Adjectives in English Grammar

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Adjectives in English Grammar : –

Adjective is a word that describes the nouns and pronoun.

For Example

Himanshu is a good boy 

Shantanu is poor but honest

America is a powerful country

In first sentence the word good tells that how is Himanshu

In second sentence the word poor and honest shows that what kind of person is Shantanu.

The word “powerful” shows that, how the country America is.

All these words describe the nouns how they are so they are called describing words and describing words are also called adjectives.

 

Types of Adjectives: –

• Adjectives of quality
• Adjective of quantity
• Demonstrative adjectives
• Interrogative adjective
• Possessive adjectives

 

Adjectives of quality

Words that describe the quality of a noun are known as adjectives of quality

For example: – poor, honest, good, powerful, old and sad 

The cow is a useful animal.

 

Adjective of quantity

Words that describe the question how many or how much are called adjectives of quantity

For Example: – 20 balls, 10 oranges and little milk etc.

Cricket team has eleven players

 

Exercise: – Find the adjective of quality in below sentences

1. The cow is a useful animal.
2. The girl is sad.
3. Shanaya is a good girl.
4. Sweetie is an adorable baby.
5. He was an honest man .
6. Shanaya is the best student in the class .

Answers:

Adjective

useful

sad

good

adorable

honest

best

Adjective of quantity

Words that describe the question how many or how much are called adjectives of quantity

For Example :- 20 balls, 10 oranges and little milk etc.

Exercise: – Find the adjective of quality in below sentences

1. There are twenty girls in a class
2. Cricket team has eleven players
3. There is a little sugar in the coffee
4. My mom give me some mangoes 
5. The bucket is full of water.
6. There are two bicycles in my house.

 

Answers

Twenty

Eleven

Little

Some

Full

two

 

Demonstrative adjectives

A demonstrative adjective is a type of adjective that expresses the position of a noun or pronoun.

That is my book – that is a demonstrative adjective.

Interrogative adjective

An interrogative adjective is a word that modifies a noun by asking a question

Examples are – what, whose, where etc.

What is the name of largest ocean?

 

Degrees of adjectives

Degrees of comparison are used when we compare one person or one thing with another. 

There are three degrees of comparison in English. 

1. Positive degree. 

2. Comparative degree. 

3. Superlative degree. 

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Happy	Happier	Happiest
Wide	Wider	Widest
beautiful	More beautiful	Most beautiful
Brave	Braver	Bravest
Tall	Taller	Tallest
Tiny	Tinier	Tiniest
Many	More	Most
Good	Better	Best
Bad	Worse	Worst
Little	Less	Least
Busy	Busier	Busiest
Bright	Brighter	Brightest
Young	Younger	Youngest
Bold	Bolder	Boldest
Clever	Cleverer	Cleverest
Cold	Colder	Coldest
Fine	Finer	Finest
Large	Larger	Largest
Nice	Nicer	Nicest
Costly	Costlier	Costliest
Easy	Easier	Easiest
Useful	More useful	Most useful
Comfortable	More comfortable	Most comfortable
Dangerous	More dangerous	Most dangerous

Adjectives and its types in English Grammar