1.153 Other pronouns

Many other words can be pronouns, provided that it is clear what is being talked about, because it is then unnecessary to repeat the headword.

For example, most general determiners can also be also pronouns. For more information about general determiners, see paragraphs 1.208 to 1.235.

Here is a list of general determiners which are also pronouns:

• all, another, any, both, each, either, enough, few, fewer, less, little, many, more, most, much, neither, none, others, several, some

Like all noun groups, they can be used as the subject, direct object, or indirect object of a clause, or the object of a preposition.

• Both were offered jobs immediately.
• Discuss it with your female colleagues, if you have any.
• I saw one girl whispering to another.

1.154

Although 'a', 'an', 'every', and 'no' are general determiners, they cannot stand alone as pronouns.

To refer back to a noun group which includes the determiner 'a' or 'an', you can use the pronoun 'one'. Similarly, you use 'each' to refer back to a noun group which includes 'every', and 'none' to refer back to a noun group which includes 'no'.

Note that 'another' and 'others' are pronouns, but 'other' cannot be a pronoun.