Pronoun: What is a Pronoun?
The pronoun can be defined as, “A pronoun is one of the parts of speech, is a word that comes in a sentence as an alternative to the noun.” Also, we can say, a pronoun is a replacement for a noun or a noun phrase in a sentence.
When we have to introduce any person in a sentence more than once, then repetition of the same name in a single sentence looks unusual, that time we replace all other nouns with a pronoun.
Pronouns are short words and function the same as that the noun does in a sentence.
It may be functioning at any place in a sentence like the first person, second person, or third person, respectively.
It can function as a subject, object (direct/indirect), place, animal, thing, etc.
Some common pronouns used most commonly in a sentence are- He, She, It, They, We, Us, I, You, Them, anyone, Something, Nobody, etc.
For example,
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What is a Pronoun?
When we have to introduce any person in a sentence more than once, then repetition of the same name in a single sentence looks unusual, that time we replace all other nouns with a pronoun.

Pronouns are short words and function the same as that the noun does in a sentence.
It may be functioning at any place in a sentence like the first person, second person, or third person, respectively.
It can function as a subject, object (direct/indirect), place, animal, thing, etc.
Some common pronouns used most commonly in a sentence are- He, She, It, They, We, Us, I, You, Them, anyone, Something, Nobody, etc.
Usage:
The naming word for representing any male person, and for first, second or third person, we use “He, his, him, himself” as a pronoun,For example,
* James, Jonathan, Robert, Andrew, David, Dwane Johnson, etc. – He, his, him, himself respectively.
Similarly, for representing the naming word for a female person, and for the first, second, or third person, the “She, her, hers, herself” pronoun is used in a sentence.
* For example,Sara, Stephney, Lisa, Malina, Agatha, Martha, Julia, Abella, Senorita, etc. – She, her, hers, herself respectively.
And for representing any objects or things like tea, coffee, box, chair, shoes, etc. – the pronoun “It, itself” is used in a sentence or a phrase or a clause.
For Plural words or common from gender, more number of persons, places, objects, first and third person, etc. pronouns like I, you, us, we, they, them, their, theirs, themself, themselves, etc. can be used in a sentence.
Let us see the replacement of noun with the pronoun in the below example to understand clearly,Andrew goes to school every morning with Andrew’s bicycle.
Andrew goes to school every morning with his bicycle.
He goes there every morning with his bicycle.
Here, in the above sentences, the noun Andrew (person)is replaced with “he”, and the school (place) replaced with “there”, and Andrew’s replaced with “his”.
Clara, Jordan, and Elle are playing a carrom game together.
They are playing a carrom game together.Is Robin coming to the party with Nora?
Is he coming there with her?
Similarly, for representing the naming word for a female person, and for the first, second, or third person, the “She, her, hers, herself” pronoun is used in a sentence.
* For example,Sara, Stephney, Lisa, Malina, Agatha, Martha, Julia, Abella, Senorita, etc. – She, her, hers, herself respectively.
And for representing any objects or things like tea, coffee, box, chair, shoes, etc. – the pronoun “It, itself” is used in a sentence or a phrase or a clause.
For Plural words or common from gender, more number of persons, places, objects, first and third person, etc. pronouns like I, you, us, we, they, them, their, theirs, themself, themselves, etc. can be used in a sentence.
Examples:
Let us see the replacement of noun with the pronoun in the below example to understand clearly,Andrew goes to school every morning with Andrew’s bicycle.
Andrew goes to school every morning with his bicycle.
He goes there every morning with his bicycle.
Here, in the above sentences, the noun Andrew (person)is replaced with “he”, and the school (place) replaced with “there”, and Andrew’s replaced with “his”.
Clara, Jordan, and Elle are playing a carrom game together.
They are playing a carrom game together.Is Robin coming to the party with Nora?
Is he coming there with her?
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