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ADJECTIVE The adjective has the role of ascribing an attribute or feature to a noun.

It may occur either attributively within the nominal phrase, to which case it serves to modify the headword noun, or predicatively outside the nominal phrase to which it relates. In English it is mainly found before the headword noun, in a pre-head position (prenominal), but in selected contexts in can come after the headword noun, in a post-head position (postnominal). Attribute adjective : (within the nominal phrase) Prenominal A good student , a beautiful girl The best solution, complete nonsense Postnominal Somebody new, anything different The court martial, the president elect The adjective functions predicatively is mostly in relation to the subject, in which case in English is separated from the subject by the verb. Predicative adjective (outside the nominal phrase) :
This car is new. The problem is simple. He drinks his tea black.

Demonstrative pronouns have the deictic function of pout a thing/entity. Thought nowadays
they are typically seen a class of pronoun, with respect to their determiner role they have also been handled as adjective. (determiner) This model is new That soup was delicious (headword) This is a new model That was a delicious soup To marking the proximity an antity, demonstrative can also refer to what I am talking about/referring to e.g Relative pronouns have ajobe of binding a relative subordinate clause either to a particular nominal phrase in the main/superordinat clause or to the whole of the main/superordinate clause. (determiner) The man whose leg is in plaster (headword) The thing that pleased us The person who bought it He now trains every evening, which will improve his fitness The word who, what, which, whose (and the related adverbs), which also in interrogative and exclamative sentence, are also known as wh-word. Typic pronouns are used to refer to the type/ the sort of entinity (determiner) such thing arent real Introgative pronouns are typically used to form question about an entity, its possession and determination. (personal : headword) who did that? (possessive : determiner) whose mug is this? Exclamative pronouns occur in contexts where a speaker is giving vent to personal fellings about/reaction to an antity or situation. (determiner) what a nuisance! What nonsense! Reflexive pronouns are used where the object refer to the same entity as the subject. (a) a direct object the entity affected or encompassed by the verbal activity, e.g Ive cut myself. (b) an indirect object the rescipient or beneficiary of the verbal activity, e.g She bought herself a new skirt. (c) A prepositional object, e.g Shes bought a new skirt for herself.

Reciprocal pronouns mark the fact that the verbal activity is not just monodirectional but
rather interactive, bidirectional or evev multirectional, between/among the participants denoted by the subject. They greeted each other/one another like old friends. Emphatic pronouns serve to emphasize/reinforce the role in the massage of a participant who has already been mentioned. I myself would write to the manufacturer. Indefinite pronouns denote ane entity whose identity is not specific and whose determination is not important to the issue. Somebody / anyone might noticwe it. (every- / any- / some- / no- + -body / -one / -thing) Substitute pronouns are usedto refer to an entity whose identity has been previously mentioned, or isdeterminable from the contex, and where selection is involed. Which would you like? Ill have this one Numerals can be tought of as axact numeratives. (a) Cardinal: The four climbers unpacked their rucksacks. Four passed (b) Ordinal: Her second attempt was successful. Quantifiers. By contrasr with numerals, quantifiers may be tought of as inwxact numeratives. All / both / many / some / few / no girls finished. All / both / the player arrived. Pronominal groupings (1) Substantive, referring to / denoting an entity Personal, introgative, relative, reflexive, reciprocal, indefinite, emphatic, substitute. (2) Determinative, pointing, out / to an entity: Possessive, demonstrative, introgative, relative, typic, axclamative. (3) Numerative, (i) quantitatives, indicating a number of quantity. (ii) Ordinatives, marking the numeral or relative posisition in the order: ordinals. 3.10 Determiner: a functional element. Determiner as a functional, specifier element of structur in the nominal phrase, wich may be expressed by range of word subclasses (and by some phrase) wich occur in an adnominal position. determinatives then is seen not as a formal word class but rather as a lose tern referring to grouping of some pronominal subclasses wich in funcioanl structur can fulfil a determiner role.

3.11 Labeling the word classes


In syntactic analysis the various classes will bw labeled as follows : Noun = noun: pron = pronouns; art = article; Verb = verb; adj = adjective; adv = adverb; Coordinating conjunction/ coordinator; Interjection; genitive Pronominal subclasses Personal; interrogative; relative; Possessive; demonstrative; Reflexive; reciprocal; Indefinite; emphatic; substitute;

Typic; exclamative; Numeral; quantifier; ordinative; Note that for the purposes of formal analysis two sets of change will e made with regard to the labeling. Verb aux = auxiliary verb; verb = main verb; Adverb adv = adverb / adverbial particle, Except that inf = infinitive and neg = negative

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