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pronoun [ˈprəʊnaʊn] N LING

pronoun

代(名)词 dài cí

Usage examples with pronoun

a personal pronoun

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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These verbs require the use of the reflexive pronoun, appropriate to the subject. en.wikipedia.org

Independent/emphatic pronouns (e.g. "ti"), on the contrary, are optional. en.wikipedia.org

Other languages divide object pronouns into a larger variety of classes. en.wikipedia.org

The so-called possessive, demonstrative and relative pronouns are no longer considered pronouns. en.wikipedia.org

For purposes of verb agreement it is a third-person singular pronoun, although it is sometimes used with first-person reference. en.wikipedia.org

Learners then acquire a single pronoun feature, often person, followed by number and eventually by gender. en.wikipedia.org

But demonstratives may also stand on their own, instead of the noun they refer to i.e. as demonstrative pronouns. en.wikipedia.org

Multiple parts of the sentence can be left out; verb and adjectives will remain, but other parts of speech, especially pronouns, can be dropped. en.wikipedia.org

It is alleged that when a demonstrative pronoun is used with "kai", the pronoun refers back to the preceding noun. en.wikipedia.org

The pronouns are used for contrast or emphasis or when there is no verb. en.wikipedia.org

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