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What type of adjective is used in the sentence 'The elephant is a large land animal'?
What type of adjective is used in the sentence 'The elephant is a large land animal'?
Which of the following sentences contains a demonstrative adjective?
Which of the following sentences contains a demonstrative adjective?
Identify the interrogative adjective in the following sentence: 'Which book should I read?'
Identify the interrogative adjective in the following sentence: 'Which book should I read?'
What type of adjective is present in the sentence 'There is no sugar in the tea'?
What type of adjective is present in the sentence 'There is no sugar in the tea'?
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In the sentence 'Those pink ones are yours', which term is the demonstrative adjective?
In the sentence 'Those pink ones are yours', which term is the demonstrative adjective?
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Adjectives
- Adjectives are words that describe or modify nouns or pronouns.
- Adjectives can describe things – like a red hat, the quick rabbit, a happy duck, or an obnoxious person.
Types of Adjectives
- Adjectives of Quality: Tell us about the kind or qualities of a person or thing. For example: beautiful, large, green, excellent, and great.
- Adjectives of Quantity: Indicate the amount or estimated amount of the noun or pronoun in the sentence. For example: some, no, little, much, enough.
- Demonstrative Adjectives: Point out a noun. They can tell if the noun is singular or plural and whether it's near or far from the speaker. For example: these, this, those, that.
- Interrogative Adjectives: Modify nouns when there is a question about "which one," "what kind," or "how many." They are adjectives that modify nouns when there is a question. Examples: which, what, whose.
- Possessive Adjectives: Show who or what owns something. For example: my, your, his, her, its, our, their, whose.
- Adjectives of Number: Indicate how many persons or things are meant or in what order they stand. For example: all, seven, first.
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This quiz explores the different types of adjectives and their uses in the English language. Understand how adjectives of quality, quantity, demonstrative, interrogative, and possessive modify nouns or pronouns. Test your knowledge on identifying and applying various adjectives correctly.