Adjective: An adjective is a word that describes something (a noun) or someone (a person).
- He is short, (size)
- It is a coffee table, (purpose)
- Red car (colour)
- Old hat (age)
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Kinds of Adjectives:
There are different kinds of adjectives. These are:
1. Descriptive Adjectives:
They simply tell something about the quality or the kind of the noun or pronoun they are referring to.
Examples:
- She is tired.
- It is an expensive car.
2. Quantitative Adjectives:
This kind of adjective answers the question, ‘How many ?’ or ‘How much ?’
Examples:
- There were three boys in the play ground.
- Thirty-two students passed in the examination.
3. Demonstrative Adjectives:
They are used when there is a need to point out specific things. They always come before the word they are referring to. Here words such as this, that, these, those and what are used.
Examples:
- I want this bag.
- These dishes are tasty.
4. Possessive Adjectives:
These adjectives show ownership or possession. Here word like our, my, your, his, her, etc., are used.
Examples:
- Have you seen my book?
- They sold their house.
5. Interrogative Adjectives:
These adjectives are used to ask questions and are always followed by a noun.
Examples:
- What movie are you watching?
- Which plants are you replacing?
Adjective Word Order:
When you list several adjectives in a row, there is a specific order that needs to be followed:
1. Opinion
Examples: an interesting book, a boring lecture
2. Dimension
Examples: a big apple, a thin wallet
3. Age
Examples: a new car, a modern building, an ancient ruin
4. Shape
Examples: a square box, an oval mask, a round ball
5. Color
Examples: a pink hat, a blue book, a black coat
6. Origin
Examples: some Italian shoes, a Canadian town, an American car
7. Material
Examples: a wooden box, a woolen sweater, a plastic toy
8. Purpose/Qualifier/Use: What is it for? These adjectives often end in -ing.
Example: gardening gloves, shopping bag, wedding dress
This is the correct order for adjectives that come before a noun, and they are separated by commas.
1. The big, rectangular, white van is parked in my garage.
If the adjectives come after the verb ‘be’ as the complement, then the qualifier will stick with the noun at the beginning of the sentence. The adjectives in the complement are separated by commas with the final two being separated by ‘and’.
2. My coffee table is beautiful! big, circular, antique, brown, english and wooden.
Correct Use of Adjectives
1. Older, Elder:
Older is used in relation to persons or things. Elder is used in relation only persons who belong to the same family.
Examples:
- He is my eldest son.
- He is older than his friend.
- This school is older than the other school.
2. Farther and Further:
Farther is used in relation to distance and further is used having a meaning, something in addition.
Examples:
- Kohima is farther from Kolkata than from Guwahati.
- The work must be finished without further delay.
3. Nearest and Next:
Nearest is used in relation to distance or space and next is used in denoting position.
Examples:
- The nearest railway station is a kilometer away from here.
- My teacher lives in the next house.
4. Later, latter, latest and last:
Later and latest is used in relation to time/latter and last is used in denoting position.
Examples:
- She came later than me.
- What is the latest information?
- The latter part of the show was boring.
- The last chapter has been omitted from the syllabus.
5. A few, few, the few:
These adjectives are used in relation to countable nouns.
Examples:
- There were a few students present.
- Few members attended the meeting.
- I don’t have many friends but the few I have are very good.
6. A little, the little, little:
All these adjectives are used in relation to uncountable nouns. The word Tittle when used without ‘a’ has a negative meaning. A little means some, little means not much and the little means not much but all that a person has.
Examples:
- Give me a little drink.
- Mohan has little money to buy vegetables.
- Samarth drank off the little milk that was left in the house.
7. Each other and One another:
Each other is used in relation to two things and one another is used when we speak of more than two things.
Examples:
- These two girls helped each other.
- They all helped one another in completing the project.
Adjective Worksheets
1. Tick the sentence with the correct word order.
1. He was wearing a __________ shirt.
a. dirty old cotton flannel
b. cotton flannel old dirty
c. old dirty cotton flannel
2. Pass me the __________ cups.
a. plastic big blue
b. big blue plastic
c. big plastic blue
3. All the girls fell in love with the __________ teacher.
a. handsome new English American
b. American new English handsome
c. new handsome English American
4. I used to drive __________ car.
a. a blue old German
b. an old German blue
c. an old blue German
5. He recently married a __________ girl.
a. young beautiful Mumbai
b. beautiful young Mumbai
c. beautiful Mumbai young
6. This is a __________ restaurant.
a. new Italian wonderful
b. wonderful Italian new
c. wonderful new Italian
7. She is a __________ actress.
a. beautiful slim Brazilian
b. Brazilian beautiful slim
c. slim Brazilian beautiful
8. It’s in the __________ box.
a. large black metal
b. Black large metal
c. Black metal large
9. He sat behind a __________ desk.
a. big wooden brown
b. big brown wooden
c. wooden big brown
10. She gave him a __________ vase.
a. small Egyptian black
b. black Egyptian small
c. small black Egyptian
2. Fill in the blanks with the correct word chosen from the brackets.
1. No __________ reasons were given. (farther, further)
2. The __________ bus stand is two miles from here. (Next, Nearest)
3. Mr. Singh is the __________ teacher in the school. (oldest, eldest)
4. We can decide it only after __________ investigation. (farther, further)
5. I can’t walk any __________ (farther, further).
6. The __________ part of the book shows signs of hurry. (later, latter)
7. Is there no __________ news than last week’s? (later, latter)
8. We expect to get the __________ news in a few hour. (last, latest)
9. Today is the __________ day for receiving tender. (last, latest)
10. Akshay is the __________ of my uncle’s five sons. (oldest, eldest)