dummy pronoun
dummy pronoun · dummy pronouns
A pronoun used to fulfill a syntactic role rather than one with a specific referentA pronoun used to fulfill a syntactic role rather than one with a specific referent. For example, the "it" in "It's raining".
Meaning
1 sensesA pronoun used to fulfill a syntactic role rather than one with a specific referent. For example, the "it" in "It's raining".
Forms
plural: dummy pronouns| Singular | dummy pronoun |
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regular
Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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