Types of Adjectives PDF

Adjective and its types Adjectives are words that describe nouns. Adjectives answer questions such as: What kind? Which one? How many?  Adjectives can be used to describe: Colour Opinion Size...

Adjective and its types Adjectives are words that describe nouns. Adjectives answer questions such as: What kind? Which one? How many?  Adjectives can be used to describe: Colour Opinion Size Age e.g. blue, red, e.g. good, pretty, e.g. big, small, e.g. Old, young green, brown, right, wrong, long, short. purple, yellow, funny, light, happy. etc Shape Origin Distance e.g. round, Material triangle, e.g. German, e.g. glass, metal. e.g. long, short, rectangular, Malaysia near, far square, oval. Temperature Time e.g. cold, warm, e.g. late, early. hot, cool  1. Qualitative / Descriptive Adjective 2. Quantitative Adjective Types of 3. Demonstrative Adjectives Adjective 5. Interrogative 4. Possessive Adjective Adjective 1. Qualitative / Descriptive Adjectives To describe the quality of a person or thing, for example, Examples: tall, excellent, its size, general description slim, young, square, (physical), age, shape, colour, plastic material, origin and purpose. 1. The tall girl is my classmate. 2. The students achieved excellent results.  2. Quantitative Adjectives Examples: some, much, To indicate the number or little, enough, all , no, any, amount of things whole, several 1. She found many pens under the table. 2. There was no milk in the jug. 3. There are thirty seven students in this class. 3. Demonstrative adjectives Used to point out Examples: this, these, that, nouns. those 1. This girl, Dina is from the UK. 2. Those books belong to her.  4. Interrogative Adjectives Used with nouns to ask what, whose, where, why, questions. how and which 1. Whose pen is this? 2. Which way shall we go?  5. Possessive Adjectives Examples: my, your, his her, Used to show possession. our, their, its. 1. This is her hat. 2. Their parents came to my house yesterday.