for  which  the  pronoun  is  used  is  known  as  the antecedent. Several of the common pronouns are: I,  we,  you,  he,  she,  it,  they,  and  them. The   following   examples   show   a   pronoun replacing  a  noun. The  command  chaplain  supervises  the program   for   the   commanding   officer.   She supervises  the  program  for  the  commanding officer. The   council   members   informed   the administrator  of  the  chapel  fund  of  the  Protestant group’s desires. They informed the administrator of   the   chapel   fund   of   the   Protestant   group’s desires. In   the   first   example,   the   pronoun   “she” replaced  the  noun  “chaplain.”  “Chaplain”  is  the antecedent  of  the  pronoun  “she.”  In  the  second example,  the  pronoun  “they”  replaced  the  noun “members. “ “Members” is the antecedent of the pronoun   “they.” Adjective An adjective is a word that or describe a noun or pronoun, is used to modify To modify means “to limit” or make more definite the meaning of the  word.  For  example: The  command  chaplain  supervises  the program  for  the  commanding  officer. The   council   members   informed   the administrator  of  the  chapel  fund  of  the  Protestant group’s  desires. The  adjective   “command”   modifies   the   noun “chaplain” in the first example, and the adjective “council”  modifies  the  noun  “members”  in  the second  example. Adjectives may modify nouns or pronouns in only  one  of  three  ways: 1. By telling “what kind.” For example: blue uniform,  large  base,  strong  wind. 2.  By  pointing  out  “which  one.”  For example:  this  chaplain,  that  suggestion. 3.   By   telling   “how   many.”   For   example: several reasons,  ten ships. The  normal  position  of  an  adjective  is  directly before   the   word   it   modifies.   Occasionally,   for stylistic reasons, a writer may place an adjective after  the  word  it  modifies. Verb A  verb  is  a  word  that  affirms  or  predicates something. Predicate comes from the Latin word that  means  to  proclaim  or  to  preach.  The  word verb  is  derived  from  Latin  and  actually  means “word.”   Therefore,   the   verb   is   a   word   that preaches,  proclaims,  or  asserts  the  existence  of  the subject, or asserts action by or against the subject. For  example: The  command  chaplain  supervises  the program  for  the  commanding  officer. The   council   members   informed   the administrator  of  the  chapel  fund  of  the  Protestant group’s  desires. “supervises”  and  “informed”  are  verbs  in  these two  examples. Adverb An  adverb  is  a  word,  phrase,  or  clause  that is used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.  For  example: The  chaplain  spoke  clearly. The  chapel  fund  administrator’s  draft appears  to  be  a  more  complete  report. This   applicant   was   most   strongly recommended  for  conversion  to  the  RP  rating. The  adverb  “clearly”  modifies  the  verb  “spoke” in the first example; the adverb “more” modifies the  adjective  “complete”  in  the  second  example; and  the  adverb  “most”  modifies  the  adverb “highly”  in  the  third  example. Preposition A  preposition  is  a  word  used  to  show  the relation of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence. The preposition always appears in a phrase, usually at the beginning. The noun or pronoun at the end of the prepositional phrase 5-20