An adjective is a part of speech that describes, identifies, or quantifies a noun or pronoun. There are several types of adjectives including descriptive adjectives, demonstrative adjectives, possessive adjectives, interrogative adjectives, distributive adjectives, and proper adjectives. Adjectives can also be compared using degrees of comparison such as positive, comparative, and superlative forms. When using multiple adjectives, there is generally a standard order with adjectives describing opinion, size, age, and other attributes coming before those of color, origin, or purpose.

3. ADJECTIVE
TYPES OF ADJECTIVES
ARTICLES USED AS AN ADJECTIVE
DEGREE OF ADJECTIVES
ORDER OF ADJECTIVES

4. • An adjective is a part of speech which describes,
identifies and quantifies a noun or pronoun.
Examples:
• The teamhas a dangerous batsman. (What kind?)
• I have ten candies in my pocket. (Howmany?)
• I loved that red car. (Whichone?)

5. Adjective can describe

10. Used with nouns to ask
question.
Examples: What, Whose, Where,
Why, How and Which
1. Whose pen is this?
2. Where shall we go?

11. Used to show possessions.
Example: my, his, your, her, our,
their, its etc.
1. This is her hat.
2. Their parents
Came to my house

12. To show that persons or
things are counted
collectively.
Refer to members of a
group as an individuals.
Normally used with
singular nouns.
Examples: each, either,
every and neither.
1. Each participant was asked a
question.
2. Neither of you will go to trip.

13. Proper adjectives are the
adjective form of proper noun.
When proper nouns modify or
describe other
nouns/pronouns, they become
proper adjectives.
A proper adjective allows us to
summarize a concept in just one
word. Proper adjectives are
usually capitalized as proper
nouns.
Examples:
1. American cars are very
strong.
2. Chinese people are hard
workers.

14. Articles also modify the nouns. So, articles are also adjectives. Articles
determine the specification of nouns.
‘A’ and ‘an’ are used to refer to an unspecific noun, and ‘the’ is used
to refer to a specific noun.
Examples:
A cat is always afraid of water. (Here, the noun ‘cat’ refers to any cat,
not specific.)
The cat is afraid of me. (This cat is a specific cat.)
An electronic product should always be handled with care.

15. Used for comparison.
Three degrees of comparison.
Positive Comparative Superlative
Comparison with -er/
-est
Comparison with
more/most
Irregular Adjectives Special Adjectives

16. Positive comparative Superlative
Clean
With –er/-est
Cleaner Cleanest
Clever Cleverer Cleverest
Difficult
With more/most
More difficult Most difficult
Beautiful More beautiful Most beautiful
Bad
Irregular form
Worse Worst
Little Less Least
Polite
Special Case
Politer/more polite Politest/most polite
Likely Likelier/more likely likeliest/most likely

17. Adjectives usually occur in a specific order. Generally, the order of adjective
is:
(i) Quantity or number
(ii)Quality or opinion
(iii) Size
(iv)Age
(v) Shape
(vi)Color
(vii)Proper adjective (often nationality, other place of origin, or material)
(viii)Purpose or qualifier

18. EXAMPLES:
A big black car (size, color, object)
A nice red dress(opinion, color, object)
A handsome young man (opinion, age, person)
A beautiful big black American car (opinion, size, color,
nationality, object)
We found a beautiful 200-year-old blue Persian silk rug(opinion,
age, color, nationality, material, object )