A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. Examples: he, she, it, they, someone, who. Pronouns can do all of the things that nouns can do. They can be subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, object of the preposition, and more. Heck, the word pronoun even has the word noun in it! Let's look at a few examples. Erik Weihenmayer is a blind mountain climber.
On October 1, 1945, Project RAND was set up under special contract to the Douglas Aircraft Company and began operations in December 1945, expending a total of $640 in its first month of operation.
The first Rand McNally map appeared in the December 1872 Railway Guide. After the death of McNally in 1905, ownership of the company (Rand having sold his interest in 1899) passed to his son, Frederick. It was his son, Andrew McNally II, that saw the future for Rand McNallyâs mapsÃ¢â¬âthe motorist.