pronominal
- adjective
- /prəˈnɑːmɪnəl/
- Specialized
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pronominal
- How deftly pronominal information is delivered and gleaned by fluent speakers!
- pronominal form
- pronominal usage
- pronominal form errors
Examples
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The pronominal distribution in Smiles on Washington Square further emphasizes the theme of cooperation.
Academic text (1994) -
The relations between the parts of the disjointed self are not only determined by these pronominal tricks but are also reflected in them.
Academic text (1992) -
These areas include, but are not limited to, argument structure, pronominal forms, and grammatical morphology.
Academic text (2012) -
Marlatt also subverts conventional pronominal use by drawing the usually excluded third-person pronoun "she" into a dialogue with "me" and "you."
Academic text (1994) -
Pronominal form errors were defined as substitution errors for subject, object, reflexive, and possessive pronouns and possessive determiners.
Academic text (2012) -
Pronominal forms like "he" and "she" are essential in constructing clear sentences.
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In English, pronominal usage can change based on the subject or object in a sentence.
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The teacher explained how pronominal agreement affects the clarity of written communication.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word pronominal comes from Latin parts pro- 'for' and nomen 'name', like the word pronoun. It means 'relating to a pronoun' or 'acting like a pronoun', so we use it to talk about words or parts of a sentence that behave like pronouns.
