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Articles, adjectives, adverbs, nouns, and pronouns can be used to describe a noun or a pronoun.
The articles are:
DEFINITE ARTICLE: the; used to identify a specific noun.
INDEFINITE ARTICLES: a (used before a noun starting with a consonant sound), an (used before a noun starting with a vowel sound); used to identify a singular general noun.
ADJECTIVES: An adjective describes or qualifies a noun (a big dog, a small dog); adjectives are used before the noun or after the verb (This is an easy subject. or This is hard.); two or more adjectives can be used together (a beautiful, young lady). There are hundreds of adjectives, some samples are: happy, sad, green, white, special, somber, chewy, dark, heavy, sweet, lucky, wonderful, etc.
ATTRIBUTIVE NOUNS are nouns used to describe other nouns (nouns used as adjectives), for example horse farm, house plant, vegetable broth, school books, shoe lace, ranch dressing on a house salad, etc.
ADVERBS: An adverb, which is used to modify verbs, also modify adjectives, which is additional information about a noun; for example a very happy birthday, his frequently long speeches, a simply delicious dish, etc.
The modifying pronouns are:
PERSONAL PRONOUNS, my, your, his, her, their, its.
DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS, this, that, these, those, the former, etc.
DISTRIBUTIVE PRONOUNS, each, either, none, neither, etc.
NUMERAL PRONOUNS, some, any, few, many, none, all, etc.
ADDITIONALLY: A predicate nominative or a predicate adjective restates a noun following a linking verb or the object of a verb, telling something about the noun.
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∙ 11y agoAdjectives are the words that describe a noun or a pronoun. Examples:
- Lucky me and lucky you are going to the beach today.
- Fran and Frank had a beautiful new baby.
- I have a special one for you.
- Our old house is not as big as our newhouse.
- Almost everything was lost in the fire. I still have you.
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Adjective: a word, phrase, or clause that describes a noun or pronoun. Adverb: a word, phrase, or clause that modifies the meaning of a verb, adjective, or other adverb. Antecedent: the noun or noun phrase to which a pronoun refers.
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What is the plural possessive of write?
Only nouns and pronouns have possessive forms. The word 'write' is a verb.
What is the plural form of swept?
The word swept is the past participle, past tense of the verb to sweep (He swept the floor.), and an adjective, a word that describes a noun (The plane had a swept wing.). There is no plural form for a verb or an adjective. Nouns and pronouns have plural forms.
What is the plural form of the word explanation?
The word explain is a verb. Verbs do not have plurals; only nouns (and pronouns) have plural forms.
What is a word that is used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns?
A pronoun can be used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns; for example: Joan and Jeff go swimming at the park together. He is a good swimmer and he is teaching her strength training. They make a good team.
Is green a pronoun?
No, green describes something- it is an adjective. eg. The green coat. Here, the word "green" is describing the coat. A pronoun is a word that can replace a noun (ie. "Lisa" becomes "she") "Lisa gave the coat to Phil." All three nouns in the sentence can be replaced by pronouns "She gave it to him."
Is an adjective nouns or pronouns?
an adjective is where there is a word in front of a noun and it describes. e.g. The dog crossed the busy road. busy is the adjective
Is your masculine or feminine?
The word 'your' is a pronoun, a possessive adjective, a word that describes a noun as belonging to you.English does not use masculine or feminine forms, English uses specific nouns or pronouns for male or female.The pronouns you, yours, and your have no gender, they can take the place of a noun for a male or a female.
What type of pronoun is the word seashore?
Seashore is a noun, not a pronoun. Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns. Examples of pronouns are him, her, their, it, us, your.
Is an adjective a describing word?
Yes, adjectives describe (modify, specify) nouns, pronouns, and noun phrases.
Is was a pronon?
No. Pronouns are used to replace nouns, so: he, she, his, her, you, they, I, me, their, it, etc are prounouns. The word was is a verb.
Is think a verb or adjective?
The word think is a verb. It is not used to modify nouns or pronouns.
What word are use for third person point of view?
The third person is the one (ones) spoken about. The third person personal pronouns are: he, him, she, her, it, they, them. The third person nouns are all nouns except nouns of direct address.
What is the plural possessive of write?
Only nouns and pronouns have possessive forms. The word 'write' is a verb.
What is the plural form of swept?
The word swept is the past participle, past tense of the verb to sweep (He swept the floor.), and an adjective, a word that describes a noun (The plane had a swept wing.). There is no plural form for a verb or an adjective. Nouns and pronouns have plural forms.
Is backward a preposition?
No, "backward" is not a preposition. It is an adverb that describes the direction in which someone or something is moving. Prepositions typically indicate the relationship between nouns or pronouns and other words in a sentence.
What is the plural form of the word explanation?
The word explain is a verb. Verbs do not have plurals; only nouns (and pronouns) have plural forms.
How is a preposition defined?
A preposition is a word that expresses relationships in time or space among nouns, pronouns, or noun phrases.
