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i. Adjective of Quality
ii. Adjective of Quantity / Quantitative Adjective
iii. Adjective of Number / Numeral Adjective
iv. Demonstrative Adjective
v. Possessive Adjective
vi. Interrogative Adjective
vii. Distributive Adjective
viii. Proper Adjective
i. Adjective of Quality :- Ajective of Quality is called Descriptive Adjective. The Adjective that deals with the quality of a noun or a pronoun is called Adjective of Quality. or, Adjectives that descrive or modify nouns or pronouns. These adjectives answer the question: " of what kind?". They describe the shape, size or colour etc. of a person or thing.
Read the following pairs of sentences:
1. Maya is a tall girl. Sama is a short girl.
2. Give me some hot tea. This tea is cold.
3. The king was cruel. The queen was kind.
4. This path is dangerous. Lets go by a safe path.
5. Saklen is an honest boy. Rahul is a dishonest boy.
You will see in the above tha each pair of sentences has two italicised words which are adjectives of quality. You will also see that in each pair of sentences, the two italicised adjectives are Opposites of each other. In the first sentence, tall is opposite of short. In the second sentence, hot is opposite of cold.
ii. Adjective of Quantity :- Adjective of Quantity is the adjective which shows the quantity of noun or pronoun is called an adjective of quality. It expresses ' how much' noun in the sentence.
It does not expresses the exact number of noun in the sentence. It is generally used when we do not require the exact number of noun.
Read the following sentences :
a. I have little money.
b. Give me some water.
c. You have few friends.
d. There is less milk in the glass than in the jug.
e. He ate much rice.
f. We have enough time for practice.
g. He spent all her moneys. etc.
In the above sentences, the italicised words are the adjectives of quantity.
iii. Adjective of Number :- The adjective which shows the exact number of noun with its position or place. This is also called the Numeral Adjective. It is often used with the countable nouns. or,
Adjective which expresses the number of persons or things is called the adjective of number or numeral adjective.
Examples:-
* Seven days make a week.
* He is the first boy in the class.
* Saturday is the last day of the week.
* Some boys are upset.
* One hour has sixty minutes.
* Fifty students are presents today.
* We have ten fingers on our hands.
In the above sentences, the italicised words are the adjectives of number or numeral adjectives.
iv. Interrogative Adjective :- The adjectives which ask questions. or
Interrogative adjective is an adjective that modifies a noun or a pronoun by asking a question. It is also called an interrogative determiner.
Read the following sentences:
* Whose baby are you?
* What manner of woman is she?
* which is your book?
In the above sentences, the italicised words are the Interrogative adjectives.
v. Demonstrative Adjective :- Demonstrative adjective is an adjective that points out or indicates a noun or a pronoun in a sentence is called a demonstrative adjective. It is always sued before a noun. They are- that, this, these, those.
Examples.
a. This book is mine.
b. He does not like these sweets.
c. Look at that tree.
d. Those horses are faster than these.
vi. Possessive Adjective :- Possessive adjectives are the adjectives that show the possession of persons or things. A possessive adjective always appears before a noun or a gerund to show a form of possession, a sense of belonging or ownership to a specific person, thing or animal.
They are- my, your, our, his. her. their, its.
Examples.
a. This is my book.
b. That is your pen.
c. I din't like his playing.
d. Saklen's coming was not so proper.
e. Everyone welcomed your coming.
f. Our school is repured.
g. Their glory can never fad.
h. Her friend is very amiable.
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