TOPIC :- THE ADJECTIVE
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DEFINITION :AN ADJECTIVE IS A WORD THAT QUALIFIES
A NOUN OR PRONOUN. IT ADDS SOMETHING
TO ITS MEANING.
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EXAMPLE
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• THE BROWN CAT
JUMPED FROM THE
ROOF
• WE LIKE SWEET
MANGOES.
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ADJECTIVE OF QUALITY
• IT TELLS THE
QUALITY OF NOUN
OR PRONOUN.
EXAMPLE :• MY HOUSE IS
BLACK.
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ADJECTIVE OF QUALITY
• HE IS AN HONEST
MAN.
(HONEST,BEAUTIFUL,BIG,HEAVY)
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ADJECTIVE OF QUANTITY
• IT ANSWERS HOW
MUCH. EXAMPLE
• THERE IS ENOUGH
FOOD IN KITCHEN
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ADJECTIVE OF QUANTITY
• SHE HAD SUFFICIENT
MONEY (MUCH, LITTLE
SOME, ALL ETC.)
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ADJECTIVE OF NUMBER
• IT TELLS HOW MANY
PERSONS OR THINGS
THERE ARE, OR IN WHAT
ORDER. EXAMPLE :• MANY PERSONS WERE
KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT.
• SHE HAS TWELVE
RUPEES IN HER PURSE.
(MANY, FEW, FIRST ETC)
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DEMONSTRATIVE
ADJECTIVES
• THAT POINT OUT WHICH PERSONS
OR THINGS ARE MEANT AS :• I LIKE THOSE APPLES
• SUCH PEOPLE ARE DANGEROUS.
(THIS, THAT, THOSE, THESE ETC)
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INTERROGATIVE ADJECTIVE
• THEY ARE USED WITH NOUNS TO
ASK QUESTION ; AS :• WHAT COLOUR IS YOUR HAIR ?
• WHOSE PURSE IS THIS ?
• WHICH WAY SHALL BE GO ?
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POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE
• THEY ARE USED WITH NOUNS TO
SHOW POSSESSION;
AS :- MY BOOK, YOUR PEN, OUR
CLASS-ROOM)
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DISTRIBUTIVE ADJECTIVES
• THEY DENOTE ONE THING/PERSON
OUT OF A WHOLE GROUP ; AS :• EACH BOY MUST TAKE HIS TURN.
• EVERY MAN MUST DO HIS DUTY.
(EITHER, NEITHER)
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PROPER ADJECTIVES
• THEY ARE FORMED FROM PROPER
NOUNS ; AS :- FRENCH WINES,
INDIAN TEA, JAPANESE GOODS ETC.
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