what is a pronoun?

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2007-09-06 12:39:17 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help

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The part of speech that can take the place of a noun in a sentence and function as a noun. In the sentence "Mr. Rice spoke to Tom and offered him a job," "him" is the pronoun; it takes the place of "Tom."

2007-09-06 22:32:49 · answer #1 · answered by Eden* 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

she
he
it

etc

takes the place of a noun....sally goes to the store
or SHE goes to the store

2007-09-06 19:45:47 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋