What is a closed class of words?
Q: What is a closed class of words?
A: A closed class of words is a part of speech that cannot easily add new words.
Q: Can pronouns add new words easily?
A: No, pronouns are a closed class and cannot easily add new words.
Q: Why are there few pronouns?
A: There are few pronouns because they are used to replace whole noun phrases, so there is no need to have many kinds of them.
Q: What is an example of using a pronoun to replace a noun phrase?
A: "The Earl of Sandwich introduced his favorite food, the sandwich" uses "his" to replace "the Earl of Sandwich's".
Q: What part of speech can easily add new words?
A: Nouns can easily add new words and are constantly being added into the English language.
Q: Why is it not necessary to have many kinds of pronouns?
A: It is not necessary to have many kinds of pronouns because they are used to replace whole noun phrases.
Q: What are some examples of pronouns?
A: Some examples of pronouns include I, me, my, mine, myself, you, your, yourself, he, him, his, himself, she, her, hers, herself, it, its, itself, we, us, our, ours, ourselves, they, them, their, theirs, themselves.
