Pronominal
/prəʊˈnɑːmɪnl/
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Multiple Roles
Pronominal words can act as adjectives, attaching to nouns, or stand alone as pronouns.
Her book is fascinating, but hers is even better.
Pro Tip 2/3Possession Emphasis
Pronominal adjectives emphasize who possesses something in a sentence.
The choice is yours, not mine.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Repetition
Use pronominal forms to avoid repeating the same noun, making sentences clearer and less wordy.
Peter’s car is red; mine is blue.
Compare with
DemonstrativeEmphaticIndefiniteNominalPersonalPossessiveReflexive
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