In the given sentence, the word 'this' is functioning as an adjective, describing the noun 'project'.
The demonstrative pronoun 'this' takes the place of the noun.
Example: The project is a disaster. This has spiraled out of control.
It is both an adjective and a pronoun It's not an adjective, it's either a demonstrative pronoun or demonstrative determiner (determiners are words like 'the' and 'a'). Pronoun use: Those look pretty. Determiner use: Those flowers look pretty.The word 'those' is not an adjective. An adjective is something that describes a noun.
Determiners are the words that are used before a noun to "determine" the precise meaning of the noun. Determiners can be articles (a, an, the), demonstrative pronouns (this, that, these, those), possessive pronouns (my, your, his, hers, its, our, their) or quantifiers.When trying decide if a determiner is needed or not, or which one is correct, use the following diagram as an aid until the decision making process becomes automatic. The diagram below, and the chart of determiner usage, gives an overview only; use them in conjunction with a textbook and with a dictionary.Determiners:A determiner can be the definite article 'the' or the indefinite articles 'a' or 'an'.A determiner can be a possessive adjective: my, your, his, her, its, our, their, or whose.A determiner can be a demonstrative pronoun: this, that, these, or those.Or other miscellaneous determiners:each, everyeither, neithersome, any, nomuch, many, more, mostlittle, less, leastfew, fewer, fewestwhat, whatever, which, whicheverall, both, halfseveralenough
The word 'this' is a pronoun, an adjective, and an adverb.Examples:This is mother's favorite movie. (demonstrative pronoun)This movie is mother's favorite. (adjective)I love you this much! (adverb)Note: The pronoun 'this' takes the place of a noun. The adjective 'this' is placed before a noun to describe that noun.
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The word any is an adverb. It can also be used as a determiner and a pronoun.
No. These is the plural form of this and is a pronoun or determiner (used like an adjective to define a noun).
No, "whose" is a pronoun used to indicate possession or ownership. It is not an adverb.
No, it not. It is a pronoun, and also an adjective (determiner).
"What" can be a pronoun, an adverb, an interjection and a determiner.
The word 'this' is a determiner and a pronoun.The word 'this' is an adjective (determiner) when placed before a noun to describe that noun.Example: This movie is one of my favorites.The word 'this' is a demonstrative pronoun when it takes the place of a noun in a sentence.Example: This is one of my favorite movies.
No it is not. The word "that" can be a conjunction, determiner, pronoun or adverb.
It can be, but it may be called a 'determiner' instead. It can be used as a pronoun.
That can be used as a pronoun, determiner, adverb (as a modifier) and conjunction
The word whatever is a determiner, an interjection, and a pronoun.
what-is a pronoun (interrogative pronoun) asking for information specifying somethingExample: what is your name?Which- is an interrogative pronoun and determiner, asking for information specifying one or more people or things "example"{as pronoun--which are the best varieties of grapes for long keeping?}[as determiner- which way is the wind blowing].
Pronoun, verb, determiner, adjective, noun, preposition, determiner, noun, preposition, determiner, noun
The word 'these" is the plural of "this" which is a pronoun or an adjective (determiner) and is used with nouns.