In grammar|lang=en terms the difference between participle and pronoun
is that participle is (grammar) a form of a verb that may function as an adjective or noun english has two types of participles: the present participle and the past participle while pronoun is (grammar) a type of noun that refers anaphorically to another noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective english examples include i, you, him, who, me, my, each other .
As nouns the difference between participle and pronoun
is that participle is (grammar) a form of a verb that may function as an adjective or noun english has two types of participles: the present participle and the past participle while pronoun is (grammar) a type of noun that refers anaphorically to another noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective english examples include i, you, him, who, me, my, each other .
participle
Noun
(
en noun)
(grammar) A form of a verb that may function as an adjective or noun. English has two types of participles: the present participle and the past participle.
Usage notes
Participles can be combined with the auxiliary verbs have'' and ''be to form the perfect aspect, the progressive aspect, and the passive voice. The tense is always expressed through the auxiliary verb.
* I have asked. (present tense, perfect aspect)
* I am asking. (present tense, progressive aspect)
* I am asked. (present tense, passive voice)
When not combined with have'' or ''be , participles are almost always adjectives and can form adjectival phrases called participial phrases. Nouns can occasionally be derived from these adjectives:
* the following items
* the following
* the dying victims
* the dying
In English, participles typically end in -ing'', ''-ed'' or ''-en .
Derived terms
* future participle
* perfect passive participle
pronoun
Noun
(
en noun)
(grammar) A type of noun that refers anaphorically to another noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective. English examples include I, you, him, who, me, my, each other .
Hypernyms
* pro-form
Related terms
* pronominal
Derived terms
* demonstrative pronoun
* indefinite pronoun
* intensive pronoun
* interrogative pronoun
* object pronoun
* personal pronoun
* possessive pronoun
* reciprocal pronoun
* reflexive pronoun
* relative pronoun
