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Believer Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Can a pronoun have an article in front of it?
Hi,
I think a pronoun is a word that is used to refer to something or someone like 'he' or 'someone'. Can that kinds of grammatical element (if I can call it this) accommmodate some typical articles 'a', and 'the'? Can you give me some examples?
I think a pronoun is a word that is used to refer to something or someone like 'he' or 'someone'. Can that kinds of grammatical element (if I can call it this) accommmodate some typical articles 'a', and 'the'? Can you give me some examples?
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Hi, As a general answer to a general question, I'd say 'No'. Although you could probably find some exceptions, in informal speech. eg Her baby is a 'he', but she was expecting a 'she' .
- Hi, As a general answer to a general question, I'd say 'No'.
- Although you could probably find some exceptions, in informal speech.
- eg Her baby is a 'he', but she was expecting a 'she' .
- In a case like this, I'd tend to put the pronoun in quotes to show it is being used a bit specially.
- Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,
As a general answer to a general question, I'd say 'No'. Although you could probably find some exceptions, in informal speech.
eg Her baby is a 'he', but she was expecting a 'she'. In a case like this, I'd tend to put the pronoun in quotes to show it is being used a bit specially.
Best wishes, Clive
As a general answer to a general question, I'd say 'No'. Although you could probably find some exceptions, in informal speech.
eg Her baby is a 'he', but she was expecting a 'she'. In a case like this, I'd tend to put the pronoun in quotes to show it is being used a bit specially.
Best wishes, Clive
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