Parts of Speech – Adjective
Parts of speech - Adjective and Kinds of Adjective
Adjective :-
A qualifying word of a Noun or a Pronoun = Adjective
Example :- Sita is a clever girl. I don't like a naughty boy. They killed his white dog. We are playing in our green field.
Kinds of the Adjective :-
- Adjective of Quality
- Adjective of Quantity
- Adjective of Number
- Demonstrative Adjective
- Possesssive Adjective
- Distributive Adjective
- Interrogative Adjective
- Proper Adjective
- Emphasizing Adjective
- Exclamatory Adjective
Adjective of Quality :-
Adjective showing quality of a person or thing = Adjective Quality
Example :- Kolkatta is a large city. He is an honest man. She is a beautiful girl. Ram is a good boy.
Adjective of Quantity :-
Adjective showing quantity of a thing = Adjective of Quantity
Example :- I ate some rice. He showed much patience. We have had enough exercise. You have no sense.
Adjective of Number :-
Adjective showing the onder of a person ot thing = Adjective of Number
Example :- We have two hands. He is the second boy in the class. Some boys are playing. There aren't many girls in the class.
There are two types of Adjective of Number -
1. Definite : one, two, three, first, second etc
2. Indefinite : all, some, several, half, a few etc.
Note - One, two, three etc are called Cardinals. First, second, third etc are called Ordinals.
Demonstrative Adjective :-
Adjective indicating about the person or thing = Demonstrative Adjective
Example :- This boy is stranger than Hari. That boy is industrious. These mangoes are sour. Those oranges are sweet. I hate such things.
Possessive Adjective :-
Adjective showing possession or relation = Possessive Adjective
Example :- This is my pen. These are our books. That is your radio. It is his car.
Distributive Adjective :-
Adjective showing distribution of the person or thing = Distributive Adjective
Example :- Each boy got ten rupees. Every man has own duty. Either reply will do. Neither team won.
Interrogative Adjective :-
Adjective used to ask question = Interrogative of Adjective
Example :- What manner of man is he? Which book do you want? Whose pen is this?
Proper Adjective :-
Adjective showing about person = Proper Adjective
Example :- I am an Indian. He is an American. She is a European.
Emphasizing Adjective :-
Adjective showing stress on subject = Emphasizing Adjective
Example :- I watched the movie with my own eyes. This is the same book I lost.
Exclamatory Adjective :-
Adjective showing wonder = Exclamatory Adjective
Example :- What an idea! What a boy!
Parts of speech - Adjective and Kinds of Adjective