Chapter 8 - Pronoun in definition and function

Definition

a word is used in place of (phrase) noun therefore take place of noun in sentence. 

example

Dita is my girlfriend - She is my girl friend, she (pronoun) replace dita (noun)
noun                       Pronoun

Function

The job of pronoun in sentence

1. Subject of the verb, perform the action and put before main verb
    
    Did you ask? - personal 
    These car expensive - demonstrative
    Who stole my bike? - interrogative 
    No one called me yesterday - indefinite

2. Subject complement, describe subject and comes after linking verb

    May i call Dita? 
    This is she - personal pronoun (personal)
    This is her - personal pronoun (personal)
    what is the correct one? she or her
    This - subject, 
    is - linking verb (connect subject to any equivalent word in sentence) and linking verb don't take object.     So the form subject - linking verb - subject.
    Correct: This is she (personal)         
    The balls for the game are those (demonstrative)
    The answers of the exams are where? (interrogative)
    The looser was neither (indefinite)

3. Direct object, answer question 'who' or 'what' and comes after transitive verb

    The prize goes to you? (personal)
    The courier dropped this (demonstrative)
    Dita taught which? (interrogative) 
    Raymond loves somebody (indefinite)

4. Object complement, direct follow and modify direct object. Answer question to, of, for what/who

    He call me either (indefinite)
    Paul sold tickets these (demonstrative)
    Chris watched movie what? (interrogative)
    I underline her something (indefinite)

5. Indirect object, indicate to (what/whom), for (what/whom) the action of intransitive verb

    He gives me flower (personal)
    He could give that some ideas (demonstrative)
    Tonali wants to give what for his son birthday? (interrogative)
    Taher waited both in the park (indefinite)

6. Prepositional complement, directly follow preposition to complete the meaning of sentence

    I send flower for them (personal)
    You let him into house for what? (interrogative)
    The coach angry to that (demonstrative)  
    The actress argues on both (indefinite)

7. Appositive, describe another noun

    The tallest is a man from Papua, him (personal)
    A car, that is belong to my friend (demonstrative)
    The brother and sister both are dummy (indefinite)
    
Pronouns vs Determiners

Pronouns don't functional as determiners
Determiners have similar form to the pronouns perform the  grammatical
    
I give umbrella to her (personal)
I give umbrella to her brother (possessive determiner)
That belong to me (demonstrative)
That eagle belong to me (demonstrative determiner)
which is yours? (interrogative)
which car is yours? (interrogative determiner)



    

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