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In the sentence 'The quality of this pen is better than of a pen', what type of pronoun is 'that'?
In the sentence 'The quality of this pen is better than of a pen', what type of pronoun is 'that'?
- Conjunction
- Interrogative pronoun
- Relative pronoun
- Demonstrative adjective (correct)
What is the function of 'that' in the sentence 'She said that Rohan had sent a romantic letter'?
What is the function of 'that' in the sentence 'She said that Rohan had sent a romantic letter'?
- Conjunction (correct)
- Demonstrative adjective
- Relative pronoun
- Interrogative pronoun
In the sentence 'Radhika is the only girl that has passed the exam', what type of pronoun is 'that'?
In the sentence 'Radhika is the only girl that has passed the exam', what type of pronoun is 'that'?
- Interrogative pronoun
- Conjunction
- Relative pronoun (correct)
- Demonstrative adjective
What is the function of 'what' in the sentence 'I know what you have said'?
What is the function of 'what' in the sentence 'I know what you have said'?
In the sentence 'I appreciate what you did for us', what is the function of 'what'?
In the sentence 'I appreciate what you did for us', what is the function of 'what'?
What is the antecedent of 'that' in the sentence 'I like that car'?
What is the antecedent of 'that' in the sentence 'I like that car'?
In the sentence 'I know that he is coming', what is the function of 'that'?
In the sentence 'I know that he is coming', what is the function of 'that'?
What is the function of 'what' in the sentence 'What you said is true'?
What is the function of 'what' in the sentence 'What you said is true'?
What type of adjective is 'These' in the sentence 'I have bought these flowers for my wife'?
What type of adjective is 'These' in the sentence 'I have bought these flowers for my wife'?
What type of adjective is 'German' in the sentence 'Mohan helped a German soldier'?
What type of adjective is 'German' in the sentence 'Mohan helped a German soldier'?
What type of adjective is 'My' in the sentence 'I have bought these flowers for my wife'?
What type of adjective is 'My' in the sentence 'I have bought these flowers for my wife'?
What type of adjective is 'First' in the sentence 'He finished first in the race'?
What type of adjective is 'First' in the sentence 'He finished first in the race'?
What type of adjective is 'Italian' in the sentence 'The Italian chef cooked a delicious meal'?
What type of adjective is 'Italian' in the sentence 'The Italian chef cooked a delicious meal'?
What type of adjective is 'This' in the sentence 'This book is mine'?
What type of adjective is 'This' in the sentence 'This book is mine'?
What type of adjective is 'Her' in the sentence 'This is her book'?
What type of adjective is 'Her' in the sentence 'This is her book'?
What type of adjective is 'Three' in the sentence 'I have three books'?
What type of adjective is 'Three' in the sentence 'I have three books'?
What is the function of the word 'romantic' in the sentence 'Mohan wrote a romantic letter to Shalini'?
What is the function of the word 'romantic' in the sentence 'Mohan wrote a romantic letter to Shalini'?
What type of adjective is 'old' in the sentence 'Rajni sold an old car to Ramesh'?
What type of adjective is 'old' in the sentence 'Rajni sold an old car to Ramesh'?
What is the correct order of adjectives in a sentence?
What is the correct order of adjectives in a sentence?
What type of adjective is 'few' in the sentence 'I have few friends'?
What type of adjective is 'few' in the sentence 'I have few friends'?
What is the function of the word 'short' in the sentence 'Raj watched a short movie with Anjali'?
What is the function of the word 'short' in the sentence 'Raj watched a short movie with Anjali'?
Which of the following is an example of a qualitative adjective?
Which of the following is an example of a qualitative adjective?
What is the purpose of using adjectives in a sentence?
What is the purpose of using adjectives in a sentence?
What is the correct way to use adjectives in a sentence?
What is the correct way to use adjectives in a sentence?
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Study Notes
Antecedent and Relative Pronoun
- An antecedent is a clause or a word that a relative pronoun refers to.
- When the antecedent is a clause, the verb is always singular.
Demonstrative Adjective/Pronoun
- A demonstrative adjective or pronoun is used to point out a specific thing or person.
- Examples: this, that, these, those.
- 'That' is a demonstrative adjective when it qualifies a noun, e.g., "that car".
- 'That' is a conjunction when it connects two clauses.
Types of Adjectives
- Demonstrative Adjective: used to point out a specific thing or person, e.g., this, that, these, those.
- Possessive Adjective: used to show ownership or possession, e.g., my, our, his, her, its.
- Numeral Adjective: used to represent the number or order of something, e.g., one, two, three, first, second, third.
- Proper Adjective: derived from a proper noun, e.g., Italian, German, Gandhian.
- Qualitative Adjective: used to describe the features or qualities of a noun, e.g., nice, big, new, circular, red.
- Quantitative Adjective: used to modify nouns by providing information about their quantity or number, e.g., few, many, little, much.
Order of Adjectives
- The order of adjectives is important: Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Colour, Origin, Material, Purpose.
- Trick to learn adjective order: OSASCOMP.
Other Key Points
- A relative pronoun is used to introduce a relative clause, e.g., "that" in "Radhika is the only girl that has passed the exam."
- A noun clause is a clause that functions as a noun, e.g., "what you have said".
- An infinitive is a verb form that starts with "to", e.g., "to sleep".
- A proper adjective is an adjective that is derived from a proper noun and is therefore capitalized.
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