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Pronouns

Pronoun: A word used to stand for (or take the place of) a noun.  A pronoun should refer clearly to a noun coming before the word. The noun that is being replaced is called the antecedent.

Example:

From Quebec the French moved into other parts of Canada, where they built trading posts to collect furs.

                        Pronoun: they

                        Antecedent: French