Q:What are Adjectives?

A:Adjectives are words which are

used to describe nouns or
pronouns.
 Descriptive Adjectives

Q:What are Descriptive Adjectives?

A:Descriptive Adjectives are Adjectives
which tell us about the kind or quality of ,
nouns/ pronouns.
Example:Betty is a clever girl.
 Adjectives of Number / Quantity

Q:What are Adjectives of Number /Quantity?

A:Adjectives of Number /Quantity are
Adjectives which come before a noun
showing how many or how much of the
noun there is.
Example:Mary gave me five oranges.
 Demonstrative Adjectives

Q:What are Demonstrative Adjectives?

A:Demonstrative Adjectives are Adjectives
which point out nouns and are followed by
the nouns which they point out.
Example : This house is bigger than that one.
 Interrogative Adjectives

Q:What are Interrogative Adjectives?

A:Interrogative Adjectives are Adjectives
which ask questions and come before a
noun.
Example:Which way shall we go?
 Possessive Adjectives

Q:What are Possessive Adjectives?

A:Possesses Adjectives are Adjectives which
are used to show possession.
Example:I have given my book to your brother.
Q:What are the 3 Degrees of
Comparison ?
A:The 3 Degree of Comparison are
(1) the Positive Degree,
(2) the Comparative Degree and
(3) the Superlative Degree.
 (a) The Positive Degree of Comparison
is used when we are speaking of
or describing an object.
Example: Peter is a short boy.
 (b) The Comparative Degree of
Comparison is used when we are
speaking of or describing two
objects.

Example:Peter is taller than

Paul .
 (c) The Superlative Degree of Comparison
is used when we are speaking of or
describing two or more than two
objects.
Example: Mary is the tallest
girl in her school.
The formation of
Comparative and the
Superlative forms
 (a) The formation of Comparative and the
Superlative forms by adding “ –er” and
“-est” to the Positive.
Positive Comparative Superlative
clever cleverer cleverest
dark darker darkest
 (b) The formation of Comparative and
the Superlative forms by dropping “y”
and “-iest”to the Positive.

Positive Comparative Superlative

dirty dirtier dirtiest
lazy lazier laziest
 (c) The formation of Comparative and
the Superlative forms by doubling the
last letter and adding
“-er” and “-ier” to the
Positive.
Positive Comparative Superlative
big bigger biggest
hot hotter hottest
 (d) The formation of Comparative and
the Superlative forms by
changing the spelling of
the Positive.
Positive Comparative Superlative
bad worse worst
good better best
 (e) The formation of Comparative and
the Superlative forms by using the
word “ more” or “most” with
Adjectives of three or more syllables.

Positive Comparative Superlative

beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
careful more careful most careful
 (f) For a few two-syllable adjectives
both kinds of Comparative and
Superlative are possible.

Positive Comparative Superlative

common Commoner/ Commonest/
more common most common
clever Cleverer/ Cleverest/
more clever most clever
(a) “The+Adjectives” =
a class of persons.
Example: The welfare society
organised a party for the poor.
(b) “The+Adjectives” =
an abstract noun.
Example:The future is
unknown to us.
(the future =
futurity)
•(c) Some adjectives have
become Nouns.
Example:Australians
Italians
 There are compound Adjectives
formed by adding a “ – ” between the
words. Notice that the noun in a
compound Adjective should normally
be in singular form.
Example:Mary is an eighteen-
year-old girl.
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