Communication Skills

1.2.8.Kinds of adjectives

(1)   Adjective of Quality (Descriptive Adjective) – It is used to describe the quality of person or thing.

 Chennai is a big city.

 Hari is a smart boy.

 Anirudh is mischievous boy.

 Jyotsna is a beautiful woman.

 The ball is dirty.

 The weather is cold.

(2)   Adjective of Quantity : It shows the quantity of a thing and answers the question ‘how much’?

 I have got some money.

There is a little water in the jug.

We had enough number of sweets.

She has no money to study further.

All his life he worked hard.

Have you got any money to spare?

(3)   Adjective of Number : It indicates the number of persons or things or their order.  It can be classified into two types, namely definite numeral adjective and indefinite numeral adjective.

 a.       Definite Numeral Adjectives are used to denote the exact number.

One, two, three etc. (These are called cardinals. They denote. ‘how many’)

 

First, second, third etc. (These are called ordinals.  They denote order)

She has two cars.

I am the third daughter in my family.

b.      Indefinite Numeral Adjectives : They do not indicate the exact number.

 Several students were there.

Many attended the party.

Few girls have secured centum in Physics.

(4)   Distributive Adjectives : They are used to refer to each one of a number.

 Either of them can do it.

 Neither of the statements is true.

 Each boy must pay the fees.

(5)   Demonstrative Adjectives : They point out the thing or things.

This pen is better than that.

That car is mine.

Those trees were planted by us.

These students are hard working.

(6)   Interrogative Adjectives : Interrogatives adjectives are used to ask questions.

 What work did you do yesterday?

 Which pen do you like best?

 Whose book is that?

What food do you eat?

(7)   Possessive Adjectives : Possessive pronouns function as possessive adjectives.

 Example : My friend is an intelligent boy.

 

I – my              we – our                     she – her                 you – your

He – his           it – its                          they – their                 Ram – Ram’s 

a)      My friend is an industrious boy.

b)     Our flag has got three colours.

c)      Her charms are the talk of the town. 

d)     His efforts bore no fruit.

e)      Her pet dog has take its food.

f)       The good are blessed for their deeds.

g)      Ram’s brother is an engineer.