Pronoun (kata ganti) digunakan untuk:
- menggantikan noun (kata benda) supaya tidak diulang-ulang.
John is a student. He lives in Jogja.
John = noun (nama orang)
He = pronoun (menggantikan noun John supaya kata John tidak diulang-ulang).
My mother is a teacher. She loves cats.
my mother = noun phrase (orang)
she = pronoun (menggantikan noun my mother supaya kata my mother tidak diulang-ulang)
Karena menggantikan noun, pronoun juga bisa berfungsi:
- sebagai subject kalimat
John is a student. He lives in Jogja.
He = subject kalimat
- sebagai object kalimat
John is a student. Everybody likes him.
Him = object kalimat