2. It modifies a noun or
pronoun.
It may describe, identify
or quantify a noun or
pronoun.
3. Adjectives nearly always
appear immediately
before the noun they
modify
Ex.
Danielle is a charming
baby.
Rajesh has a black cat
4. Types of Adjectives
DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVE:
These types of adjectives
add detail or description
to the noun.
The tall man thought he
could reach
the top shelf of the
bookcase.
5. TALL describes the subject
MAN and TOP describes the
direct object SHELF.
After the difficult surgery,
the famous doctors to a nap.
DIFFICULT modifies the object
of the preposition SURGERY and
FAMOUS describes the subject
DOCTOR.
6. LIMITING ADJECTIVE:
These types of adjectives specify or
limit the noun.
An adjective that limits a noun; they
include definite articles, indefinite
articles, possessive adjectives,
demonstrative adjectives, indefinite
adjectives, interrogative adjectives,
cardinal adjectives, ordinal
adjectives, proper adjectives and
nouns used as adjectives .
8. Saturday, Oregon plays USC before what
should be a sellout crowd.
SELLOUT tells us what size of crowd. A
specific number would also be limiting.
Did Garret see this article that appeared
in the paper?
THIS indicates which “limited” article.
Note: In this sentence, THIS is NOT a
demonstrative pronoun.
Will you be sitting at
the captain’s table this evening?
9. CAPTAIN’S limits what
table we are considering.
Note: This type of
possessive is called a
possessive noun.
This season, the two are
meeting on a home-andhome basis, unusual for
non-conference rivals
11. Common Adjectives
Applies to a class of
things rather than to a
particular
Industrious beaver
,little man, yellow
journalism
12. Proper Adjectives
Applies to one particular member of
a class, rather than to the class as a
whole.
Ex.
I enjoy many different types of food
but Italian food is my favorite.
The Chinese noodles are in the
kitchen pantry. (China)
Italian cream cake is extremely rich
yet delicious. (Italy)
13. Pronominal Adjectives
Is a word that commonly used
as a pronoun that substantive .
Ex.
This book , these books, that
man
Those men
19. Adjectives are also follows
the words feel, taste, smell ,
sound, and look.
Example:
Chamomile oil smells
good.
Castor oil tastes bad.
20. Adjectives are also found
after the verb Be,
Become, Seem, Stay
Example:
Your books are expensive.
Adjectives are also found
immediately after the word
THE.
Example:
The rich man shares his money with
the poor.
21. Correct Usage of Adjectives 'SOME' and 'ANY'
We use some in a positive
statement and any in a negative
statement or a question.
Example: I have some money to
buy a couple of lollipops.
(Positive statement)
Example: I haven't any money to
buy her a birthday card.
(Negative statement)
22. We can use 'some' with
countable nouns and
uncountable nouns.
Example: I have bought some
apples for you. (Countable
noun)
Example: There is some tea in
the pot. (Uncountable noun)
23. We can use 'some' in a
question if it is an invitation
or a request.
Example: Would you like to
have some coffee? (invitation)
Example: Will you please give
me some medicine for my
cough? (request)
24. We can join 'some' and 'any' with
'one', 'body' or 'thing' to form
compound words.
EXAMPLE:
There is someone asking for you.
The police are looking for somebody.
He is hiding something under his
bed.
There wasn't anyone around when I
arrived.
25. Arrangement of Adjectives
determiner observation
Physical
description
(size/age/shape
/color)
origin
A
Beautiful
red
Italian
This
Soft
round
Japanese
Several
Expensive
tiny
Chinese
Those
Crispy
strict
old
leather
belt
noun
red
The
material qualifier
Bag
cake
Glass
figurines
physics
Professor
