We use pronouns so that we are not repetitive. Without pronouns, our writing would sound something like this: Maria went to the beach. Maria picked up a seashell. With pronouns, we can replace Maria with the pronoun "she." Doing so will reduce repetition in our writing and it'll now sound much better.
Maria went to the beach. She picked up a seashell.
The friendly-looking puppy pawed on the window to attract the attention of the people walking by on the sidewalk. The rest didn't make sense and what is the - c?