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In English grammar, a pronoun is
a word that takes the place of a noun, noun phrase, or noun clause. The pronoun is one of the traditional parts of speech. A pronoun can function
as a subject, object, or complement in a sentence.
Unlike
nouns, pronouns rarely allow modification. Pronouns are a closed word class in English: new
members rarely enter the language. To understand how to recognize and correctly
use pronouns, it can be helpful to review the types of pronouns that exist in
English.
A demonstrative pronoun points to a particular noun or to the noun it replaces. "These pronouns