Definition Importance of Adjective Types Examples in sentences Identification table Activity

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2. INDEX
 Definition of Adjective
 Examples of Adjectives
 Why are Adjectives Important
 Types of Adjectives
 Adjectives of Quality
 Adjectives of Quantity
 Adjectives of Number
 Demonstrative Adjectives
 Interrogative Adjectives
 Possessive Adjectives
 Distributive Adjectives
 Compound Adjectives
 Activities

3. What is an adjective?

4. An adjective is a part of speech
that describes a noun or a
pronoun.

5. Examples of Adjectives

6. Adjectives make sentences interesting and colorful. Without
adjectives, sentences are boring.
Example: The dog is barking.(without adjective)
The angry dog is barking. (with adjective)
WHY ARE ADJECTIVES IMPORTANT?

7. TYPES
OF
ADJECTIVES
ADJECTIVES
OF
QUALITY
ADJECTIVES
OF
QUANTITY
ADJECTIVES
OF
NUMBER
DEMONSTRATIVE
ADJECTIVES
INTERROGATIVE
ADJECTIVES
POSSESSIVE
ADJECTIVES
DISTRIBUTIVE
ADJECTIVES
COMPOUND
ADJECTIVES

8. ADJECTIVES OF QUALITY
 They tells us what kind of a person, place or a thing is.
She is a strong girl. I have a lovely doll.
 Ex:-

9. ADJECTIVES OF QUANTITY
 They tell us how much a thing is intended.
I drank some water. He has much money.
Ex:-

10. ADJECTIVES OF NUMBER
They tell us how many or in what order persons or things stand.
Mili has one pencil. Rohan secured first
position in the race.

11. DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES
They tell which person or thing is meant.
These are my books. Those girls are my friends.

12. INTERROGATIVE ADJECTIVES
 They are used with nouns to ask questions.
Whose book is this? Which way should he take?
 Ex:-

13. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
They show ownership or belonging.
Their house is big.
My cat is sleeping.

14. DISTRIBUTIVE ADJECTIVES
 These refer to each individual or every person/
thing in a group separately.
Each child loves to play.
 Ex:-
Neither book is interesting.

15. COMPOUND ADJECTIVES
 A compound adjective is made up of two or more words joined
together to describe a noun.
 Often joined with hyphens.
The girl is wearing a sky-blue dress. She is a well-known
singer.
Ex:-

16. ADJECTIVE IDENTIFICATION TABLE
TYPES OF ADJECTIVES KEYWORDS HINT FOR IDENTIFICATION
Adjectives of Quality Kind, brave, honest, tall, intelligent,
beautiful, smart etc.
Describes what kind of person or thing.
Adjectives of Quantity Some, much, little, enough, all, any,
more, most.
Tells how much of something.
Adjectives of Number One, two, several, first, second,
numerous.
Tells how many.
Demonstrative Adjectives This, that, these, those. Points out a specific person or thing.
Interrogative Adjectives What, which, whose. Used in questions.
Comes before a noun.
Possessive Adjectives My, your, his, her, its, our,
their. Shows ownership or belonging.