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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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