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ADJECTIVES-II

STD:V
TYPES

ADJ. OF QUALITY
ADJ. OF QUANTITY
ADJ.OF NUMBERS
DEMONSTRATIVE ADJ.
INTERROGATIVE ADJ.
POSSESSIVE ADJ.
FORMATION OF ADJECTIVES
ADJECTIVES CAN BE FORMED BY ADDING SUFFIXES
-Y - DIRTY -ABLE - VALUABLE
-LY - COSTLY -IBLE - INCREDIBLE
-FUL - HELPFUL -LESS - CARELESS
-AL - MAGICAL -OUS - NERVOUS
- IC - BASIC -SOME - AWESOME
-ISH - SELFISH
-ING - BORING
ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
OPINION - bright, sunny
SIZE - big, small
AGE - old, new
SHAPE - round, square
COLOUR - red, brown
NATIONALITY - Chinese, French
MATERIAL - silk, jute
PURPOSE - sailing, walking
NOUN - chair, lamp
EASY WAY TO REMEMBER THE ORDER OF
ADJECTIVES…….

‘D’ for Determiner first

‘O’ for Opinion next

Size and Age to fit them all

Shape and Colour to define

‘N’ for Nation- a – lity

‘M’ for Material worth

Purpose an Noun last

That would make us learn the Order of Adjectives……

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