Kinds of Adjectives

Kinds of Adjective

           Adjective is a word that qualifies a noun. They are of six kinds.

 

 1. Adjectives of quality

         They show the quality, kind or condition of a noun. They are also called descriptive adjective.

 

                  (eg) He is a nice boy

                          She is an intelligent girl

                          Nina is a playful child

 

 2. Adjective of quantity

             It shows the quantity of a thing. They answer for the question How much?

                  (eg) She ate the whole apple

                          He ate some rice

                          There is enough food

  

 3. Adjective of number

            It express the number of persons or things. They answer the question "How many?"

                  (eg) I bought two pens

                          There are seven tables in this room

                          There are 10 teachers in our college

 

 4. Demonstrative adjectives

             Demonstrative adjectives pointout or specify the nouns.

                  (eg) This(singular), that(singular), those(plural), these(plural)

 

 5. Interrogative adjectives

             It is used to ask questions with noun.

                  (eg)  Who won the game yesterday?

                           Which book did you buy?

                           Whose house is that?

                           What type of chair it is?

                           When did he get married?

                           How many medals did he win?

 

 6. Possessive adjectives

            These adjectives express the state of possession.

                  (eg) He is my brother

                          This is your pen

                          That is our house

                          It is her scooty

                          (my, our → 1st person

                           your → 2nd person

                           her, his, its, their → 3rd person)