Introduction to Adjectives and its Kinds

Contributed by:
Ivan
An introductory lesson to adjectives, that is, describing words and how we use them. An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes its referent. Its semantic role is to change the information given by the noun.

1. AND ITS KINDS

2. WRAI ls AN ADJECLIVES
© An adjective is a word that describes a noun.
@IT is used to add something to the meaning
of anoun.
« nice
¢ single storey
¢ beautiful
¢ brown
« big


3. © An adjective answers the following questions
WHAT KIND ? Green ,old, round ,strong
HOW MUCH ? AIL, little ,enough ,any
HOW MANY ? few ,300 , two-thirds ,some
WHICH ? This ,that ,those ,these,such

4. KINDS OF ADJECTIVES
© Adjectives may be divided into the following
Qualitative adjectives
Adjectives of Quantity
Adjectives of Number
Demonstrative Adjectives
Distributive Adjectives
Interrogative Adjectives
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5. QUALITATIVE ADJECTIVES
@IT describes an
object by telling us
of what quality ,of
what sort or in what @
state the object is ; *
as a
Raman is a good boy
He has a black dog

6. ADJECTIVES OF QUANTITY
IT shows how much of a thing is meant ; as
| did not eat any bread.
There is little sugar in the pot.

7. AVJEC TIVES OF NUMBER
© IT shows how many persons or things are
meant , or in what order a person or thing
stands ; as
A month has four weeks.
There are some pictures on the wall.

8. DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES
© It points out which person or thing is meant;
This man is very handsome. és
Those flowers are very beautiful.


9. DISTRIBU TIVE ADJECTIVES
© It denotes that the persons or things named
in the sentence are taken singly , separately
,or in separate lots ;as
Every day is a new day.
He took neither dress.

10. INTERROGATIVE ADJECTIVES
© These are used with nouns to ask questions;
Whose book is this?
Which way shall we go?

11. LUCATION UF ADJECTIVES
Adjectives can be located in three places in a
1. The most common location is directly in front
of the noun it is modifying.
Ex. the big dog, the new toy
2. Another location is after a linking verb or verb
of condition. These are called predicate
Ex. The game was interesting.
3. The final location of adjectives occurs after a
noun when it is set off by commas.
Ex. The book, well-written and suspenseful,
kept my interest.

12. THE END