TYPES OF ADJECTIVES

TYPES OF ADJECTIVES

1. Descriptive

   • These adjectives provide information and attribute to the nouns/pronouns they modify or describe.
     • happy ,fat, tall, blue, big
       • She loves golden jars.

2. Quantitative

   • A word that modifies a noun by indicating a number/quantity
     • Some, few, little, most, all, no, enough, any, whole, sufficient, none
       • He has many cherries in his large pocket.

3. Proper

   • ‘Proper’ means ‘specific’ rather than ‘formal’ or ‘polite.’
     • Brazil, Spanish, Queen Elizabeth
       • My teacher is Mexican

4. Demostrative

   • A demonstrative adjective modifies a noun or pronoun in a sentence while emphasizing its importance.
     • This, That, These and Those.
       • I really like those shoes.

5. Interrogative

   • These adjectives are used to ask questions about nouns or in relation to nouns
     • Where, What, Which and Whose.
       • Whose pen is this?

6. Possessive

   • Are used to show possession or ownership of something
     • My, your, his, her, its, your, our, theirs
       • My shirt is green

7. Indefinite

   • Describes or modifies a noun unspecifically.
     • any, each, few, many, much, most, several, and some.
       • Some mice have chewed the cables.

8. Compound

   • Is an adjective that contains two or more words.
     • I saw a man-eating alligator.

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