Pronouns are somewhat limited in that they may refer only to items within the same paragraph in which they appear. The classical example of a reference word is the simple pronoun, as in example 1 above, where the pronoun she refers to Germany three times. Vermin (11) spread, bringing diseases: Rats and fleas infested people's homes roaches contaminated their (12) food.
Berlin, the capital city, incurred even worse damage (7): bombing raids destroyed seventy percent of its (8) buildings, leaving the city (9) in ruins. Food, water, and fuel began to disappear and without these essentials (5), people could not care for themselves (6) and their families. But after several years of war, Germany herself (3) began to suffer severe losses (4): Allied bombing raids destroyed German cities, farms, industries, and transportation systems. She (1) spread death and destruction over much of the continent (2). In 1939, Germany started World War 2 she (1) was confident that she (1) could conquer and control all of Europe. Then, read the explanations in the sections below it. Look carefully at the highlighted reference words again and note their parts of speech.
Below is a repeat of the paragraph about Germany. In this sample sentence, the word “ what” is used to exclaim and express a burst of emotion regarding the noun “suggestion.”Ī.As stated in the introduction, "reference words" are mostly pronouns and noun phrases, less often other parts of speech. Other times, this word is classified under interjections because it can be used to express sudden emotions. I want to do what I can to make a difference.This “ what” word is classified under pronouns because it replaces a thing or a noun.Ī. asking for information specifying somethingĬ. the thing or things that (used in specifying something) The word “ what” is also normally categorized as a pronoun if it is used for asking questions about something or if it is used to substitute a noun.
The word “ what” functions as an adverb because it modifies the verb “care.”
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