Select the quantifying adjectives in the following sentences, and state the noun each modifies:—
| 1. | William has twenty marbles. | |
| 2. | Much study is a weariness of the flesh. | |
| 3. | My brother has the third place in his class. | |
| 4. | This poor man has little coal for the winter. |
LESSON XXXI.
PRONOMINAL ADJECTIVES.
Which of the italicized words are used as pronouns and which as adjectives?
| 1. | This belongs to my brother. | |
| 2. | This book belongs to my brother. | |
| 3. | Which is your pen? | |
| 4. | Which pencil will you have? | |
| 5. | All are lying on the bank. | |
| 6. | All men are mortal. | |
| 7. | Mine are in the house. | |
| 8. | My slate is broken. |
Adjectives that are sometimes used as pronouns are called pronominal adjectives; as, These books are mine. All boys can learn.
There are five kinds of pronominal adjectives.
1. Possessive adjectives. These are the possessive forms of the personal pronouns used as adjectives. They are given in Lesson XXII., and are as follows:—my or mine, thy or thine, our or ours, your or yours, his, her or hers, its, their or theirs.