Adjectives are words used to describe nouns and pronouns. There are different types of adjectives including descriptive adjectives, adjectives of number/quantity, demonstrative adjectives, interrogative adjectives, and possessive adjectives. Adjectives also have degrees of comparison - the positive degree, comparative degree, and superlative degree. The comparative and superlative degrees are formed by adding suffixes like "-er" and "-est" or by using more/most with adjectives of more than three syllables.

2. Q:What are Adjectives?
A:Adjectives are words which are
used to describe nouns or
pronouns.

3.  Descriptive Adjectives
Q:What are Descriptive Adjectives?
A:Descriptive Adjectives are Adjectives
which tell us about the kind or quality of ,
nouns/ pronouns.
Example:Betty is a clever girl.

4.  Adjectives of Number / Quantity
Q:What are Adjectives of Number /Quantity?
A:Adjectives of Number /Quantity are
Adjectives which come before a noun
showing how many or how much of the
noun there is.
Example:Mary gave me five oranges.

5.  Demonstrative Adjectives
Q:What are Demonstrative Adjectives?
A:Demonstrative Adjectives are Adjectives
which point out nouns and are followed by
the nouns which they point out.
Example : This house is bigger than that one.

6.  Interrogative Adjectives
Q:What are Interrogative Adjectives?
A:Interrogative Adjectives are Adjectives
which ask questions and come before a
noun.
Example:Which way shall we go?

7.  Possessive Adjectives
Q:What are Possessive Adjectives?
A:Possesses Adjectives are Adjectives which
are used to show possession.
Example:I have given my book to your brother.

8. Q:What are the 3 Degrees of
Comparison ?
A:The 3 Degree of Comparison are
(1) the Positive Degree,
(2) the Comparative Degree and
(3) the Superlative Degree.

9.  (a) The Positive Degree of Comparison
is used when we are speaking of
or describing an object.
Example: Peter is a short boy.

10.  (b) The Comparative Degree of
Comparison is used when we are
speaking of or describing two
objects.
Example:Peter is taller than
Paul .

11.  (c) The Superlative Degree of Comparison
is used when we are speaking of or
describing two or more than two
objects.
Example: Mary is the tallest
girl in her school.

12. The formation of
Comparative and the
Superlative forms
 (a) The formation of Comparative and the
Superlative forms by adding “ –er” and
“-est” to the Positive.
Positive Comparative Superlative
clever cleverer cleverest
dark darker darkest

13.  (b) The formation of Comparative and
the Superlative forms by dropping “y”
and “-iest”to the Positive.
Positive Comparative Superlative
dirty dirtier dirtiest
lazy lazier laziest

14.  (c) The formation of Comparative and
the Superlative forms by doubling the
last letter and adding
“-er” and “-ier” to the
Positive.
Positive Comparative Superlative
big bigger biggest
hot hotter hottest

15.  (d) The formation of Comparative and
the Superlative forms by
changing the spelling of
the Positive.
Positive Comparative Superlative
bad worse worst
good better best

16.  (e) The formation of Comparative and
the Superlative forms by using the
word “ more” or “most” with
Adjectives of three or more syllables.
Positive Comparative Superlative
beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
careful more careful most careful

17.  (f) For a few two-syllable adjectives
both kinds of Comparative and
Superlative are possible.
Positive Comparative Superlative
common Commoner/ Commonest/
more common most common
clever Cleverer/ Cleverest/
more clever most clever

18. (a) “The+Adjectives” =
a class of persons.
Example: The welfare society
organised a party for the poor.

19. (b) “The+Adjectives” =
an abstract noun.
Example:The future is
unknown to us.
(the future =
futurity)

20. •(c) Some adjectives have
become Nouns.
Example:Australians
Italians

21. There are compound Adjectives
formed by adding a “ – ” between the
words. Notice that the noun in a
compound Adjective should normally
be in singular form.
Example:Mary is an eighteen-
year-old girl.

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