Possessive Adjectives And Proper Adjectives
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00:00Hi friends! Today, we will learn about the difference between a pronoun and an adjective,
00:10and also possessive adjectives and proper adjectives. So let's start!
00:19Friends, we have seen that distributive adjectives like each, either, neither, interrogative adjectives like what, which, whose, and demonstrative adjectives like this, that, these, those are also used as pronouns of the same category.
00:45So the confusion is identifying whether the word is a pronoun or an adjective. So let's try to learn identifying a word is an adjective or a pronoun.
00:58First of all, here we have the difference between a pronoun and an adjective.
01:05Pronouns are those words that replaces nouns in a sentence.
01:10Like, he is going for dance classes.
01:15Here, he is replacing a noun.
01:19They are going for a walk.
01:22So, they is also replacing a noun.
01:26So such words that replaces nouns are called pronouns.
01:32Adjectives. Adjectives modify nouns. For example, that is a very tall building.
01:43Here, tall is an adjective and it's modifying the noun building.
01:50She is a gorgeous girl.
01:54Here, gorgeous is an adjective which is describing the noun girl.
02:02So, sentence with a pronoun doesn't have a noun immediately after it because pronoun replaces the noun.
02:11And, sentence with an adjective always has a noun as the adjective modify the noun in the sentences.
02:21Now, let's see the following table to understand the difference clearly.
02:28Each boy has received a prize.
02:32Here, each is a distributive adjective as it is modifying the noun boy.
02:41Each of them received a prize.
02:44Here, each is a pronoun as it is used in place of noun in the sentence.
02:52You can pick either dress.
02:54Here, either is a distributive adjective as it is modifying the noun dress.
03:02You can pick either.
03:04Here, either is a pronoun as it is used in place of the noun dress.
03:12Let's revise it once more.
03:16Each boy has received a prize.
03:19Here, each is used before a noun boy.
03:23So, it's an adjective and it's a distributive adjective.
03:29Each of them received a prize.
03:33Here, each is used in the place of a noun in the sentence.
03:38So, it's a pronoun here.
03:41You can pick either dress.
03:45Here, either is coming before a noun dress.
03:49So, it's an adjective and it's a distributive adjective.
03:58You can pick either.
04:01Here, either is a pronoun as it is not coming before a noun and it is used in place of the noun dress.
04:10So, either is pronoun here.
04:14This book is interesting.
04:17Here, the word this is coming before the noun book or it is describing the noun book.
04:25So, it's an adjective.
04:29This is a nice book.
04:31Here, the word this is not coming before a noun.
04:36It is used in place of a noun.
04:38So, it's a pronoun.
04:41Those apples are ripe.
04:43Here, the word those is used before a noun apples.
04:48So, it's an adjective.
04:50It is describing the noun apples.
04:53Those are demonstrative adjectives here.
04:58Those are ripe.
05:00Here, the word those is not used before a noun.
05:04It is used in place of a noun.
05:07So, it's a pronoun here.
05:10What song is that?
05:13Here, the word what is used before a noun song.
05:19So, the word what is an adjective here and it is describing the noun song and it is an interrogative adjective.
05:28What is that?
05:31Here, the word what is not coming before a noun but it is used in place of a noun.
05:39So, it's a pronoun here.
05:43Which dress would you like to wear?
05:46Here, the word which is used before a noun dress.
05:51So, the word which is an adjective here and it is interrogative adjective here.
05:59Which of these would you like to wear?
06:02Here, the word which is not used before a noun.
06:07It is used in place of a noun.
06:10So, it is playing the role of a pronoun here.
06:14So, friends, I hope the point is clear to you now.
06:18When a word is used in place of a noun, it is playing the role of a pronoun.
06:24And when a word is used before a noun, it is describing the noun.
06:29It is called as adjective and adjective can be distributive, demonstrative, or interrogative.
06:41Now, let's learn about the next types of adjectives which are known as possessive adjectives.
06:50Possessive adjectives are those adjectives that are used to show possession or ownership.
06:58Like all other adjectives, possessive adjectives are also followed by nouns whose ownership they show.
07:07For example, I love my father.
07:13The word my is a possessive adjective which suggests that the noun father belongs to the speaker of the sentence.
07:28The word your is a possessive adjective and it suggests that the house belonging to the listener is beautiful.
07:43The word their is a possessive adjective as it tells that the pet dog belongs to the pronoun their.
07:53Similarly, words like our, his, her, and its are called possessive adjectives.
08:01And we have already learned that what's the difference between possessive adjectives and pronouns.
08:09So we learned that the possessive adjectives show the ownership of nouns and they are always followed by the noun whose ownership they tell.
08:19Now, let's learn about the last kind of adjectives, proper adjectives.
08:26The adjectives that are formed by proper nouns or exact naming words are known as proper adjectives.
08:36We have already learned that exact naming words are those words which refer to specific persons, things, and places.
08:45For example, Australia, Shakespeare, Canada, etc.
08:52So, proper adjectives are those words that are made from these exact naming words or proper nouns.
09:01For example, the Canadian landscape is very beautiful.
09:07Here, the word Canadian is a proper adjective as it is made from a proper noun, Canada.
09:17The first word of a proper adjective is always kept capital like we do in proper nouns.
09:28Let's see some more examples of proper adjectives.
09:33The Indian culture is very rich.
09:37The Roman Empire was very vast.
09:41The Shakespearean plays are very famous throughout the world.
09:46So friends, the adjectives that are made from proper nouns are known as proper adjectives.
09:54So friends, we have learned a lot about types of adjectives.
09:59Now you may go ahead and take a quiz to learn more.
10:03Bye-bye!