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"Pronoun" in a Sentence (20 examples)
In English there are eight main parts of speech: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction and finally interjection.
The relative pronoun 'that' has two states, a nominative case and objective case, but there is no possessive case.
Relative pronouns perform as 'conjunction + pronoun'.
However, the preposition+relative pronoun (which) part becomes a relative adverb (where).
Wouldn't it be great if a gender-neutral pronoun for "he" or "she" existed in English?
If one were to use the pronoun "one" it would go a long way towards relieving the inconvenience of not having a gender-neutral pronoun in English.
In Sweden a gender-neutral pronoun was introduced to make the distinction between male and female grammatically unnecessary.
Of all the Globish mistakes that I encounter on a day-to-day basis, I must say that referring to a person with the pronoun "it" really takes the cake.
I don't know why the English pronoun "I" always appears with a capital letter.
Replace the complement with the appropriate pronoun.
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The possessive conjunctive pronoun is always repeated before a substantive, and after a conjunction; as my brothers and sisters, mes frères & mes sœurs; […]
Dalia: Why are you playing the pronoun game? Alyssa: What? What are you talking about? I'm not even. Dalia: You are. "I met someone." "We have a great time. "They're from my home town." Doesn't this tube of wonderful have a name!
As here the possessive pronoun 'our' has inclusive reference in that it a priori includes both the editor and reader, its presence amounts to a kind of pronominal bonding between writer and reader.
My pronouns are she/her. What are your pronouns?
The vast majority (82 percent) of the nonbinary trans students I interviewed used nonbinary pronouns for themselves, and all said that they were rarely given the opportunity to indicate their pronouns.
Then an earnest elaboration: “It’s just nice that other people understand what I’m thinking. I don’t have to explain a million things. I don’t have to be like, Okay, I guess I’ll let you ignore my pronouns. It’s a very good space.”
You can refuse to use pronouns and alternate names and still show love to your child. Be clear and succinct.
In recent weeks, [Rachel] Accurso has faced backlash from some parents on TikTok who say her content is "inappropriate" because it features her co-star, Jules, a musician who uses they/them pronouns.
Abbott celebrated the move on X, sharing a report from the Austin American-Statesman on the firing and writing: “A Texas state employee refused to remove pronouns from email signature. He was fired before noon.”
Fox News sneered that [Renee] Good was a “self-proclaimed poet” — she’s the winner of a prestigious poetry award — “with pronouns in her bio.”
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