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Is his a pronoun in this sentence The triceratops filled belly with the cold water from stream?

No, "his" is not a pronoun in that sentence.

The sentence is missing a pronoun, though! Here's why:

* Pronouns replace nouns. We need a pronoun to stand in for the triceratops, which is the noun performing the action.

* "His" is a possessive pronoun. It shows ownership, but not the subject performing the action.

Here's a corrected sentence with a pronoun:

"It filled its belly with the cold water from the stream."

It replaces "the triceratops" and is the subject of the sentence.

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