pronoun : Idioms & Phrases
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anaphoric pronoun
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noun a pronoun that refers to an antecedent
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Demonstrative pronoun
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noun a pronoun that points out an intended referent
demonstrative.
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(Gram.) , a pronoun distinctly designating that to which it refers.
Webster 1913
Personal pronoun
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noun a pronoun expressing a distinction of person
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(Gram.) , one of the pronounsI ,thou ,he ,she ,it , and their plurals.
Webster 1913
Possessive pronoun
- a pronoun denoting ownership; as, his name; her home; my book.
Webster 1913
reciprocal pronoun
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noun a pronoun or pronominal phrase (as `each other') that expresses a mutual action or relationship between the individuals indicated in the plural subject
- The sentence `They cared for each other' contains a reciprocal pronoun
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reflexive pronoun
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noun a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
reflexive.
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relative pronoun
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noun a pronoun (as `that' or `which' or `who') that introduces a relative clause referring to some antecedent