L3_S22_ Types of Adjectives

L3_S22_ Types of Adjectives

Adjectives are describing words. Adjectives are words that describe or modify other words, that are nouns or pronouns, making the writing and speaking much more specific and interesting. They are usually positioned before the noun or pronoun.

There are a total of 8 types of Adjectives in English grammar namely Descriptive adjective, Numeral adjective, Quantitative adjective, Demonstrative adjective, Interrogative adjective, Possessive adjective, Proper adjective, and Exclamatory adjective.

1) Descriptive Adjective- Adjectives of Quality or Descriptive Adjectives show the kind of quality of a person or thing.

2) Numeral Adjective- Adjectives of number or Numeral Adjectives show how many persons or things are meant. They are Definite or Indefinite.

3) Quantitative Adjective- Adjectives of quantity show how much quantity of a thing is meant. Ex. Some, little, whole, one-fourth, etc.

4) Demonstrative Adjective- Demonstrative Adjectives point out which person or thing is meant.

5) Interrogative Adjectives- What, which, and whose, when they are used with nouns to ask questions, are called Interrogative Adjectives.

6) Possessive Adjectives- We use Possessive adjectives to express who owns or possesses something. This is used in front of a noun.

7) Proper Adjectives- Adjectives formed from proper nouns are called Proper Adjectives.

8) Exclamatory Adjectives- The words 'what' and 'how' are sometimes used as an Exclamatory Adjective.

 

Examples

S.No.	Adjective Types/ Kinds	Examples	Examples with Sentences
1	Descriptive Adjective	Large, beautiful, careful, hateful, etc.	The foolish old crow tried to sing.
2	Numeral Adjective	Five, few, many, several, first, etc.	Few dogs like hot water.
3	Quantitative Adjective	Some, much, little, any, half, whole	He ate some rice.
4	Demonstrative Adjective	This, that, these, those, such	This girl is taller than Rosie.
5	Interrogative Adjective	What, which, whose,	Whose book is this?
6	Possessive Adjective	My, our, your, his, her, its, their	He is his own master.
7	Proper Adjective	English Teacher, Indian tea, French wines, Turkish tobacco	The British professor is teaching in the class.
8	Exclamatory Adjective	What, how	What a genius!

 

Activity

1. Identify the type of Adjective

1. Twenty-fifth –

2. Chicken Sandwich –

3. Courageous –

4. Enormous –

5. Such –

6. Where –

7. Quarter –

8. Those –

9. Such –

10. Last –

 

2. Underline the adjective and identify the type of adjective.                          

Extra Task

1. Write some adjectives (at least 15) including all the types of adjectives, as you know by yourself or by referring to any book in English. Frame your own sentences using that.