How does an adjective modify a pronoun

You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Can adjectives modify a pronoun? Thread starter Yuuichi Tam Start date Feb 18, Yuuichi Tam Senior Member Japanese.

I can say, " I saw a beautiful girl read a book in the library. The following words are possessive adjectives: my , your , his , her , its , our , their. Interrogative — Interrogative adjectives ask a question. Distributive — Distributive adjectives describe specific parts of a group. Here are some common ones.

Sometimes we use several adjectives to modify one noun. There is a formula to use,however, when we use several adjectives in a sentence to describe one noun. Keep in mind that you will never have a sentence with 10 adjectives describing one noun or pronoun. By-the-way, the examples belong to me.

Skip to main content. Can adjectives modify pronouns? G gilbert Member. In the sentence " He is tall and handsome ", is it correct to say that 'tall' and 'handsome' modify the personal pronoun 'he'? Original Post. RM Rachel, Moderator Member. Yes, Gilbert, adjectives can modify subject and object pronouns in the predicative position. Not, however, in the attributive position: Tall she and handsome she got married. Tall Mary and handsome John got married. She gave her phone number to handsome him.

She gave her phone number to handsome John. She gave her phone number to the handsome one, not to the rich one. Occasionally you'll see attributive adjectives with pronouns.

For example: - Lucky me! You'll also sometimes see post-positive adjectives used after words such as one, someone, everyone, something, anything, those.

For example: - I heard something amazing yesterday. Adjectives modify or affect the meaning of nouns A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.

Examples: man, city, book , and courage. Source: Lesson 16 and pronouns A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun or a group of words used as a noun. Source: Lesson 21 and tell us which, whose, what kind, and how many about the nouns or pronouns they modify. They come before the noun or pronoun they modify except for the predicate adjective which comes after a linking verb Linking verbs state of being verbs show that something exists; they do not show action. Some common linking verbs include: is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been, seem, look, feel , and become.