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This sounds incredibly complicated but fortunately it's not. Let's break it down to find out what it means. . Pronominal - means playing the part of or relating, to a pronoun. Pronoun - A pronoun is simply a word used instead of a noun. Here are some examples of pronouns ; I, me, you, he, she, it, that, they, each, who, somebody.   Pronominal possessives - These include my, your, our, their, his, her and it's. They differ from other pronouns as they refer to a noun and show possession. They help to modify that noun and are technically adjectives. His muffins are burnt but hers are perfect. The pronominal possessives in this sentence are His and Hers they are used to refer to muffins.

What are prepositions? A preposition is simply a word within a sentence that indicates either a location or relationship between a noun and other parts of a sentence. The cat was hiding behind the curtain . In this sentence the preposition was behind. The noun was cat, or object of the preposition. The object of the preposition is the noun or pronoun that is associated with the preposition. In most sentences the preposition will usually goes before its corresponding noun or pronoun, but they can go afterwards. Where did the evil witch go? In this sentence the preposition go, is after it's corresponding noun witch. How to use prepositions correctly There are a few prepositions that need to be used with care. Like , is a preposition that means similar, or similar to, and should be followed by either a noun, pronoun or noun phrase, not a subject or verb. It's best to avoid using like with a verb. You smell like a rotten toad. Rotten toad is the n...

Related articles on Grammar What are compound nouns, common nouns and proper nouns? What are linking verbs, phrasal verbs and helping verbs? What's a subject and an infinitive within a sentence? What's a subject- verb agreement? If you're unsure of what a noun is you can brush up on one of the previous posts above.   What's a pronoun?   A pronoun is simply a word used instead of a noun. Here are some examples of pronouns ; I, me, you, he, she, it, that, they, each, who, somebody.   There are three types of pronouns . These are subject pronouns, object pronouns and possessive pronouns.   A subject pronoun is used when a pronoun is the subject of the sentence.   I know my name.   In this sentence I is the pronoun .   Examples of subject pronouns include; h e, she, you, they.   Examples of object pronouns include; him, her, me, them, us.   Examples of possessive pronouns include; his, ...