Adjective pronoun
a pronoun used as an adjective, as his in
His dinner is ready.
Historical Examples
Others is a compound pronoun, including both an adjective pronoun and a noun, and is equivalent to other men.
English Grammar in Familiar Lectures Samuel Kirkham
A good deal of speculation has been expended on the word means in connection with an adjective pronoun.
The Comic English Grammar Unknown
This is a solecism which may be avoided by employing an adjective pronoun in its stead.
English Grammar in Familiar Lectures Samuel Kirkham
When that is neither a relative nor an adjective pronoun, it is a conjunction; as, “Take care that every day be well employed.”
English Grammar in Familiar Lectures Samuel Kirkham
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