Question

Which pronoun best completes the sentence?
How is the pronoun used?

The owners of the bicycles are __________.

A.
them; subject

B.
they; subject

C.
they; predicate nominative

D.
them; predicate nominative

Answer 1

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun or another pronoun in a sentence. Pronouns perform all the functions of a noun in a sentence. The kinds of pronouns are:

personal pronouns; I, you, we, he, she, it, me, us, him, her, they, them.
example: You and I can bring them some lunch.

demonstrative pronouns: this, that, these, those.
example: These apples are larger than those apples.

possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.
example: The house on the corner is mine.

possessive adjectives: my, your, our, his, her, their, its.
example: My house is on the corner.

interrogative pronouns: who, whom, what, which, whose.
example: What are you going to do?

reflexive pronouns: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.
example: We can paint the kitchen ourselves.

reciprocal pronouns: each other, one another.
example: We share a birthday and give each other a party each year.

relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, that.
example: The man who lives next door has a beautiful garden.

indefinite pronouns: all, another, any, anybody, anyone, anything, both, each, either, enough, everybody, everyone, everything, few, fewer, less, little, many, more, most, much, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, none, one, other, others, several, some, somebody, someone, something, such, and they (people in general).
example: Everyone has left the building but some are still waiting for a ride.


Additional examples:

I finished the book today. (as the subject of the sentence)

That book belongs to me. (as the object of the sentence)

He wants to borrow my book.

I'm lending the book to him.

She originally gave the book to me.

That was so nice of her.

They are Bill and Hillary Clinton.

The book is about them.

It was an interesting book.

I hope he enjoys the it.

You may like the book.

When he's done, I'll give it to you.

We don't usually like the same books.

James asked Betty if he could come by for a visit.

We liked that movie, it was really funny.

They invited us to a barbecue on Saturday.

These are my favorite cookies that I made for you (and me).

Bob bought a new truck. He bought it yesterday.

Answer 2

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