Adjective - types and definition with example
What is Adjective?
An adjective is a word that describes the quality of noun or pronoun.
Example:- tall, big, wise, blue, good, beautiful, five etc.
How many types of use of adjective?
There are two types of use of use of Adjective.
1- Attributive use of adjective
2- Predicative use of adjective
What is attributive use of adjective?
When an adjective comes before a noun or pronoun in a sentence then it is called attributive use of adjective
Example:-
She is a tall girl.
It is a big building.
He is a wise man.
I have a blue pen.
What is predicative use of adjective?
When an adjective comes after a noun or pronoun in a sentence then it is called predicative use of adjective
Example:-
kabita is beautiful.
It is cold.
You are young.
Women are wise.
How many types of adjective?
There are eight types of adjective
1- Adjective of quality (descriptive adjective)
2- Adjective of quantity
3- Adjective of number
4- Demonstrative adjective
5- Interrogative adjective
6- Distributive adjective
7- Proper adjective
8- Possessive adjective
What is Adjective of quality?
An adjective which is used to express the size, shape, colour and other qualities of a noun is called adjective of quality.
Example:- rich, brave, fat, triangular, red
π It answers the question- " What kind"
π It is not measured by any unit.
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Example:-
He is a rich man.
They are brave soldiers.
Elephant is fat.
I have a blue pen.
π The is an adjective of quality that is used as article in a sentence.
Example:-
This is the boy who stole my pen.
This is the book which i lost yesterday.
What is Adjective of quantity?
An adjective which shows the quantity of noun or pronoun is called Adjective of quantity.
π It answers the questions- " How much"
π It is used with uncountable noun.
Example:- any, enough, little, much, whole
1- Is there any water in the glass.
2- They have enough money.
3- There is little milk in the glass.
4- I do not have much money.
5- we spent our whole summer at the lake.
What is Adjective of Number?
An adjective that is used to show the number or position of a noun is called adjective of number
π It answers the questions- " How many"
π It is used with countable noun.
Example:- all, most, many, several, one, two, first, second etc.
1- All children are playing in the fiels.
2- most trees are green.
3- I have many cows.
4- Several students wear uniform.
5- They have five pens.
6- He got first rank in his class.
What is Demonstrative Adjective?
An adjective that is used to indicate specific persons or things is called demonstrative adjective.
π Demonstrative adjectives are used to point out noun.
π They tell us , "Where the object is located".
π They tell us , "How many objects are there".
Ex:- this, that, these, those, such, yonder
Example:- all, most, many, several, one, two, first, second etc.
1- All children are playing in the fiels.
2- most trees are green.
3- I have many cows.
4- Several students wear uniform.
5- They have five pens.
6- He got first rank in his class.
