English
Grammar
By Neha sawant
adjective
Adjective
What Is an Adjective?
An adjective is a part of speech that can be used to describe or provide more
information about a noun or pronoun that acts as the subject in a sentence.
Adjectives are found after the verb or before the noun it modifies.
Adjective
Forms of Adjectives – Degrees of Comparison
Did you know that adjectives can be used to compare similar qualities of
different subjects that perform the same action. There are three forms of
adjectives or rather three degrees of comparison. The are:
•Positive or Absolute Form
•Comparative Form
•Superlative Form
Adjective
Forms of Adjectives – Degrees of Comparison
Did you know that adjectives can be used to compare similar qualities of
different subjects that perform the same action. There are three forms of
adjectives or rather three degrees of comparison. The are:
•Positive or Absolute Form
•Comparative Form
•Superlative Form
Adjective
Positive Degree of Comparison:
The positive form or the positive degree of comparison is the form of the
adjective used in the original form.
For example: she is [Link] form of adjective is used when there is no
other subject to be compared.
Adjective
Comparative Degree of Comparison
The comparative form of the adjective is used when two subjects performing
the same action or possessing the same quality are compared.
For example: she is more beautiful than her sister.
Adjective
Superlative Degree of Comparison
The superlative degree of comparison is used when comparing the same
quality of two or more subjects and to represent that a subject is superior to two
or more subjects in performing an action.
For example: This novel is the most interesting book that I have ever read.
Types of pronoun
Possessive Distributive Demonstrative
Proper adjective
adjective Adjective adjective
Number Interrogative Quality Quantity
adjective adjective adjective adjective
Possessive adjective
As the name indicates, possessive adjectives are used to indicate possession.
They are:
•My
•Your
•His
•Her
•Its
•Our
•Their
Possessive adjectives also function as possessive pronouns.
Difference between possessive pronoun and adjective
Demonstrative Adjectives
Demonstrative Adjectives
Like the article the, demonstrative adjectives are used to indicate or demonstrate
specific people, animals, or things. These, those, this and that are demonstrative
adjectives.
•These books belong on that
•This movie is my favorite.
Difference between demonstrative adjective and pronoun
This is your car. This car is mine.
That book was mine. That was my book.
These days are happy. These are bad days.
Distributive adjective
Distributive adjectives show that the things or persons are counted
collectively. They refer to members of a group as individuals.
List of distributive adjectives; each, every, either, neither, any, one, both
•Can you buy this one?
•Does your father have any money left?
•Both of them are in the house.
•Each of us drink about 2 liters of water a day.
•My mother watches TV every day.
•I don’t know either of them.
Difference between distributive adjective and pronoun
1. Each of them was given a chocolate. (D.P)
2. Each boy was given a chocolate. (D.A)
They both refer to members of a group as individuals showing how
something is divided or distributed / shared among the group but
the difference lies in the way they are incorporated into the
structure of the sentence and the way they function.
Interrogative adjective
an interrogative adjective is a word like ‘whose’, ‘what’ and
‘which’ that is employed in order to modify the noun or
the pronoun by asking a question.
Definition of an Interrogative Adjective
An interrogative adjective, also known as interrogative
determiner, is an adjective that modifies a noun by asking a
question. The interrogative adjectives in English are ‘what’,
‘which’, and ‘whose’.
Interrogative adjective
• whose bag is this?
• What kind of books would you suggest for students of
grade 10?
• Around 5 movies were released in the theaters last
Friday. Which movie would you like to watch?
Difference between Interrogative adjective and interrogative pronoun
Interrogative Adjectives Interrogative Pronouns
Interrogative adjectives are those words which Interrogative pronouns, on the other hand, are
are used to modify a noun by asking a question. used to substitute or replace a noun in a
question.
An interrogative adjective is usually followed by Unlike interrogative adjectives, an interrogative
a noun. pronoun is followed by a verb.
Examples of interrogative adjectives include Examples of interrogative pronouns include who,
what, whose and which. whom, whose, what and which.
•Which movie did you watch recently? •Which of these is your favorite dish?
•Do you know whose bags these are? •Whose is this?
Quality adjective
• Adjectives of quality are those adjectives that describe
the quality of a noun. They give us information on the
state, condition or character of the noun.
Quality adjective
Quality adjective
Attributive
Predicative
(V + adj +N )
N + V +ADJ
Quality adjective
Quality adjective
Attributive
Predicative
(V + adj +N )
N + V +ADJ
1)The girl is Beautiful.
1)She is Beautiful girl.
2)The tree is good.
2)It is good tree.
3)The guy was rich .
3)He was a rich guy.
Quality adjective
Attribute adjective
Pre positive
Post positive
Adjective + noun
Noun + adjective
Quality adjective
Attribute adjective
Pre positive Post positive
Adjective + noun Noun + adjective
attorney general
queen regnant
something old
something new
Number adjective
Number adjective
• Adjective of Number or Numeral Adjective refers
to how many or in what order people/things are.
• Definite numeral adjectives: One, third, sixth, and
so on. Here, the exact position has been specified.
• Indefinite numeral adjectives: Some, few, many, all,
no, several, any, most, more, too, much, none, too
many, certain, and so on are examples of indefinite
numeral adjectives.
Number adjective
Quantity adjective
The adjectives “few,” “many,” “many,” “enough,” “some,” “all,”
“half,” “whole,” “enough,” and “numerous” are examples of
quantity adjectives. These adjectives can serve to bring accuracy
and clarity to written and spoken language by providing particular
details about the amount of a noun.
Difference between number and quantity adjective
Sequence of adjective
• Number = One,Three,Four,…..,The first,The last,……,etc.
• Opinion =
Beautiful,Nice,Clever,Mad,Bad,Rich,Poor,Fool,Wise,Exp
ert
• Size = Small,Big,Tiny,Huge,Little,etc
• Shape = Circular,Triangular,Square,Heartned,etc
• Age = Old,New,Ancient,Latest,…..,etc
Sequence of adjective
• Colour = Red,Pink,White,Yellow,Black,…
• Origin = Indian,African,American,….,etc
• Material =
Golden,Silver,Earthen,Plastic,Aluminium,…,etc
• Purpose = Wedding,Annual,Birthday,…,etc
Some confusing adjectives
Later Latter Latest Last
[Time] [Second in order] [Recent time] [Final]
Further Farther
[Something additional] [Greater distance]
