Assignment 2 is Grammar Research

Assignment 2 is Grammar Research.
I. You are required to make a practical research according to the last four topics: Article, Pronoun, Numerals, Adjective and Adverb. You have to search these topics in Advanced Grammar books ( from 5 literatures) and give lists of learned information according to the questions:

(Article)
I found this information new	This was just a revision	Suggested bibliography on the topics.

(Pronoun)
I found this information new	This was just a revision	Suggested bibliography on the topics.
	Pronouns are used in place nouns

(Numerals)
I found this information new	This was just a revision	Suggested bibliography on the topics.

(Adjective)
I found this information new	This was just a revision	Suggested bibliography on the topics.

(Adverb)
I found this information new	This was just a revision	Suggested bibliography on the topics.

II. Answer the following questions and complete the sentences. Don't copy!

 

1. What is a pronoun?

  A pronoun can replace a noun or another pronoun. You use pronouns like “he”, “which”, “none”, and “you” to make your sentences less cumbersome and less repetitive.

 

 2. Where should a pronoun generally be placed in a sentence? Why?

  Pronouns take the place of nouns. When taking the place of a noun, pronoun have the same semantic value not only as the noun, but usually as the whole noun phrase. The reference is semantic and preserves the gender and the number (for languages where these categories exist).

 

 

3. Name seven personal pronouns.

  Subject pronouns: I, YOU, WE, HE, SHE, IT, THEY.

Object pronouns: ME, YOU, US, HIM, HER, IT, THEM

 

 

4. Name four demonstrative pronouns.

  This, That, These, Those

 

 

5. Name three interrogative pronouns.

  WHICH-when you have a limited choice

WHAT-asking for general information

WHO-when asking about a person and name

 

 

6. Name four relative pronouns.

  WHOM-refers to people (objects of the verb)

WHOSE-refers to possessions

WHERE-refers to places

WHY-refers to reasons

 

 

7. Name five indefinite pronouns.

  ANY(-body, -one, -thing)

SOME(-body, -one, -thing)

EVERY(-body, -one, -thing)

NO(-body, -one, -thing, none)

ALL, MORE, FEWER, OTHER, LESS

 

 

8. Name six adjective pronouns.

  MY, YOUR, HIS, HER, ITS, OUR, THEIR

 

9. Use a personal pronoun in the nominative case.

  She was quiet as she entered the museum.

  He is clever enough to go to the University.

 

10. Use a personal pronoun in the objective case.

  They will bring for me some foreign clothes from USA.

 

 

11. Use a personal pronoun in the possessive case.

  I am going to the Ice City with some friends of mine.

 

 

12. What is a reflexive pronoun? Provide an example in a sentence.

  A reflexive pronoun refers to a noun or another pronoun and indicates thatthe same person or thing is involved. Reflexive pronouns are formed by adding -self or -selves to certain personal and possessive pronouns.

The women found herself a book of folktales.

 

 

  Reflexive pronoun

 

13. What is an intensive pronoun? Provide an example in a sentence.

  The intensive pronoun is a pronoun that adds emphasis to a noun or pronoun already named.
  Sarah can open it herself

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Antecedent of “herself” intensive pronoun

14. What is a demonstrative pronoun? Provide an example in a sentence.

  Demonstrative Pronouns are used to show or identify one or a number of nouns that may be far or near in distance or time. They are only four in number: This, That, These and Those.

That is a beautiful.

These were made by me.

15. What is an interrogative pronoun? Provide an example in a sentence.

  Interrogative pronouns are qiestion words used to enquire about person or thing that we do not know about. An interrogative pronoun is used when asking questions. It take the place of subject or object in the sentences.

Whose- Whose mother works as a nurse in the hospital?

 

 

 

 

16. What is an indefinite pronoun? Provide an example in a sentence.

 

  Pronouns which are not known which nouns are used are called indefinite pronouns.

Nobody else offered to go out.

 

 

17. What is an adjective pronoun? Provide an example in a sentence.

  An adjective pronoun is an adjective used as a pronoun. The adjective pronouns are:1. Each, either, and neither, which relate to objects taken singly.

My shirt is more cool than her.

 

 

 

 
III. Fill in the blank with the most accurate pronoun description.

e.g. Personal Pronoun…

 

Sentence	Pronoun description
We students would like two hours for lunch.	Subject pronoun
Everyone is wondering about their marks.	Indefinite and possessive pronouns
My mother and I give each other a hard time.	Possessive, subject and indefinite pronoun
You vandals have ruined my property	Subject and possessive pronoun
None of the food is fresh.	Indefinite pronoun
They gave one another books for Christmas.	Subject and indefinite pronoun
That is incredible!	Demonstrative pronoun
Everybody is at school.	Indefinite pronoun
What is your favourite food?	Interogative and possessive pronoun
I will never forget this.	Subject and demonstrative pronoun
Students who cheat only hurt themselves.	Interrogative pronoun
He said whatever came to mind.	Subject and interrogative pronouns
Which questions gave you the most trouble?	Interrogative and object pronoun
She encouraged herself to do well.	Subject and reflexive pronouns
This is well-written.	Demostrative pronoun
The people here cannot blame themselves.	Reflexive pronoun
The coach will select whomever he pleases.	Relative and subject pronouns

 

IV. Complete the table according to the given examples. Write the functions of Adjective types and give your own examples underlining the Adjective itself.

№	Types	Functions	Examples
1	Descriptive Adjective	To attribute or qualify people, animals, things, or places in order to describe its features	The rich man lives in the big house.
2	Proper Adjectives	To modify noun in terms of the nationality, this type is originated from proper noun.	He employs a Chinese book.
3	Quantitative Adjectives	Quantitative adjectives describe the exact or approximate amount of a noun.	All my groupmates are very smart guys.
4	Numeral Adjective	Numerals adjectives are quantitative adjectives that give exact number amounts.	There are five boys in her class.
5	Demonstrative Adjective (this, that, these, those)	Demonstrative adjectives answer the question which one? They point out particular nouns.	He bought that sweater.
6	Interrogative Adjectives	Interrogative adjectives appear in interrogative sentences.	Which cookie do you want?
7	Possessive Adjectives	Possessive adjectives are a type of pronoun used before nouns. They explain ownership.	I lost my book.
8	Distributive Adjectives	Distributive adjectives are normally used with singular nouns.	Each book in the series had a foreword by a noted scholar.
9	Emphasizing Adjective	An emphasizing adjectives lay stress on the proceeding noun.	She has seen him with her own eyes.
10	Exclamatory Adjective	An exclamatory adjectives is apart of speech. Exclamatory adjective is a word that shows emotin so it is used with noun.	What a large house you have!
11	Relative Adjective	Relative adjectives describe objects indirectly, through their relations to other objects.	It is my daily habit.

V. Write a short paragraph to describe someone you know well. Use at least ten compound adjectives in your paragraph. (about 50 words).
My favorite teacher is always smiling and child-wanted women. Her friendly approach is very much liked by everyone in the class. She is very enthuasiastic to teach and clears all our doubts whenever we ask questions in her classes. She is a middle-aged and she does not scold or beat us in the class unnecessarily. I also want to be a teacher like her.