Adjectives and

Pronouns

POETIC DEVICES
Pronouns
 What is pronoun?

A pronoun (I, me, he, she, herself, you, it, that, they, each,
few, many, who, whoever, whose, someone, everybody,
etc.) is a word that takes the place of a noun. We often use
them to avoid repeating the nouns that they refer to.
Pronouns have different forms for the different ways we
use them. 
Types of Pronouns

Personal Pronouns
Relative pronouns
Demonstrative Pronouns
Indefinite pronouns
Possessive Pronouns
Interrogative Pronouns
 Examples

In the following examples, the highlighted words are pronouns:

– I’ll get my Books

– This is my house.
– Look over there, those are your seats.
– I invited them to a party.
– We are studying pronouns at the moment.
Adjectives
 What is an Adjective?

Adjectives are words that describe or modify other words,

making your writing and speaking much more specific, and
a whole lot more interesting. Because adjectives are used
to identify or quantify individual people and unique things,
they are usually positioned before the noun or pronoun
that they modify.
Types of Adjectives

Possessive Adjectives
Demonstrative Adjectives
Coordinate Adjectives
Numbers Adjectives
Interrogative Adjectives
Indefinite Adjectives
Attributive Adjectives
 Examples

In the following examples, the highlighted words are adjectives:

– They live in a big, beautiful mansion.

– On her birthday, Brenda received an antique vase filled with
fragrant flowers.
– Please get me a bag of ripe, red apples.
– Foggy weather is the norm in San Fransisco.
 Exercises
Adjectives
– 1. He is ………………… than his
neighbors. (rich)
– 2. The offer was too ………………… to
be true. (good)
– 3. Which is the ………………animal in
the world? (dangerous)
Pronouns
– My sister Jane loves books. This novel is
for…………. .
– My children like Disney films. The video
is for …………. .
– My brother Matt collects picture
postcards. …………. postcards are for him.
– .