Pronouns A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun. Function of Pronoun Type and Form ET Examples >) ‘As the subjects of sentences | Subject Pronoun : J, you, she, he, it, we, they She managed to complete ty ‘ assignments on time. ‘As objects of verbs or| Object Pronoun prepositions me, you, her, him, it, us, them Maya gave me a lift home, Tollink phrases Interrogative Pronoun who, whom, which, whoever, whomever, | He was the one who took Sarahs whichever, that book. To replace an object which | Reflexive Pronoun refers to the subject myself, yourself, herself, himself, itself, | We did the project ourselves ba yourselves, ourselves, themselves the lecturer did not believe us. 1 To show possession Possessive Pronoun mine, yours, hers, his, its, theirs, ours _| This book belongs to me. That one is hers. Verbs Function of Verb ‘Type and Form Examples ‘To show action or state of being | Action Verb Example: We jog in the park every Sunday sing, cook, draw, talk afternoon. ‘State Verb / Non-action Verb Example: There are so many job options these have, know, be, do, believe days for graduatesAdjectives Function of Adjectives ‘Type and Form wert Examples To describe, identify, modify, or Jquantify something (2 noun or ‘a pronoun) Quantity: few, several, some Dhia has several brothers, Opinion: fantastic, better, kind That is a briliant idea Size: smal, large, medium The baby is very tiny. ‘Shape: round, crooke 1, fat We sat at a round table. ‘Age: old, new, twelve-year old Hariz bought a new house. Colour: pink, silver, metallic Lynn drives a pink MyVi. Origin: British, Indian, Spanish ‘Anis married a Dutch man, Material: leather, wooden, plastic Delia bought a leather bag. Time: early, night, fate We took an early bus. ‘Smell: fragrant, pungent, musty Tove the fresh smell of rain, ‘Sound: silent, hushed, mute The singer has a husky voice. Use: drinking, sleeping Rizal used a sleeping bag to keep warm, When using multiple adjectives in a sequence, the proper order of the adjectives is: Determiners. Colour Use UU the, my, your, several round, square, oval white, purple, red, black sleeping, dining, drinking big, small all, short, long, wide, new, second-hand, 10 years od Malaysian, Thai, Malay, Chinese glass, silver, golden, wooden ne delicious, pretty, expensive, difficult deep Example: Humaira bought a beautiful, long, cream, Italian, silk scarf for her mother.