adjective pronoun
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If the noun is expressed, the word in question is called a pronominal adjective; but if the noun is omitted so that the word in question takes its place, it is called an adjective pronoun.
From Composition-Rhetoric by Brooks, Stratton D.
Other is an adjective pronoun, it is used specifically to describe its noun—indefinite, it expresses its subject in an indefinite manner, and belongs to men: Rule 19.
From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel
The indefinite adjective pronoun one when put in place of a personal substantive is liable to raise confusion.
From How to Speak and Write Correctly by Devlin, Joseph
When that is neither a relative nor an adjective pronoun, it is a conjunction; as, "Take care that every day be well employed."
From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel
Others is a compound pronoun, including both an adjective pronoun and a noun, and is equivalent to other men.
From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel
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