Identify adjectives
Key Notes:
🎯 1. What is an Adjective?
- An adjective is a descriptive word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun.
- It tells what kind, how many, or which one.
👉 Example:
- The beautiful painting hangs on the ancient wall.
- She has three dogs.
🛠️ 2. Types of Adjectives
- Descriptive Adjectives — Describe qualities or characteristics.
- Examples: tall, cold, happy, blue
- Sentence: The delicious cake disappeared quickly.
- Quantitative Adjectives — Show quantity or amount.
- Examples: some, many, few, several
- Sentence: I have three pencils.
- Demonstrative Adjectives — Point out specific things.
- Examples: this, that, these, those
- Sentence: This book is my favorite.
- Possessive Adjectives — Show ownership.
- Examples: my, your, his, her, their, our
- Sentence: Her car is red.
- Interrogative Adjectives — Used in questions.
- Examples: which, what, whose
- Sentence: Which subject do you like most?
- Comparative Adjectives — Compare two things.
- Examples: taller, smarter, faster
- Sentence: This movie is better than the last one.
- Superlative Adjectives — Compare more than two things.
- Examples: tallest, smartest, fastest
- Sentence: He is the strongest in the class.
🔍 3. How to Identify Adjectives?
✅ Look for words that describe nouns or pronouns.
✅ Ask these questions:
- What kind? (A brave soldier)
- How many? (Four apples)
- Which one? (That book)
✅ Check the position:
- Adjectives usually come before the noun. (The happy child)
- They can also come after a linking verb. (The cake is delicious.)
Let’s practice!🖊️
