Nouns, Adjectives, and Pronouns

Pronouns

When we look at pronouns in more detail, we can easily see how they have a special relationship with nouns, too. We already learned that pronouns take a noun's place. Unlike nouns, pronouns are not used with articles or come right after an adjective.

1. When pronouns replace nouns, it is important to remember how the noun is used in the sentence to choose the correct form of the pronoun to replace that noun.

• Robert lives in a small apartment.      → He loves living in it.

• Robert loves his wife.                            → He loves her. 

2. Pronouns are similar to nouns because they also have plural forms. However, plural pronouns are not formed by adding -s. 

• Robert is a teacher.                                 → He is a teacher. 

• Robert and his wife are teachers.        → They are teachers.

Let's see what we can add to that to learn more about pronouns.