3.9 Pronouns Used to Form Questions
A pronoun is often used to introduce a question.Who and What are question words. You will learn more about
the jobs they have to do in Part Two.
3.10 Pronouns Pointing Out People or Things
A pronoun can be used to
point to specific persons, places, or things.This,that,these, and those are pronouns commonly used
to point out people, places, or things without naming them.
As pronouns, they stand alone. However, in context, they must
refer to someone or something that has already been mentioned.
They often indicate the location of people or things as being
near or far from the speaker. In form, they can show number,
as illustrated in the next example.
Pool Opens
To day!Susanswims. Who swims?Noun PronounThe pool opens. What opens?Noun PronounSingular Pronouns refer to one person or thing
this (one) or that (one)Plural Pronouns refer to more than one person or thing
these (ones) or those (ones)