ADJECTIVE

ADJECTIVE
An adjective describes or modifies noun/s and pronoun/s in a sentence. It normally

indicates quality, size, shape, duration, feelings, contents, and more about a noun or
pronoun. Sana gave me eight apples. The mouse is little. In the first example, the
word eight is telling about the quantity of apples. It is giving additional information about
the apples, hence is an adjective. In the second example of adjective, the word little is
telling us about the quality of the mouse, that it is little, so it is an adjective too.
Adjectives usually provide relevant information about the nouns/pronouns they
modify/describe by answering the questions: What kind? How many? Which one? How
much? Adjectives enrich your writing by adding precision and originality to it.
Example:
 The team has a dangerous batsman. (What kind?)
 I have ten candies in my pocket. (How many?)
 I loved that red car. (Which one?)
 I earn more money than he does. (How much?)
However, there are also many adjectives which do not fit into these questions.
Adjectives are the most used parts of speech in sentences. There are several types of
adjectives according to their uses.
Types of Adjectives :
Descriptive Adjectives:
A descriptive adjective is a word which describes nouns and pronouns. Most of the
adjectives belong in this type. These adjectives provide information and attribute to the
nouns/pronouns they modify or describe. Descriptive adjectives are also
called qualitative adjectives. Participles are also included in this type of adjective
when they modify a noun.
Examples:
 I have a fast car. (The word ‘fast’ is describing an attribute of the car)
 I am hungry. (The word ‘hungry’ is providing information about the subject)
Quantitative Adjectives:
A quantitative adjective provides information about the quantity of the
nouns/pronouns. This type belongs to the question category of ‘how much’ and ‘how
many’.
Examples:
 I have 20 bucks in my wallet. (How much)
 They have three children. (How many)
Possessive Adjectives:
A possessive adjective indicates possession or ownership. It suggests the
belongingness of something to someone/something. Some of the most used possessive
adjectives are my, his, her, our, their, your. All these adjectives always come before a
noun. Unlike possessive pronouns, these words demand a noun after them.
Examples:
 My car is parked outside.
 His cat is very cute.
 Our job is almost done.
 Her books are interesting.
Demonstrative Adjectives:
A demonstrative adjective directly refers to something or someone. Demonstrative

adjectives include the words: this, that, these, those. A demonstrative pronoun works
alone and does not precede a noun, but a demonstrative adjective always comes before
the word it modifies.
Examples:
 That building is so gorgeously decorated. (‘That’ refers to a singular noun far
from the speaker)
 This car is mine. (‘This’ refers to a singular noun close to the speaker)
 These cats are cute. (‘These’ refers to a plural noun close to the speaker)
 Those flowers are heavenly. (‘Those’ refers to a plural noun far from the
speaker)
Distributive Adjectives
An Adjective which is used to refer each and every person or things separately or
describe specific member out of a group is called Distributive Adjective. Moreover,
These Adjectives are used to single out one or more individual people or items.
However, It indicates distributive state of nouns. Moreover, these adjectives are always
followed by a noun or pronoun they’re modifying.
Uses of Distributive Adjectives
However, There are certain words which are used to refer to Distributive Adjectives.
Thus, They are: Each, every, neither, either, any, one, both, etc.
example:
 Each girl will get a chocolate.

 He used to call me every day.
 I like neither of you.
 I can’t do it either.
 I don’t want your any advice.
Interrogative Adjectives:
An interrogative adjective asks a question. An interrogative adjective must be followed
by a noun or a pronoun. The interrogative adjectives are: which, what, whose. These
words will not be considered as adjectives if a noun does not follow right after them.
‘Whose’ also belongs to the possessive adjective type.
Examples:
 Which phone do you use?
 What game do you want to play?
 Whose car is this?
ADJECTIVE
An adjective describes or modifies noun/s and pronoun/s in a sentence. It normally

indicates quality, size, shape, duration, feelings, contents, and more about a noun or
pronoun. Sana gave me eight apples. The mouse is little. In the first example, the
word eight is telling about the quantity of apples. It is giving additional information about
the apples, hence is an adjective. In the second example of adjective, the word little is
telling us about the quality of the mouse, that it is little, so it is an adjective too.
Adjectives usually provide relevant information about the nouns/pronouns they
modify/describe by answering the questions: What kind? How many? Which one? How
much?. Adjectives enrich your writing by adding precision and originality to it.
Types of Adjectives:
Descriptive Adjectives:
A descriptive adjective is a word which describes nouns and pronouns. Most of the
adjectives belong in this type. These adjectives provide information and attribute to the
nouns/pronouns they modify or describe. Descriptive adjectives are also
called qualitative adjectives. A descriptive adjective can take you from “the brother” to
“the big brother” or from “the daisy” to “the perky daisy.” Participles are also included in
this type of adjective when they modify a noun.
Quantitative Adjectives:
A quantitative adjective provides information about the quantity of the
nouns/pronouns. This type belongs to the question category of ‘how much’ and ‘how
many’. This turns words like “one” or “two” into adjectives. Any quantity that’s providing
further information about a noun constitutes a quantitative noun. Common adjectives of
quantity are: some, much, no, any, little, enough, great, half, sufficient
Possessive Adjectives:
A possessive adjective indicates possession or ownership. It suggests the
belongingness of something to someone/something. Some of the most used possessive
adjectives are my, his, her, our, their, your. All these adjectives always come before a
noun. Unlike possessive pronouns, these words demand a noun after them. Possessive
adjectives usually come before their corresponding nouns.
Demonstrative Adjectives:
A demonstrative adjective directly refers to something or someone. Demonstrative

adjectives include the words: this, that, these, those. A demonstrative pronoun works
alone and does not precede a noun, but a demonstrative adjective always comes before
the word it modifies.
Distributive Adjectives
An Adjective which is used to refer each and every person or things separately or
describe specific member out of a group is called Distributive Adjective. Moreover,
These Adjectives are used to single out one or more individual people or items.
However, It indicates distributive state of nouns. Moreover, these adjectives are always
followed by a noun or pronoun they’re modifying.
An interrogative adjective asks a question. An interrogative adjective must be followed

by a noun or a pronoun. The interrogative adjectives are: which, what, whose. These
words will not be considered as adjectives if a noun does not follow right after them.
‘Whose’ also belongs to the possessive adjective type?

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An adjective describes or modifies noun/s and pronoun/s in a sentence. It normally

A demonstrative adjective directly refers to something or someone. Demonstrative

Uses of Distributive Adjectives

 Each girl will get a chocolate.

An adjective describes or modifies noun/s and pronoun/s in a sentence. It normally

A demonstrative adjective directly refers to something or someone. Demonstrative

An interrogative adjective asks a question. An interrogative adjective must be followed

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