The feminine pronoun she has been used since the Middle Ages to refer to such inanimate objects as Earth, the sea, and ships. From LearnThat.org. [The American Heritage® Book of English Usage (1996)]
So the pronoun is singular in the Hebrew, for "them,". From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
I think the correct operative adjective pronoun is “fallguy”. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » BREAKING: Brown Falsely Smears Blanco Under Oath] Reference
In the original, the pronoun is feminine, Who art thou, O woman! unworthy the name of a man?. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
To me, that's one way to find out if a tutor knows a pronoun from the same word acting as an adjective. From Wordnik.com. [Private tutor] Reference
And I believe that the use of “they” as a singular or plural non-gender specific pronoun is perfectly fine. From Wordnik.com. [Living Language « So Many Books] Reference
'Yo' can be used for emphasis or preference without being redundant, although as you say, the pronoun is impliciit in the verb form. From Wordnik.com. [Help with my Tarea, por favor...] Reference
The fixing of a key-speaker pronoun is the starting point for portraying perceptions and from this various narrative patterns take shape. From Wordnik.com. [A Discussion With Gao Xingjian] Reference
The personal pronoun pronoun is sometimes used for emphasis but many times it is completely unnecessary and tends to clutter the sentence. From Wordnik.com. [Ayuda con mi escribo en espa�ol por favor] Reference
From what words is the term pronoun derived?. From Wordnik.com. [English Grammar in Familiar Lectures] Reference
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or more nouns. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
The antecedent of the pronoun is the bill - all of it, not bits of it. From Wordnik.com. [Postbulletin.com Local News] Reference
The preposition is said to "govern" the noun or pronoun, which is called its. From Wordnik.com. [A Complete Grammar of Esperanto] Reference
On the other hand, a pronoun is a way of not being precise about such things as location, emergence, faith, hope, or love. From Wordnik.com. [Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy] Reference
As none of the Verf. except Ch. have the affix pronoun, which is here redundant, perhaps we fliould read with n final mSDn. From Wordnik.com. [Notes critical and explanatory on the Books of Psalms and Proverbs, intended to correct the grammatical errors of the text from the collations of the mss. by D. Kennicott on the Psalms and by him and De Rossi on the Proverbs; and to restore and elucidate some corrupt and obscure passages, by comparing the mss. with the antient versions, the parallel places of scripture, the proposed emendations of many able critics, and submitting some further conjectural readings to the judgment of the learned] Reference
But is it "loose" or "inaccurate" to say that the pronoun is the object of the preposition rather than the whole noun phrase?. From Wordnik.com. [On who(m)ever] Reference
Part One of Learning The Nine Types of pronouns, A pronoun is a word such as we, them, or anyone that replaces a noun or another pronoun. From Wordnik.com. [LearnHub Activities] Reference
But then why does it have to be a "pronoun" to validate reflexive usage in a language?. From Wordnik.com. [Lehmann's dismissal of PIE *swe] Reference
Surely the definition of "pronoun" is synchronic and has to do with the word's reference?. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: LINGUISTICS ON NOVA.] Reference
The word pronoun means for a noun. From Wordnik.com. [Our Own Primary Grammar for the Use of Beginners.] Reference
It as an object pronoun is quite simple. From Wordnik.com. [Traduccion of "IT"] Reference
To refer to his wife, a pronoun is used: "Her". From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Literature 1991 - Press Release] Reference
I told her to explain; her pronoun reference was faulty. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Doom] Reference
There are three cases in which the noun or pronoun takes "n". From Wordnik.com. [The Esperanto Teacher A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians] Reference
Respecting the gender of the relative pronoun, see Zumpt, S 372. From Wordnik.com. [C. Sallusti Crispi De Bello Catilinario Et Jugurthino] Reference
The pronoun with "al" is sometimes used instead of the possessive. From Wordnik.com. [The Esperanto Teacher A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians] Reference
The word or clause to which a relative pronoun refers is called the. From Wordnik.com. [How to Speak and Write Correctly] Reference
The use of the relative pronoun trips the greatest number of authors. From Wordnik.com. [How to Speak and Write Correctly] Reference
This confusion is avoided in Esperanto by the use of, the pronoun "si". From Wordnik.com. [The Esperanto Teacher A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians] Reference
You'll notice I made sure the singular pronoun matched the singular noun. From Wordnik.com. [English Is Misused, Abused and Poorly Punctuated] Reference
The noun or pronoun which follows them can never be the subject of the sentence. From Wordnik.com. [The Esperanto Teacher A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians] Reference
It is also used before the noun or pronoun which signifies "person" after such verbs as. From Wordnik.com. [The Esperanto Teacher A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians] Reference
The use of the first personal pronoun should be avoided as much as possible in composition. From Wordnik.com. [How to Speak and Write Correctly] Reference
After each of the misapplied pronouns a verb is understood of which each pronoun is the subject. From Wordnik.com. [How to Speak and Write Correctly] Reference
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