Thematic Vocabulary
Replacing Nouns with Pronouns
Pronouns come in cases. A case of pronouns is a list of pronouns used to replace a noun that acts as a certain part of speech. If you want to use a pronoun to replace a noun that is the subject of a sentence, you must select the appropriate pronoun from the subject case of pronouns. A noun that is acting as the direct object of the sentence can only be replaced by one of the pronouns from the direct object case. This chapter focuses on the pronouns that are used as the subject of the sentence.
A noun can play several different roles in the sentence. It can be the subject, direct object, indirect object, object of a preposition, or something with a scary name called a predicate nominative. Which pronoun you use to replace a noun depends on what role the noun is playing in the specific sentence you are analyzing.
