5 Questions
Which type of pro-form substitutes an adjective or a phrase that functions as an adjective?
Pro-adjective
What type of pro-form substitutes an entire sentence or subsentence?
Pro-sentence
Which pro-form denotes the (unknown) item in question and may fall into any of the above categories?
Interrogative pro-form
Which type of pro-form substitutes a verb or a verb phrase?
Pro-verb
Which pro-form can substitute a noun or a noun phrase, with or without a determiner?
Pro-noun
Test your knowledge of pro-forms in linguistics, which are function words that stand in for another word, phrase, or clause where the meaning can be inferred from the context. Learn about the different categories of pro-forms and their functions.
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