Adjectives and Pronouns – Can Adjectives Modify Pronouns?

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I want to modify a pronoun with adjectives like "rich he", "poor they" and "beautiful I". Can I do that?

For example, can I say "I saw rich him driving a supercar", "Poor you can't buy foods enough", "Smart they graduated from a famous university"?

Best Answer

A good question! No, you can't (normally) put an adjective before a pronoun. All of your examples sound incorrect and non-fluent.

But there is one way that you can correctly put an adjective in front of a pronoun: as an exclamation. For example, Poor me! or Lucky you! which is like a way of saying "How unlucky I am!" or "How lucky you are!"

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