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Adjective

Definition:-
An adjective describes or modifies noun or pronoun in a sentence.
They modify or describe the noun or pronoun by answering the questions:
What kind? How many? Which one? How much? Etc.
Examples: -
1- The team has a dangerous batsman. (The word dangerous may answer to the
question What kind?)
2- I loved that red car. (That red may answer to the question Which one?)

Kinds of adjectives: -
There are eight kinds of adjectives
1 – Demonstrative adjective: -
A demonstrative adjective directly refers to something or someone. It includes the word
This, That, These, Those etc.
2 – It always come before the word it modifies.
Examples: -
1- This car is mine. (This refers to a singular noun close to the speaker.)
2- These cats are cute. (These refer to a plural noun close to the speaker.)
Quantitative adjectives: -
It provides information about the quantity of noun or pronoun.
This type belongs to the question category of How much and How many.
Examples: -
1- I have 10 candies in my pocket. (It may answer to the question How many?)
2- I earn more money that he does. (It may answer to the question How much?)
Qualitative adjectives: -
These adjectives provide information and attribute to the nouns or pronouns.
They are also called as Descriptive adjectives.
Participles are also included in this type of adjectives.
Examples: -
1- I have a fast car. The word fast is describing an attribute of the car.)
2- I am hungry. (The word hungry is providing information about a subject.)
Possessive adjectives: -
A possessive adjective indicates possession or ownership. It suggests the belongingness
of something to someone.
Some of the most used possessive adjectives are my, his, her, out, their, you, etc.
Examples: -
1- My car is parked outside.
2- His cat is very cute.
Interrogative adjectives: -
An interrogative adjective asks a question, it must be followed by a noun or pronoun.
The word include in interrogative adjectives are Which, What, Whose, etc.
Examples: -
1- Which phone do you use?
2- Whose car is this?
Indefinite adjectives: -
These adjectives describe or modifies a noun or pronoun unspecifically.
The common indefinite adjectives are Few, Many, Much, Most, etc.
Examples: -
1- I gave some candy to her.
2- I want a few moments alone.
Compound adjectives: -
This type of adjectives usually combines more than one word into a single unit.
They are separated by hyphen.
Examples: -
1- You must be open-minded about things.
2- This is a four-foot table.
Degrees of adjectives: -
There are three degrees of adjectives.
1- Positive degree: -
The term positive degree relates to adjectives and adverb
This offer no comparison.
Examples: -
1- India is as powerful as china.
2- She is a pretty girl.
2-Comparitive degree: -
This degree compares one noun to another noun.
This shows the greater or lesser degree.
Examples: -
1- My house is bigger than yours.
2- Your grade is worse than mine.
3-Superlative degree: -
Superlative degree demonstrates a higher-level comparison.
These are used to compare three or more noun.
They are also used to compare one thing against the rest of a group.
Examples: -
1- She is the smartest girl in our class.
2- I am the shortest in my family.
Positive Comparative Superlative
1- Sharp Sharper Sharpest
(Adjective)
2- Fast Faster Fastest
(Adverb)s

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