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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
- The cow is a useful animal.
- The girl is sad.
- Shanaya is a good girl.
- Sweetie is an adorable baby.
- He was an honest man .
- Shanaya is the best student in the class .
Answers:
| Adjective |
| useful |
| sad |
| good |
| adorable |
| honest |
| best |
