English Grammar: Pronouns and Adjectives

What type of pronoun shows ownership or possession?

What is the purpose of a suffix in adjective formation?

How do you identify an antecedent?

What is the positive form of an adjective?

What type of pronoun asks a question?

What is the purpose of a prefix in adjective formation?

The pronoun 'it' is a third person singular pronoun that is always feminine.

Distributive pronouns are used to refer to non-specific people or things.

A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in number and gender only.

Reciprocal pronouns are used to point out specific people or things.

The kind of pronoun that refers back to the subject of the sentence is a demonstrative pronoun.

All qualitative adjectives describe the quantity of a noun.

The general rule for the order of adjectives is size, opinion, age, shape, color, origin, material.

Demonstrative adjectives are used to describe the quantity of a noun.

The comparative form of an adjective is used to compare three or more things.

The suffix '-ful' is used to form adjectives.

The prefix 'un-' is used to form adjectives that have a negative meaning.

All adjectives have a regular comparative and superlative form.

Types of Pronouns

Personal Pronouns: Replace nouns that refer to people or things, e.g. I, you, he, she, it, we, they
Possessive Pronouns: Show ownership or possession, e.g. mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs
Reflexive Pronouns: Refer back to the subject, e.g. myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves
Demonstrative Pronouns: Point out which person or thing, e.g. this, that, these, those
Interrogative Pronouns: Ask questions, e.g. who, what, which, whom, whose
Indefinite Pronouns: Refer to non-specific people or things, e.g. someone, something, anyone, anything
Reciprocal Pronouns: Express mutual action, e.g. each other, one another
Distributive Pronouns: Refer to individual members of a group, e.g. each, every, either, neither

Adjective Formation

Suffixes:
- -ful (hopeful)
- -less (helpless)
- -ly (friendly)
- -ous (famous)
- -ive (creative)
Prefixes:
- un- (unhappy)
- re- (redo)
- non- (nonstop)
Compounding: Combine two words to form an adjective (birthplace)

Identifying Antecedents

An antecedent is the noun or pronoun that a pronoun replaces
To identify an antecedent:
1. Find the pronoun in the sentence
2. Look for the noun or pronoun that the pronoun is replacing
3. Check the context and meaning of the sentence

Comparing Adjectives

Positive Form: The basic form of an adjective (e.g. big)
Comparative Form: Used to compare two things (e.g. bigger)
Superlative Form: Used to compare three or more things (e.g. biggest)
Irregular Adjectives: Do not follow the usual -er/-est pattern (e.g. good, better, best)

Pronoun Agreement

Subject-Verb Agreement: The subject and verb must agree in number (singular or plural)
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement: The pronoun and antecedent must agree in number, person, and gender
Collective Nouns: Can be singular or plural, depending on the context (e.g. The team is/are playing well)

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