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Pronoun and Adjective With Kinds and Examples

The document provides an overview of the eight parts of speech, including nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections, along with their definitions and examples. It specifically details various types of pronouns and adjectives, explaining their functions and providing illustrative examples for each type. A summary table at the end consolidates the information on adjectives, highlighting their functions and examples.

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Pronoun and Adjective With Kinds and Examples

The document provides an overview of the eight parts of speech, including nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections, along with their definitions and examples. It specifically details various types of pronouns and adjectives, explaining their functions and providing illustrative examples for each type. A summary table at the end consolidates the information on adjectives, highlighting their functions and examples.

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English-B (Grammar) Work

Parts of Speech

Definition:
Parts of speech are categories of words based on their function in a
sentence. Each word in a sentence plays a specific role and fits into one of the
eight main parts of speech.

There are 8 Parts of Speech:

1. Noun – Names a person, place, thing, or idea.


Example: Teacher, city, book, freedom
2. Pronoun – Replaces a noun.
Example: He, she, it, they
3. Verb – Expresses action or state of being.
Example: Run, think, is, are
4. Adjective – Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.
Example: Happy, three, red
5. Adverb – Modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
Example: Quickly, very, often
6. Preposition – Shows a relationship between a noun/pronoun and another
word.
Example: In, on, at, under
7. Conjunction – Joins words, phrases, or clauses.
Example: And, but, because
8. Interjection – Expresses strong emotion.
Example: Wow!, Ouch!, Hurray!

Pronoun

Definition:
A pronoun is a word that is used in place of a noun to avoid repetition and
make sentences clearer and more concise. Pronouns are used to refer to people,
things, or places without naming them explicitly each time.

For example:

 Sarah is a doctor. She works at the city hospital.


("She" is a pronoun replacing "Sarah")

Kinds of Pronuns with Examples

Here are the main types of pronouns:


1. Personal Pronoun

It is used to refer to a specific person or thing.

Subject Object Possessive


I me my/mine
You you your/yours
He him his
She her her/hers
It it its
We us our/ours
They them their/theirs

Examples:

 I am going to the market.


 They are playing football.
 Give it to her.

2. Demonstrative Pronoun

It is used to point to specific things or people.

Common Demonstrative Pronouns:

 This, That, These, Those

Examples:

 This is my book.
 Those are your shoes.
 That is amazing!

3. Indefinite Pronoun

It is used to refer to people or things in a general or non-specific way.

Common Indefinite Pronouns:

 Someone, Everyone, Anyone, No one


 Something, Everything, Anything, Nothing
 Many, Few, Several, All, Some

Examples:
 Someone is at the door.
 Few know the answer.
 Everything is ready.

4. Reflexive Pronoun

Reflexive Pronoun refers back to the subject of the sentence and ends in -
self or -selves.

Reflexive Pronouns:

 Myself, Yourself, Himself, Herself, Itself


 Ourselves, Yourselves, Themselves

Examples:

 She made it herself.


 I hurt myself while playing.
 They introduced themselves.

5. Possessive Pronoun

It shows ownership or possession.

Possessive Pronouns:

 Mine, Yours, His, Hers, Its, Ours, Theirs

Examples:

 This bag is mine.


 Is that book yours?
 The house is theirs.

6. Relative Ponoun

It is used to introduce a subordinate clause and connects it to a noun.

Common Relative Pronouns:

 Who, Whom, Whose, Which, That

Examples:

 The boy who won the race is my friend.


 This is the book that I borrowed.

7. Interrogative Pronoun
It is used used to ask questions.

Common Interrogative Pronouns:

 Who, Whom, Whose, Which, What

Examples:

 Who is at the door?


 What is your name?

8. Reciprocal Pronoun

It is used used to indicate a mutual relationship.

Reciprocal Pronouns:

 Each other, One another

Examples:

 They helped each other.


 We must respect one another.

Adjective

Definition:
An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. It
provides more information about an object's size, shape, age, color, origin, or
material.

Example:

 The blue sky is beautiful.


 She adopted a small dog.

Types of Adjectives

1. Descriptive Adjective

Definition: It describes the quality, color, shape, or size of a noun.

Examples:

 The tall man entered the room.


 She wore a red dress.
2. Numeral Adjective

Definition: It indicates number or order of nouns.

Subtypes:

 Cardinal: One, two, three, etc.


 Ordinal: First, second, third, etc.

Examples:

 He has three brothers. (Cardinal)


 She came first in the race. (Ordinal)

3. Possessive Adjective

Definition: It shows ownership or possession.

Examples:

 That is my book.
 We visited their house.

4. Proper Adjective

Definition: It is formed from a proper noun; usually capitalized nouns.

Examples:

 I love Italian food. (from Italy)


 They enjoy Shakespearean drama. (from Shakespeare)

5. Interrogative Adjective

Definition: It is used to ask questions; modifies a noun.

Examples:

 Which book do you want?


 What color is your car?

6. Demonstrative Adjective

Definition: It points out specific nouns.

Examples:

 I like this shirt.


 Those apples are ripe.
7. Distributive Adjective

Definition: It refers to individual members of a group.

Examples:

 Each student must submit homework.


 Every child needs care.

8. Quantitative Adjective

Definition: It describes how much or how many of something.

Examples:

 He has some money.


 She drank little water.

Summary Table
Type Function Example

Descriptive Describes quality or characteristics The angry dog barked.

Numeral Shows number/order I have two pencils.

Possessive Shows ownership That is her bag.

Proper Derived from proper nouns I enjoy French cuisine.

Interrogative Used in questions Which route is faster?

These cookies are


Demonstrative Points to specific things
delicious.

Refers to individual members of a Each person must


Distributive
group register.

Quantitative Indicates quantity or amount He gave me some advice.

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