Adjective and its types!
Adjectives Definition
An adjective or determiner is a word used to describe or quality or add to the meaning of a noun or a pronoun.
- A loud cry, weak performance.
- The gift was suitable.
Loud, weak, suitable are adjectives qualifying the nouns to cry, performance and gift.
Types of Adjectives
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Adjective of quality or descriptive adjectives
The adjective of quality shows the quality of a person or thing and can be formed from proper nouns.
- A big, small, wise, foolish, philosophical, dangerous, peaceful, and proper adjective like the one discussed at length below:
- American, French, Italian, Greek, Spanish, Russian and many other national groups do we find all around, but the best group stands out as the one of one’s own nation.
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Adjective of quantity
The adjective of quantity shows the quantity of a thing or nature of quantity:
Examples:
Little, some, much, enough, all, no, great, half.
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Adjective of number
Adjectives of numbers indicate number or order and are also called limiting adjectives.
Examples:
One, two, first, second, few many most, several, all, no, certain, each, every, either, neither, enough, etc.
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Demonstrative adjective
Demonstrative adjectives point out things or persons.
Examples:
This, that, these, those, such, same, the other, yonder (over there, at some distance)
- Those flowers are dear to us as much as this picture is to you.
Such objects are related to the world of art cannot be compared with Nature. Can they?
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Interrogative adjective
Interrogative adjectives are question words functioning as adjectives like what, which, and whose.
Examples:
- Whose book was that?
- Which pen do you like more?
- What books are you buying today?
- Which book on proofreading do you recommend?
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