Let’s Talk about Pronouns in easy to follow Language

A pronoun is a word that substitutes for a noun, like 'she,' 'he,' 'you,' 'them,' and 'this.' Pronouns can only replace nouns after the noun has been mentioned previously. For instance, 'Jen drinks water' would change to 'she drinks water.'

What is a pronoun?

Pronouns are words that serve as a 'placeholder' for a noun; we can use pronouns in place of nouns.

"They are used to avoid repetitive use of nouns in writing and speech, which makes our communication smoother. For example:

Without pronouns: 'Maria carried the books to school. Maria's books were very heavy, but Maria put the books in the bag.'

With pronouns: 'Maria carried her books to school. They were very heavy, but she put them in her bag.'"

We use pronouns to avoid repeating words. But remember, a pronoun must match the thing it refers to in number, gender, and how it's used in the sentence. If they don't match, the sentence won't make sense!