I wrote:

>A *pronoun* is a word used in place of a noun that has already been
>mentioned or is assumed. The noun replaced is referred to as the
>*antecedent*. In the sentence "Devadatta likes snakes. He eats THEM for
>breakfast," the antecedent noun 'Devadatta' is replaced by the pronoun
>'them'.

Correction: It is the antecedent 'snakes' that are replaced by 'them', not
Devadatta.