
Adjective and its Types
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English Grammar Adjectives
Adjectives Definition and Examples
It usually provides relevant information about the nouns/pronouns. they modify/describe by answering the questions: What kind? How many? Which one? How much? It enriches your writing by adding precision and originality to it.
Examples:
- The team has a dangerous batsman. (What kind?)
- I have ten candies in my pocket. (How many?)
- I loved that red car. (Which one?)
- I earn more money than he does. (How much?)
Types of Adjectives
1. DESCRIPTIVE WORDS EXAMPLES
A descriptive adj is a word which describes nouns and pronouns. Most of the adj belong in this type. These provide information and attribute to the nouns/pronouns they modify or describe. Descriptive adj are also called qualitative adj.
Participles are also included in this type of adj when they modify a noun.
Examples:
- I have a fast car. (The word ‘fast’ is describing an attribute of the car)
- I am hungry. (The word ‘hungry’ is providing information about the subject)
- The hungry cats are crying.
- I saw a flying Eagle.
2. QUANTITATIVE
A quantitative adj provides information about the quantity of the nouns/pronouns. This type belongs to the question category of ‘how much’ and ‘how many’.
Examples:
- I have 20 bucks in my wallet. (How much)
- They have three children. (How many)
- You should have completed the whole task. (How much)
3. DEMONSTRATIVE
A demonstrative adj directly refers to something or someone. Demonstrative adj include the words: this, that, these, those.
Examples:
- That building is so gorgeously decorated. (‘That’ refers to a singular noun far from the speaker)
- This car is mine. (‘This’ refers to a singular noun close to the speaker)
4. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
A possessive adj indicates possession or ownership. It suggests the belongingness of something to someone/something.
Some of the most used possessive adjectives are my, his, her, our, their, your.
All these adjectives always come before a noun. Unlike possessive pronouns, these words demand a noun after them.
Examples:
- My car is parked outside.
- His cat is very cute.
- Our job is almost done.
- Her books are interesting.
5. INTERROGATIVE
An interrogative adj asks a question. An interrogative adj must be followed by a noun or a pronoun. The interrogative adj are: which, what, whose. These words will not be considered as adj if a noun does not follow right after them. ‘Whose’ also belongs to the possessive adjective type.
Examples:
- Which phone do you use?
- What game do you want to play?
- Whose car is this?
6. INDEFINITE
An indefinite adj describes or modifies a noun unspecifically. They provide indefinite/unspecific information about the noun. The common indefinite adjectives are few, many, much, most, all, any, each, every, either, nobody, several, some, etc.
Examples:
- I gave some candy to her.
- I want a few moments alone.
- Several writers wrote about the recent incidents.
- Each student will have to submit homework tomorrow.
THE DEGREES OF ADJECTIVES
There are three degrees of adjectives: Positive, comparative, superlative.
1. The Positive Degree
The positive degree of an adjective makes no comparison.
- A tall building.
- She runs fast.
- This is a beautiful car.
2. The Comparative Degree
The comparative degree compares two people, things, actives, or qualities.
- A taller building than this one.
- She runs faster than I do.
- This car is more beautiful than yours.
3. The Superlative Degree
The superlative degree compares a person, thing, activity, or quality with the group.
- The tallest building in the town.
- She is the fastest runner among the students.
- This is the most beautiful car I have ever seen