Types of Adjectives

Types of Adjectives

1. A proper adjective

   • is one derived from a proper noun
     • The English language
     • The Indian Ocean

2. A descriptive or attributive adjective

   • is one that shows the kind and quality of a person or thing
     • A brave person
     • A beautiful child

3. A quantitative adjective

   • is one that shows how much (quantity) of a thing is meant
     • I did not eat any apple
     • he ate much bread

4. A numeral adjective

   • is one that shows the number or serial order of persons or things.
     • Definite numerals
       • Ordinals (First, second, third, fourth)
       • Cardinals (One, two, three, four)
       • Multiplicatives (Single, double, triple, quadruple)
     • Indefinite numerals
       • do not show an exact number e.g. all, some, enough, none, many, few, several etc.

5. A demonstrative adjective

   • is one that points out which person or thing is meant
     • this boy
     • that person

6. A Distributive adjective

   • is one that refers to each one of a number.
     • each
     • every

7. An interrogative adjective

   • is used to ask a question.
     • Whose pen is this?
     • What book is that?

8. Possessive adjective:

   • The words my, our, your, his, her, its, their, when used before a noun
     • it´s your car
     • my dog