This document defines and describes different types of adjectives: 1) Adjectives that describe qualities like size, color, number. 2) Adjectives that describe quantity. 3) Possessive adjectives that indicate ownership. 4) Interrogative adjectives used in questions. 5) Demonstrative adjectives that specify nouns. It also discusses the comparison of adjectives and the typical order of adjectives in a series.

1. Adjectives

2. • An adjective is often defined as a word which
describes or gives more information about a noun or
pronoun. Adjectives describe nouns in terms of such
qualities as size, color, number, and kind. An
adjectives modifies a noun or a pronoun by
describing, identifying, or quantifying words. An
adjective usually precedes the noun or the pronoun
which it modifies.

3. KINDS OF
ADJECTIVES

4. 1. An adjective which tells us
about the quality of the noun.
For example:
the blue sky, a big house, a square
table, a cold morning.

5. 2. An adjective which tells us about
the quantity of the noun.
(Indefinite Adjective)
For example:
The zoo has many animals.
The pen has not much ink left.

6. 3. An adjective which tells
us about the ownership of
the noun.(Possessive
Adjective)
For example:
That is my dog.
Those are their bicycles.

7. 4. An adjective which possess
question in an ‘interrogative’
manner. (Interrogative
Adjectives)
For example:
Which school do you go to?
Whose car is this?

8. 5. An adjective which specifies a
noun. (DemonstativeAdjective)
For example:
This boy is a member of the
club.
That girl is my sister.

9. COMPARISON OF
ADJECTIVES

10. POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
bold bolder boldest
deep deeper deepest
near nearer nearest
rich richer richest
tall taller tallest

11. POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
careful more careful most careful
enjoyable more enjoyable most enjoyable
forgetful more forgetful most forgetful
useful more useful most useful
wonderful more wonderful most wonderful

12. ORDER OF
ADJECTIVES
IN A SERIES

13. DETERMINERS
• Articles and other limiters
• a, an

14. OBSERVATION
• Post determiners and limiter adjectives
ex. a real hero,
an incredible body
• adjectives subject to subject measure
ex. Beautiful, interesting, nice, etc…

15. SIZE AND SHAPE
• Adjectives subject to object measure
ex. large round, big circular, small rectangular,

16. AGE
• Adjectives denoting age
ex. Young, old, new, ancient

17. COLOR
• Adjectives denoting color
ex. Red, black, blue)

18. ORIGIN
• Denominal adjectives denoting source of noun
ex. French, American, Canadian, British,