The use of pronouns often involves [[anaphora (linguistics)|anaphora]], where the meaning of the pronoun is dependent on an [[antecedent (grammar)|antecedent]]. For example, in the sentence ''That poor man looks as if he needs a new coat'', the meaning of the pronoun ''he'' is dependent on its antecedent, ''that poor man''.
The name of the [[adjective]] thatform belongsof withthe aword "pronoun" is called a "'''pronominal'''".{{efn-ua|Not to be confused with ''prenominal'', which means "before the noun". English adjectives are prenominal – ''the '''blue''' house''— and most of the French adjectives are postnominal — ''la maison '''bleue'''''.}} A pronominal is also a word or phrase that acts as a pronoun. For example, in ''That's not the one I wanted'', the phrase ''the one'' (containing the [[prop-word]] ''one'') is a pronominal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://glossary.sil.org/term/pronominal |title=What is a pronominal? |publisher=SIL International |work=Glossary of linguistic terms |last1=Loos |first1=Eugene E. |last2=Anderson |first2=Susan |last3=Day |first3=Dwight H. Jr. |last4=Jordan |first4=Paul C. |last5=Wingate |first5=J. Douglas |date=3 December 2015 |access-date=14 November 2018 |archive-date=14 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114141719/https://glossary.sil.org/term/pronominal |url-status=live }}</ref>
