In linguistics and grammar, a pronoun's a pro-form that substitutes for a noun (or noun phrase) with or without a determiner, such as and in English. The replaced phrase's called the antecedent of the pronoun. A pronoun used for the item questioned in a question's called an interrogative pronoun, such as . For example, consider the sentence "Lisa gave the coat to Phil." All three nouns in the sentence can be replaced by pronouns: "She gave it to him." If the coat, Lisa, and Phil have been prev… (More on Pronoun)