 A Pronoun is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word ; as, the man is happy, he is benevolent, he is useful.  A French grammar - Page 71by B. Du Gué - 1848 - 80 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Render - German language - 1804 - 400 pages
...r/e/ guter Mense/ien, of many good men ; fo^ vicler gute" Mcnschen, &c. III. OF PRONOUNS. A pronoun is a word used, instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word. These consist of five kinds ; as, 1. Personal and reciprocal Pronouns,. 2. Possessives. 3. Demonstratives.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 348 pages
...book ;" or, " Of my brother's books, one ;" and so of the rest. CHAPTER IV. Of PRONOUNS. A PRONOUN is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word : as, " The man is happy ; he is benevolent; he is useful." There are three kinds of pronouns, viz.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 114 pages
...bad thing: or of any particular substantive ; as, a sweet o/iple, a pleasant prospect. 4. A pronoun is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word ; as, The man is happy ; he is benevolent ; he is usein!. 5. A Verb is a -word which signifies to TIE,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 330 pages
...every other acquirement." "-****• , •• - '•-' •'. ! CHAPTER V. ->,/ ' Of PXONOUXS. A PRONOUN is, a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word : as, " The man is happv ; he is benevolent ; he is useful." There are three kinds of pronouns, viz.... | |
 | John Ash - 1810 - 136 pages
...good, better y best; bad, xorse, Korsl, &c. * From ad, to, and jacio, to put. 'PRONOUN.* 24. A Pronoun is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word : as, " the man is merry, he laughs, he sings." 25. The following pronouns (it only cxcepted) have... | |
 | Charles Peirce - Textbooks - 1811 - 266 pages
...person, place or thing : as John, London, Goodness. c From pro for, and nomen, a noun, from its being used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of, the same word. rfFrom ad to, xa&jacb, to put ; and signifies the quality of any person, place or thing ; as a good... | |
 | J A. Stewart - 1814 - 792 pages
...a bad thing: or of any particular substantive; as, a sveet apple, a pleasant prospect. 4. A Pronoun is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word ; as, the man is happy, he is benevolent, he is useful. 5. A Verb is a word which signifies to be,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1818 - 158 pages
...Ordinal. Cardinal; as, one, two, three ; and Ordinal ; as, first ,' second, third. Of Pronouns. A pronoun is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word. Of Personal Pronouns. There are five personal pronoun? viz. /, thou,. he, she, it; with their plurals,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1819 - 120 pages
...&bad thing : or of any particular substantive; as, a twKft apple, a pleasant prospect. 4. A Pronsun is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word ; as, The man is happy ; he is benevolent ; he is useful. 5. A Verb is a word which signifies to BE,... | |
 | L. Murray - 1821 - 620 pages
...nominative, and expresses the object of a sentence • as, " man loves society." PRONOUNS. A pronoun 'is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of it ; as, John Joves his book ; " he is benevolent," " he is useful." Here the pronoun his and he supply... | |
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