What is the difference between possesive adjectives and possessive pronouns and demonstrative adjectives and demonstrative pronouns?
Difference between possessive pronoun and possessive adjective:
A noun does not immediately follow a possessive pronoun, while a possessive adjective always comes before a noun.
Example of possessive pronoun:
1. That yellow painted house is his.
2. That idea was hers.
Example of possessive adjective:
1. My book is lying on the table.
2. Your phone is with the teacher.
Difference between demonstrative pronoun and demonstrative adjective:
A noun does not immediately follow a demonstrative pronoun, while a demonstrative adjective always comes before a noun.
Example of demonstrative pronoun:
1. This is my car.
2. These are good apples.
Example of demonstrative adjective:
1. That house is mine
2. I don’t know why such questions are asked.