Verb and pronoun both of them have a special place in the parts of speech in English grammar to make sentence formation. Let us know about them below.
Verb acts and performing the action of the subject (Either it is noun or pronoun). And a pronoun indicates the reflection of a noun or a noun phrase to complete the meaning of assertive, imperative, optative and interrogative sentences.
Now let us discus some examples of verb -pronoun relation which given below.
| Example | In which situation it is used | Explanation |
| 1. You’re a student of this high school. | Assertive Sentence | In this sentence “You’re” is used to vivid the compactness of the pronoun and the verb. |
| 2. Are you a student of this high school? | Interrogative Sentence | Yes, I am. No, I’m not. From the above example we can intend that there are two possible answers of the question “I am and I’m not “are be verb pronouns wherein both verb and pronoun act differently to complete the mode of the sentences. |
Now let us discuss about all the important facts which are related to clear the concept of the article.
How can a verb be pronoun?
A pronoun is a word which replaces a noun or a group of nouns those are already mentioned into the sentences. Now we would be going through how a verb can be a pronoun below.
A verb can not be a pronoun because verb is used to perform the action of the subject and also form a predicate part. A pronoun always takes a verb to entertain the functionality and credibility of the effectiveness of sentences. Therefore, a verb with a pronoun is interlinked and combined.
Let us discus them with a few examples with explanations in details.
| Example | In which situation | Explanation |
| 1. Are you ready for the journey? | Interrogative sentence | Yes, I am. No, I’m not. |
| 2. Have you need a book right now for your preparation? | Interrogative Sentence | No, I’ve not. Yes, I have a book right now. |
When a verb can be a pronoun?
There have reasons that dignify that a verb can be a pronoun. Let us check them with examples.
The verb is determined to be a pronoun when it is qualifying to ask a specific question about noun. Then it can be used with a pronoun in a sentence. A verb is needed to be placed before the subject to form a yes/no question(Either subject will be noun or pronoun) to get the information.
Examples-
Does he know me who is standing in front of Rabilal?
Yes, he knows. No, he doesn’t.
Explanation– It is cleared us that he pronoun takes the lexical word or helping verb “Does” to ask a question to the subject of this sentence to get information from the subject.
Verb As Pronoun Examples–
Here we will know some examples of verb -pronoun compactness. Let us take a look all of them below.
Be Verb is also used to ask question for the subject. We will get to know some examples below.
| Example | In the situation | Explanation |
| 1. Are they getting information about their daily schedule? | To interrogate a question | Here the compactness of the verb and pronoun are fixed. The subjective pronoun is “They” and the verb is “Are” are combined to enquire. |
| 2. Is he satisfied with his earnings? | To Interrogate an asking | The union of pronoun and verb in this sentence is “He” and “Is” that indicates that this verb must go with She/He/It/ any name of person, thing and place. |
| 3. Am I not presenting the lecture? | To interrogate a question | The subjunctive pronoun “I” takes the be verb “Am” to make combo that helps to complete the essence and merit of the sentence. |
Have verb also used to enquire question or to interrogate the subject to get information.
| Example | In the situation | Explanation |
| 1. Have you any problem that creates panic? | To ask a question in present tense | The impact of the combination parts of speech verb pronoun agreement that creates an original collocation in the sentences. |
| 2. Has she done his homework every day? | To ask a question by using Have Verb | Here “She” is a personal subjunctive pronoun that takes a verb “Has” with it to perform the orientation of the pronoun and verb into sentence. |
Do verb is used to enquire the subject to get the answer specifically from the mentioned sentence.
| Example | In the situation | Explanation |
| 1. Does he often make that mistake in Math? | To ask a question by using “Do” verb. | The subjunctive pronoun “He” combines with the verb “Does” that indicates the tense is in present form. |
| 2. Do they impact on the people’ mind? | To ask a question by using “Do” verb. | We use the pronoun “They” which is combined with the “Do” verb to form a question in the above sentence. |
Verb as a pronoun–
A rare word ” Mine” can be used both as a verb and a pronoun into sentences. But its meaning will change in both situations.
| Example | In which situation | Explanation |
| 1. This book is mine which I have given you yesterday. (Pronoun) | To Express Ownership | From the above mentioned sentence the word “Mine” is used as a possessive pronoun and it is indicating the belongingness of the thing to the owner. |
| 2. The man mined the land for a hidden treasure. (Verb) | To perform an action | In this sentence “Mine” is used as a verb that conveys the different in meaning to give us the celerity of the verb to separate from the pronoun. |
Conclusion-
There are rare of usages of verb as a pronoun in English language and literature. If verb is a verb into sentences their usages and their meaning will also be different.
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