This document provides information on different types of adjectives and pronouns in English grammar:
- It explains the differences between positive, comparative, and superlative forms of adjectives.
- It also discusses possessive adjectives and pronouns, demonstrating adjectives are followed by nouns while pronouns are used without nouns.
- Finally, it covers demonstrative adjectives, which identify someone or something, and demonstrative pronouns, which are used for pointing things out. Examples are provided for each term and their proper uses.
16. A possessive adjective is always followed by a
noun.
A possessive pronoun is used without a noun.
My My bag is heavy Mine The bag is mine.
Your Your class is nice. Yours This class is yours.
His His watch is expensive. His The watch is his.
Her Her doll is pretty. Hers This doll is hers.
Its Its hairs are long. ------- We dont use Its as a possessive
pronoun.
Our Our team is wonderful. Ours The team is ours.
Your Your room is beautiful. Yours This room is yours.
Their Their house is quite far. Theirs The house is theirs.
17. DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE
A Demonstrative adjective is used to
identifies someone or something.
DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN
A Demonstrative Pronoun are used for
pointing out things.
This This book is interesting. This This is my book.
That That house is big. That That is Sheetals house.
These These shoes are dirty. These These are their shoes.
Those Those birds are flying south. Those Those are migratory birds.