2.3.5 Adjective
Adjective is a word that modifies a noun or pronoun. Adjective can be divided into kinds and the comparison of adjectives.
a. Types of Adjective
The following are the main kinds of adjective. They are :
1. Adjective of Quality
Some example of adjective are such as good, heavy, dry, wet, and etc. e.g.,
- The teacher is good. - This box is heavy.
- My skin is dry. - The dress is wet.
2. Adjective of Quantity
They show the quantity of a thing and answer the question by using How much? Some example of adjective are little, mush, all, etc.
e.g., - There is not much water in this well.
- He has decided all his whole life for the nation. - Andrew puts a little sugar into my tea.
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3. Adjective of Number
They indicate the number o person or things that mean and or in what order. They answer the question : how many? They are also called as a numeral adjective.
These adjectives are : Definite adjective of number : one, first, etc.
- Andi is the first student gets the scholarship. - I bought three books yesterday.
Indefinite adjective of number : many, some, no, etc. - I have many friends at my campus.
- She has no sugar. Distributive adjective of number : each, every, etc.
- Each of them is given a pen. - Every student must obey the rules.
4. Demonstrative Adjective
These adjective straight away to point out the person or thing that concerned, for example : this, that, those, these.
a. This pen is better than that. - This shows a singular noun.
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b. That book is yours. - That shows a singular noun.
c. These boys are happy. - These shows the plural noun.
d. Those trees were planted by us. - Those shows the plural noun.
5. Interrogative Adjective
Adjective which are used with nouns to ask questions are called interrogative adjective.
e.g., which, what, whose. The usages in sentences are :
- Which book is yours ? - What kind of foods do you like ?
- Whose pen is this ?
6. Possessive Adjective
It means that some words that are included to my, your, his, her, our, their, its. e.g.,
- My house is unique. - Her parents are kind to me
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7. Exclamatory Adjective
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