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Indefinite        do not definitely point out persons or things; do   See table below.
                                   not usually have antecedents


                                                     Indefinite Pronouns
                     Singular                                  Plural       Either (depending on context)
                     each          either         neither      both         some          any
                     one           no one         nobody       few          none          all
                     anyone        anybody        someone      several      most
                     somebody      everyone       everybody    many

                                                  Cases of Personal Pronouns
                                     Subjective (nominative)      Objective             Possessive
                                               I                     Me                 my, mine
                        1st person
                                             We                      Us                 our, ours
                       2nd person            You                     You                your, yours
                                              He                    Him                    his
                                             She                     Her                 her, hers
                       3rd person
                                             They                   them               their, theirs
                                              It                      It                   its


            Adjectives
            An adjective modifies (describes) a noun or a pronoun. It answers one of the following questions:
                   what kind?    which one?     how many?     how much?      whose?

                                                Irregular Degrees of Comparison
                                     Positive          Comparative           Superlative
                                       good               better                best
                                       well               better                best
                                       bad                worse                 worst
                                      many                more                  most
                                      much                more                  most

            Adverbs

            An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. It answers one of the following questions:
                   where?        when?          how?          how often?     to what extent?
            Many words that end in -ly are usually adverbs. Negative words (not, never) are usually adverbs.

                                                   Commonly Used Adverbs
                                     -ly words            never                seldom
                                       after               next              sometimes
                                      already              not                  soon
                                       also                now                  then
                                      always              often               tomorrow
                                      every                only                 Too

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