{"id":882,"date":"2022-04-21T10:06:56","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T10:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=882"},"modified":"2025-11-06T05:28:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T05:28:03","slug":"e-gg-1-identify-adjectives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-gg-1-identify-adjectives\/","title":{"rendered":"E- GG.1 Identify adjectives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Identify adjectives<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-huge-font-size\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>What is an Adjective?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An <strong>adjective<\/strong> is a <strong>describing word<\/strong>. It tells us <strong>more about a noun or pronoun<\/strong>.<br>\ud83d\udc49 It adds <strong>details<\/strong>, <strong>qualities<\/strong>, or <strong>numbers<\/strong> to make sentences more interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>What Do Adjectives Describe?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Type of Adjective<\/th><th>What it Shows<\/th><th>Examples<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\u2b50 <strong>Describing (Quality)<\/strong><\/td><td>Tells the quality of a noun<\/td><td><em>happy boy, tall girl, red car<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83d\udd22 <strong>Number<\/strong><\/td><td>Shows how many \/ order<\/td><td><em>two apples, first prize<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u2696\ufe0f <strong>Quantity<\/strong><\/td><td>Shows how much (non-countable)<\/td><td><em>some water, little sugar<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u2753 <strong>Interrogative<\/strong><\/td><td>Used to ask questions<\/td><td><em>Which book? Whose bag?<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83d\udccd <strong>Demonstrative<\/strong><\/td><td>Points out nouns<\/td><td><em>this pen, those shoes<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83e\udd1d\u200d\ud83e\uddd1 <strong>Possessive<\/strong><\/td><td>Shows ownership<\/td><td><em>my bag, their house<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udf10 <strong>Proper Adjectives<\/strong><\/td><td>Formed from proper nouns<\/td><td><em>Indian food, American flag<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>How to Identify an Adjective?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 Step 1: <strong>Find the noun or pronoun<\/strong>.<br>\u2705 Step 2: Check if a word is <strong>adding information<\/strong> about it.<br>If YES \u2192 it\u2019s an <strong>adjective<\/strong>! \ud83c\udf89<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\uddf5 <strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>The <strong>beautiful<\/strong> flower bloomed.<\/em><br>\u279c <em>beautiful<\/em> describes <em>flower<\/em> \u2192 <strong>Adjective<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Adjectives Position in a Sentence<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udccd <strong>Before a noun<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>a <strong>cold<\/strong> drink<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>an <strong>honest<\/strong> man<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udccd <strong>After linking verbs<\/strong> (is, are, was, seem, look, feel)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>The soup <strong>tastes spicy<\/strong>.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>He <strong>is smart<\/strong>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Degree<\/th><th>Use<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Positive<\/strong><\/td><td>Describes one<\/td><td><em>big<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Comparative<\/strong><\/td><td>Compares two<\/td><td><em>bigger<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Superlative<\/strong><\/td><td>Compares three or more<\/td><td><em>biggest<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This bag is <strong>light<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This bag is <strong>lighter<\/strong> than that one.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This is the <strong>lightest<\/strong> bag of all.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Common Mistakes to Avoid<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u274c Don\u2019t confuse adjectives with adverbs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>He runs <strong>quick<\/strong>.<\/em> (Wrong \u274c)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>He runs <strong>quickly<\/strong>.<\/em> (Correct \u2705)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u274c Do not use <strong>double comparative or superlative<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>more better<\/em>, <em>most happiest<\/em> \u2192 Incorrect \ud83d\udeab<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Quick Practice<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Identify the adjectives \ud83d\udc47:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>blue<\/strong> sky looks <strong>beautiful<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I have <strong>three<\/strong> pens but <strong>no<\/strong> pencil.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She wore an <strong>elegant<\/strong> dress.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Summary<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adjectives <strong>describe nouns\/pronouns<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They show <strong>quality, number, quantity, possession, question, or point out<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can come <strong>before noun<\/strong> or <strong>after linking verb<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have <strong>3 degrees of comparison<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-2dfc1b8141f3a4d6c2ebfe5f01398571\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice!\ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image 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An adjective is a describing word. It tells us more about a noun or pronoun.\ud83d\udc49 It adds details, qualities, or numbers to make sentences more interesting. What Do Adjectives Describe? 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