Adjective
Adjectives are
describing words that qualify or add something to the meaning of a noun or
pronoun.
·
The lazy dog sat on the rug.
·
Raksha has little affection for his
cousin.
Types of Adjective
Adjectives have been
divided under two broad heads-
1.
Describing Adjective
2.
Determining Adjective
Describing Adjectives describe two ideas-
Quality
– it is the answer of what kind of
Colour –
it is the answer of what colour
Describing
Adjectives-
Adjective
of quality – It show the kind or quality of a
Person or thing.
1. He
is old not young.
2. His
thoughtless actions harmed him.
Proper
Adjective – Proper
adjectives are derived from Proper nouns and are written capital letters.
India –
Indian, America – American, Shakespeare – Shakespearean
They are used
attributively before Nouns.
1. The
revolution which took place in 1917 was Russian.
2. I
have a liking for American Literature.
Determining Adjectives – Since
determining Adjective or Determiners are very few; adjective is generally
called a describing word.
Possessive Adjectives – Possessive noun
is a form of Possessive Adjective. Possessive Adjectives are My, Our, Your, His,
Her, Its, their.
1. Sing
Your Song again, it was very sweet.
2. They
boarded the train without their tickets.
Interrogative
Adjective - Interrogative Adjectives are used before nouns to ask
questions.
1. What
present do you want?
2. Whose
work was liked by all?
Adjective of Number – they are also
the same as numerical pronouns. Which denotes exact numbers?
1. Water
from Seven rivers invoked on scared occasions.
2. Of
these story books you may take any one.
Quantitative Adjective – Quantitative
Adjectives are always indefinite and always singular.
1. He
left no juice in the glass.
2. After
serving in a big firm he has earned a lot of money.
