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Phrases 32
- possessive pronounA pronoun which expresses possession.
- reflexive pronounIn English: a personal pronoun, having a form of "-self" as a suffix to show that the subject's action affects the subject itself.
- demonstrative pronounA pronoun that replaces a noun whose identity can be understood from the context and indicates whether the noun is singular or plural and whether it is near or far from the speaker or writer.
- relative pronounA pronoun that introduces a relative clause and refers to an antecedent. In English, some words that can be used as interrogative pronouns can alternatively be used as relative pronouns: which, who, whose, whom and (non-standard) what. The …
- interrogative pronounA pronoun used in a question. In English, the five interrogative pronouns are what, which, who, whom, and whose (also used as relative pronouns). These require no antecedent.
- indefinite pronounA pronoun that does not specify the identity of its referent.
- reciprocal pronounA pronoun referring to an antecedent in the plural, and expressing a mutual relation.
- resumptive pronounA pronoun in a relative clause which refers to the antecedent of the relative pronoun.
- prepositional pronounA type of pronoun used in Celtic and Semitic languages, where a preposition followed by a personal pronoun creates a new word.
- noun-self pronounAlternative form of nounself pronoun: A type of third-person singular neopronoun constructed (often as an in-group identifier or nonce word) from a referent noun.
- personal pronounA pronoun which, in English, refers to one or a combination of the following
- adjectival pronounA pronoun that accompanies a noun, such as our in English.
- donkey pronounThe pronoun, in a donkey sentence, whose syntactic role poses a challenge.
- dummy pronounA pronoun used to fulfill a syntactic role rather than one with a specific referent. For example, the "it" in "It's raining".
- intensive pronounA pronoun used to emphasize some other nominal element in its clause:
- object pronounA pronoun that is used as the object of a sentence, such as "me", "him" or "us" in English.
- subject pronounA pronoun that is used as the subject of a sentence, such as "I", "he" "she" "they" or "we" in English.
- weak pronounA pronoun of one syllable which is dependent on another word and cannot be used on its own.
- pronoun demonstrativeAlternative form of demonstrative pronoun: A pronoun that replaces a noun whose identity can be understood from the context and indicates whether the noun is singular or plural and whether it is near or far from the speaker or writer.
- emphatic pronounA form of pronoun used in an emphatic way, or otherwise syntactically restricted to use in emphatic contexts, for example to create contrast or serve as the rheme of the sentence
- Spivak pronounAny of a set of gender-neutral neopronouns occasionally used in English, formerly associated with the LambdaMOO online community.
- shadow pronounSynonym of resumptive pronoun: A pronoun in a relative clause which refers to the antecedent of the relative pronoun.
- reflexive possessive pronounA possessive pronoun that is reflexive; i.e. one that refers back to the subject
- nounself pronounA type of third-person singular neopronoun constructed (often as an in-group identifier or nonce word) from a referent noun.
- pronoun danceThe awkwardness around assuming or asking the pronouns to be used for an individual.
Compound words 13
- xenopronounSynonym of neopronoun: A pronoun used in place of he, she, one, it, or singular they, especially one of the modern coinages used by some non-binary people.
- neopronounA pronoun used in place of he, she, one, it, or singular they, especially one of the modern coinages used by some non-binary people.
- mispronounTo refer to (someone) using third-person pronouns other than their preferred gender pronouns, either unknowingly or intentionally.
- pronounalPronominal.
- pronounlessWithout a pronoun or pronouns.
- pronounlikeResembling or characteristic of a pronoun; pronominal.
- pronounphobiaFear or hatred of, or aversion to, pronouns, especially as relates to modern gender identities.
- pronouncedUttered, articulated.
- pronouncementAn official public announcement.
- pronouncementsplural of pronouncement: An official public announcement.