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What is the pronoun in sentence The dentist said Open wide?

This sentence doesn't actually have a pronoun.

* Pronouns are words that replace nouns. Examples include: he, she, it, they, you, we, I, etc.

The sentence "The dentist said Open wide" uses the imperative mood, which is used to give commands or make requests. The word "Open" is a verb in this context, not a pronoun.

To make a pronoun work in this sentence, you'd need to include a noun that the pronoun could replace. For example:

* "The dentist said to *you*, 'Open wide.'"

* "The dentist said to *the patient*, 'Open wide.'"

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