elements. For example: The three nouns in this sentence (in bold) tell the reader who and what is involved in the action. Sometimes nouns are preceded the indefinite article or or the (‘a’ ‘an’) definite article The presence or absence of an article can change the (‘the’). meaning of a sentence for example: – Note the difference in meaning the first sentence is generic, and implies any – athlete is needed, whereas the second implies one particular person. English uses the definite or indefinite article a lot more than in many other – languages. For example: 1.5 Pronouns Pronouns are words used to replace nouns. Common pronouns are: I, me, you, he, him, her, they, them, mine, yours, his, hers and theirs. One of their functions is to save repeating nouns For example: (which gets boring…). Be careful with pronouns. It must be clear which noun is being replaced by the pronoun (technically known as the antecedent). Lack of clarity can lead to confusion - for example: Which is the antecedent in the second to sentence? Does “it” refer psychology or physics? Presumably, it is psychology - but we could be wrong! 1.3 Adjectives An adjective is a describing word it tells you more about a noun. It often – goes the noun it describes, but it can stand alone after a verb. For before example:
elements. For example: The three nouns in this sentence (in bold) tell the reader who and what is involved in the action. Sometimes nouns are preceded the indefinite article (‘a’ or ‘an’) or the definite article (‘the’). The presence or absence of an article can change the meaning of a sentence – for example: Note the difference in meaning – the first sentence is generic, and implies any athlete is needed, whereas the second implies one particular person. English uses the definite or indefinite article a lot – more than in many other languages. For example: 1.5 Pronouns Pronouns are words used to replace nouns. Common pronouns are: I, me, you, he, him, her, they, them, mine, yours, his, hers and theirs. One of their functions is to save repeating nouns (which gets boring…). For example: Be careful with pronouns. It must be clear which noun is being replaced by the pronoun (technically known as the antecedent). Lack of clarity can lead to confusion - for example: Which is the antecedent in the second sentence? Does “it” refer to psychology or physics? Presumably, it is psychology - but we could be wrong! 1.3 Adjectives An adjective is a describing word – it tells you more about a noun. It often goes before the noun it describes, but it can stand alone after a verb. For example:
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