PRONOUNS REPLACE NOUNS - especially names of (or reference to) people
but there are exceptions
e.g. Some are available but none are for sale yet. - pronouns
Personal and interrogative pronouns stand alone.
Possessive and interrogative adjectives qualify another noun
- often a common noun but may be an abstract noun.
Possessive pronouns stand alone.
Reflexive pronouns stand alone.
e.g. 1. I warned her that her bag may be searched as it used to be mine but she was determined to face that problem herself.
2. Who is responsible for what bag?
NOTE
1. The first her in the sentence is an object of warned, so it is a personal pronoun.
The second her is a possessive adjective qualifying the noun bag.
2. who - interrogative pronoun - stands alone
what - interrogative adjective - qualifies the noun bag.
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
someone
somebody
everyone
everybody
anyone
anybody
but there are exceptions
e.g. Some are available but none are for sale yet. - pronouns
Personal and interrogative pronouns stand alone.
Possessive and interrogative adjectives qualify another noun
- often a common noun but may be an abstract noun.
Possessive pronouns stand alone.
Reflexive pronouns stand alone.
e.g. 1. I warned her that her bag may be searched as it used to be mine but she was determined to face that problem herself.
2. Who is responsible for what bag?
NOTE
1. The first her in the sentence is an object of warned, so it is a personal pronoun.
The second her is a possessive adjective qualifying the noun bag.
2. who - interrogative pronoun - stands alone
what - interrogative adjective - qualifies the noun bag.
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
someone
somebody
everyone
everybody
anyone
anybody
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