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| a word that modifies the noun or pronoun by limiting the meaning |
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Adjectives can describe or classify. |
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Example: 1. the adult cat 2. the triangular cookie |
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A possessive adjective (``my,'' ``your,'' ``his,'' ``her,'' ``its,'' ``our,'' ``their'') is similar or identical to a possessive pronoun; however, it is used as an adjective and modifies a noun or a noun phrase, as in the following sentences:
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| Demonstrative adjectives ``this,'' ``these,'' ``that,'' ``those,'' and ``what'' are identical to the demonstrative pronouns, but are used as adjectives to modify nouns or noun phrases |
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Is formed from a proper noun and begins with a capital letter. They answer the question, what kind is it? For example: the French Revolution |
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