Q:What are Adjectives?A:Adjectives are words which

are used to describe nouns or pronouns.

Descriptive Adjectives

Q:What are Descriptive Adjectives? A:Descriptive Adjectives are

Adjectives which tell us about the kind or quality of , nouns/ pronouns.

Example:Betty is a clever girl.

Adjectives of Number / Quantity

Q:What are Adjectives of Number /Quantity?

A:Adjectives of Number /Quantity are Adjectives which come before a noun showing how many or how much of the noun there is.

Example:Mary gave me five oranges.

Demonstrative Adjectives

Q:What are Demonstrative Adjectives?A:Demonstrative Adjectives are Adjectives

which point out nouns and are followed by the nouns which they point out.

Example : This house is bigger than that one.

Interrogative Adjectives

Q:What are Interrogative Adjectives?A:Interrogative Adjectives are Adjectives

which ask questions and come before a noun.

Example:Which way shall we go?

Possessive Adjectives

Q:What are Possessive Adjectives?A:Possesses Adjectives are Adjectives

which are used to show possession.

Example:I have given my book to your brother.

Q:What are the 3 Degrees of Comparison ?

A:The 3 Degree of Comparison are (1) the Positive Degree,(2) the Comparative Degree and (3) the Superlative Degree.

(a) The Positive Degree of Comparison is used when we are speaking of or describing an object.

Example: Peter is a short boy.

(b) The Comparative Degree of Comparison is used when we are speaking of or describing two

objects.

Example:Peter is taller than Paul.

(c) The Superlative Degree of Comparison is used when we are speaking of or describing two or more than two objects.

Example: Mary is the tallest

girl in her school.

The formation of Comparative and the Superlative forms (a) The formation of Comparative

and the Superlative forms by adding “ –er” and

“-est” to the Positive.Positive Comparative Superlative

clever cleverer cleverest

dark darker darkest

(b) The formation of Comparative and the Superlative forms by dropping “y” and “-iest”to the Positive.

Positive Comparative Superlativedirty dirtier dirtiest

lazy lazier laziest

(c) The formation of Comparative and the Superlative forms by doubling the last letter and adding

“-er” and “-ier” to the Positive.Positive Comparative Superlative

big bigger biggest

hot hotter hottest

(d) The formation of Comparative and the Superlative forms by

changing the spelling of the Positive.

Positive Comparative Superlative

bad worse worst

good better best

(e) The formation of Comparative and the Superlative forms by using the word “ more” or “most” with Adjectives of three or more syllables.Positive Comparative Superlativebeautiful more beautiful most beautiful

careful more careful most careful

(f) For a few two-syllable adjectives both kinds of Comparative and Superlative are possible.

Positive Comparative Superlativecommon Commoner/

more common

Commonest/

most common

clever Cleverer/

more clever

Cleverest/

most clever

(a) “The+Adjectives” = a class of persons.

Example: The welfare society organised a party for the poor.

(b) “The+Adjectives” = an abstract noun.

Example:The future is unknown to us.

(the future = futurity)

•(c) Some adjectives have become Nouns.

Example:Australians

Italians

There are compound Adjectives formed by adding a “ – ” between the words. Notice that the noun in a compound Adjective should normally be in singular form.

Example:Mary is an eighteen-year-old girl.

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