ADJECTIVES

An adjective is a word used to describe or modify a noun or pronoun. It provides a noun or pronoun with extra significance or implication.

Its kinds are as follows:-

(1) _Qualitative {of quality} Adjectives,

(2) _Quantitative {of quantity} Adjectives,

(3) _Numeral {of number} Adjectives,

(4) _Demonstrative Adjectives,

(5) _Distributive Adjectives,

(6) _Possessive Adjectives,

(7) _Interrogative Adjectives.

1_ Qualitative {of quality} Adjectives: It denotes the quality of a person or a thing; as:-

a_ Indians are a brave nation.

b_ He has golden hair.

c_ The Ganga is a sacred river.  

2_ Quantitative {of quantity} Adjectives: It denotes quantity of a thing; as:-

a_ I have sufficient funds to start the business.

b_ The Japanese had no moral courage.

c_ That year there was heavy rainfall and the peasant had a good crop.

3_ Numeral {of number} Adjectives: It denotes true number of a thing; as:-

a_ I knew I could hit at thirty yards.

b_ Two people would have to hold the chair, and a third would help him up on it.

4_ Demonstrative Adjectives: It denotes a referred person or thing; as:-

a_ He repeated the same story again and again.

b_ Such persons as the polite bus conductor make the atmosphere sunny.

5_ Distributive Adjectives: It denotes every person or thing; as:-

a_ Each day brings new experience.

b_ The villagers stood on either side of the bushes.

c_ Every nation has its own traditions.

6_ Possessive Adjectives: It denotes possession in respect of a noun; as:-

a_ Both your son and his wife were drowned.

b_ His guests, happy with the entertainment, took their leave the same day.

c_ My ideas were vague, and my vocabulary was inadequate.

7_Interrogative Adjectives: These are used to ask the noun a question; as:- 

a_ What lesson do you learn from this story?

b_ Whose story do you like best?