95 Section 4.2 Nouns, Pronouns, and Adjectives Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. antecedent. The pronoun represents something or someone unknown. The suffix ever is sometimes used with interrogative pronouns to form words such as whoever or whatever. In the example that follows, who is used as an interrogative pronoun. Who answered the telephone? Relative pronouns are used to begin dependent clauses in complex sentences. Relative pronouns include who, whom, whose, which, what, and that. The pronouns who, whom, and whose are used to refer to a person. Which, what, and that are used to refer to an animal or object. In the example that follows, who is used as a relative pronoun. The woman who came to the door asked for directions. Demonstrative pronouns identify or direct attention to a noun or pronoun. This, that, these, and those are demonstrative pronouns. This and that refer to singular nouns or pronouns. These and those refer to plural nouns or pronouns. This and these are generally used to refer to something nearby. That and those are generally used to refer to something at a distance. Nearby This was damaged during shipment. At a distance Those will be shipped from another city. Indefinite pronouns generally refer to an object or person that has been identified earlier or does not need specific identification. Examples of indefinite pronouns include some, none, one, every, neither, other, both, each, any, such, and another. Compound examples include everyone, somebody, anyone, anything, and someone. In the example that follows, some is used as an indefinite pronoun. Some will be thrown in the trash. Some pronouns can also be used as adjectives or in adjective clauses. Examples include some, none, all, and who. In the example that follows, some is used as an adjective pronoun. Would you like some fruit? Adjectives An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or pronoun. Adjectives may provide details about the noun or pronoun that give you a better understanding of the person, place, or thing. In the first example that follows, brilliant and bold are adjectives that expand the meaning of colors. Adjectives can also define limits. In the second example that follows, two is an adjective that limits the meaning of students, the word it modifies or describes. Some adjectives are made from proper names and always begin with a capital letter, as shown in the third example. Brilliant, bold colors were used in the painting. Two students passed the exam. African lions live in family groups called “prides.”