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8. The Adjective
A Adjective is a kind of word that modifies a noun. Noun are words that name a
place, a person, a thing or an idea.
Dear students! Now we will study the kinds of adjectives.
1. Adjectives of Quality : Adjectives of quality tell us of what kind a person,
animal, place or thing is.
Examples : Intelligent girl, small village, holy river, etc.
2. Adjectives of Quantity : Adjectives of quantity tell us how much of a thing is
intended.
Examples : Little sugar, much water, enough money, etc.
3. Adjectives of Numbers : Adjectives of numbers tell us how many persons,
animals, places or things are there, or in what order any of them stands.
Examples : Three books, five players, etc.
Adjective of numbers are of three kinds :
(a) Definite Numeral Adjectives denote exact numbers of persons or things.
(b) Indefinite Numeral Adjectives do not express an exact number.
(c) Distributive Numeral Adjectives are considered the same as distributive
adjective.
4. Demonstrative Adjectives : An adjective used to refer to each and every
person’s thing separately is called demonstrative adjective.
Examples : (a) This is my pen.
(b) Those flowers are good.
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