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What are pronouns adjectives?

There's no grammatical category called "pronoun adjectives." You might be thinking of possessive adjectives, which are sometimes mistakenly called pronoun adjectives.

Here's the breakdown:

* Pronouns stand in for nouns. Examples: I, you, he, she, it, we, they, this, that, these, those.

* Adjectives modify nouns or pronouns, describing their qualities. Examples: red, happy, big, small, beautiful.

* Possessive adjectives show ownership or possession. Examples: my, your, his, her, its, our, their.

Why the confusion?

Possessive adjectives *look* like pronouns because they often refer to the same person or thing as a pronoun. For example:

* Pronoun: "She went to the store."

* Possessive adjective: "Her car is red."

In this example, "she" and "her" both refer to the same person. However, "her" functions as an adjective modifying the noun "car."

To avoid confusion:

* Possessive adjectives modify nouns.

* Pronouns stand in for nouns.

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