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Adjectives are the words that describe nouns and pronouns.

Examples: Mary is my older sister. My sister Marcy is the oldest one.

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What modifies nouns or pronouns are called a what?

Words that modify nouns or pronouns are called adjectives. Adjectives are used to provide more information about the qualities or characteristics of the nouns or pronouns they describe.


Is the word it an adjecttive?

No, the word "it" is a pronoun, not an adjective. Pronouns are words that are used to replace nouns in sentences, while adjectives are words that describe or modify nouns.


What are pronouns and what does it describe?

Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns in a sentence. The pronouns that are describing words are possessive adjective, which describe a noun as belonging to someone or something. The possessive pronouns are: my, your, his, her, their, its.Examples:My house is on the corner.Have you finished your homework?Their son just graduated from college.


What two things can an adjective describe?

Adjectives describe nouns and pronouns.


Does an adjective describe a noun and pronoun?

Yes, adjectives describe nouns and pronouns.


What words which function in place of nouns?

"Pronouns"


Can an adverb describe a noun?

No. Only adjectives modify nouns and pronouns.


Which words usually come after prepositions?

Nouns, pronouns, and gerunds usually come after prepositions in a sentence.


Adjectives can only be used before nouns?

No, adjectives can be used to describe nouns, pronouns, and noun phrases.


The words budget statistics and program are examples of nouns proper nouns pronouns adjectives?

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Possessive nouns and possessive pronouns always function as what part of speech?

Possessive nouns and possessive pronouns functions as adjectives which are used to describe a noun.


Can i get a list of nouns and pronouns?

Sure! Nouns are words that represent people, places, things, or ideas, like "dog," "school," "book," or "love." Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns in a sentence, such as "he," "she," "it," "they," or "you."