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)
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.