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Adjective: The Power of Descriptive
- Adjective Definition:
- Type of Adjectives:
- Descriptive Adjectives:
- These adjectives describe the qualities or attributes of a noun or pronoun.
- Example :
Beautiful, tall, blue, round, etc.- Quantitative Adjectives:
- These adjectives indicate the quantity or amount of a noun or pronoun.
- Example :
Few, many, much, some, etc.- Demonstrative Adjectives:
- These adjectives point out or indicate a particular noun or pronoun.
- Example :
This, that, these, those, etc.- Possessive Adjectives:
- These adjectives show ownership or possession of a noun or pronoun.
- Example :
My, your, his, her, our, their, etc.- Interrogative Adjectives:
- These adjectives are used to ask questions about a noun or pronoun.
- Example :
which, what, whose, etc.- Rules to Apply:
- Adjectives usually come before the noun they modify.
Example: A green tree. - Adjectives can be separated by commas when there are more than two adjectives modifying the same noun.
Example: A big, round, red apple. - Adjectives can be used in comparative and superlative forms to compare the qualities of two or more nouns or pronouns.
Examples: bigger, biggest, more beautiful, most beautiful. - Some adjectives can be used to modify non-countable nouns or pronouns while others can only modify countable nouns or pronouns.
Example: much water (non-countable) vs. many books (countable). - Formulas:
- Adjective + Noun/Pronoun
Examples: Delicious food - Adjective1 + , + Adjective2 + , + Noun/Pronoun
Examples: A big, round, red balloon - Comparative form: more/less + adjective + than + noun/pronoun
Examples: This dress is more beautiful than that dress. /li> - Superlative form: the + most/least + adjective + of + noun/pronoun
Examples: This is the most expensive car in the showroom.
An adjective is a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun by providing additional information about its qualities or attributes. Adjectives can provide information about size, shape, color, texture, quantity, personality, emotion, and more.