronouns are in fact special nouns and are treated as nouns in every way. The relative pronoun refers, in an adjectival clause, to a noun in the main sentence. The case of the article is determined by the function the relative pronoun has in the adjectival clause. www.uteged.com /aulingese/pronouns.htm   (407 words)

Infinite pronoun---ONE - Englishpage.com Forums The principle of indefinite pronoun is that something has not been specified. One definition of an indefinite pronoun is that it is a pronoun that does not always have to have a noun serving as an antecedent. Your examples are good illustrations of a common use of the pronoun one: to avoid using a noun multiple times in a way that would sound repetitive. www.englishpage.com /forums/showthread.php?t=770   (699 words)

University of Virginia Writing Program   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) The antecedent of a pronoun is the word that the pronoun refers to. The pronoun (their) agrees in number with the antecedent (students). Although it is incorrect to use "they" or "their" to refer to an indefinite pronoun, many writers are uncomfortable using just "he." One solution is to use "he or she," but that can also become tedious and redundant. www.engl.virginia.edu /writing/wctr/p-aagreement.html   (242 words)

Tepa Particles The pronoun =ni is used for referents near the speaker, while =nu is used for referents which are not near the speaker. When it is present, the pronoun is understood as an interrogative pronoun, otherwise as an indefinite pronoun. Note also that the position of the pronoun differs with its grammatical function; as a subject, it is attached to the last word in the sentence, and as a direct object it is attached to the right edge of the verb. www.langmaker.com /featured/tepapart.htm   (1250 words)

Slovenian pronouns - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The reflexive pronoun in Slovenian is se or sebe. The negative pronoun, a substantival pronoun at that, starts with ni-: nihče (nobody), nič (nothing) (similar are also the adverbs nikjer (nowhere), nikoli (never), nikdar (never), however they are not true pronouns, since they are not inflected). A negative pronoun demands a negative predicate, resulting in the so-called double negation, a characteristic of Slovenian that is purportedly responsible for the high number of suicides. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Slovenian_pronouns   (2196 words)

Using Indefinite Pronouns The pronouns ending with -body or -one such as anybody, somebody, no one, or anyone are singular. In standard written English the possessive pronoun his is used to refer to a singular indefinite pronoun unless the group referred to is known to be all female. Rewrite the sentence using a plural pronoun or antecedent. englishplus.com /grammar/00000027.htm   (278 words)

Pronoun-antecedent agr In order for the meaning of a pronoun to be clear, it must have the same person, number, and gender as the noun or noun equivalent for which it stands. The relative pronouns (who, which, that) all have the same form when used as subjects whether they are singular, plural, first, second or third person. The only time agreement between a relative pronoun and its antecedent becomes important is when the relative pronoun is the subject of a clause; then it determines the form of the verb. www.zianet.com /jkline/u3pnagr.htm   (1068 words)

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