English Composition › Section U · Handbook: grammar, style, and documentation › Topic U.7
Pronouns
Pronouns are the smallest words doing some of the hardest work in a sentence. When each one points to a clear noun, agrees with it and takes the right form, readers never notice them; when one slips, the meaning slips with it.
In this topic
- Small words, big jobs
- Clear reference
- Vague this, which and it; indefinite they and you
- Agreement in number
- Singular they
- Collective nouns
- Pronoun case
- Who or whom, than or as, we or us
- Worked example: editing for reference
- Worked example: choosing the case
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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