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#3 Adjective - Parts Of Speech | English Grammar - English Free Test



Word that qualifies a noun and points out the quality,number or kind of the person, place or thing represented by the noun.

Example
  • John is a clever boy.
  • Uncle gave me a beautiful watch.
  • sweet, blue, good, bad, tall, short...

Type of Adjectives

ADJECTIVES OF QUALITY

Shows the kind or quality of a person or thing.

Example
  • He is an honest boy.
  • The elephant is black.
  • old, young, clever, wise, tall, short..

ADJECTIVES OF QUANTITY

Shows how much of a thing is meant.

Example
  • He has lost all his wealth.
  • I have enough clothes.
  • any,little, some...

ADJECTIVES OF NUMBER

Shows how many person or things are meant.

Example
  • I have two brothers.
  • Only a few students failed.
  • many, all, several...

DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES

They point out which person or thing is meant.

Example
  • The boy is taller than Alex.
  • These mangoes are sweet .
  • beautiful, that, such...

INTERROGATIVE ADJECTIVES

What,which,whose..etc : when they are used with nouns to ask questions.
Example
  • What kind of animal is this?
  • Whose book is this?