Adjectives
Presented By Dilraj
Contents
• Self Introduction.
• Objectives.
• Skills Required.
• Introduction to Adjectives.
• Kind of Adjectives.
• Queries.
• Bibliography.
• Acknowledgement.
Self Introduction
I am Dilraj S.S Mistress from Govt Sr.Sec.
School Kotla Bajwara. I am working in this
institution since 2001.My educational
qualification is M.A M.Ed.
Objectives
• To improve the vocabulary of the students.
• To help them to learn correct English.
• To inculcate among the students the ability
to learn grammar with creativity.
• Attractive Presentation for quick grasp of
the topic.
Skills Required
Students should have prior knowledge of
noun and pronoun.
Students should have knowledge of
normal vocabulary.
Students should be well versed with the
simple concepts like singular, plural
forms of verb.
Definition of Adjective
An adjective is a word which qualifies a
noun or pronoun. In other words, an
adjective adds something to the meaning
of a noun or pronoun.
Examples:
– this noble appearance
– some money
– a clever boy
Kinds of Adjectives
Adjectives of Quality Adjectives of Quantity
Adjectives of Number Demonstrative Adjectives
Distributive Adjectives Interrogative Adjectives
Possessive Adjectives Exclamatory Adjectives
Emphasizing Adjectives
Adjectives of Quality
These show the kind, quality or state of a person or
thing.
Examples:
a red pen
a good boy
a great poet
Forest is green
The adjectives great, foolish, green, intelligent are
adjectives of quality because they denote the quality
of nouns-poet, boy, forest, student respectively.
Adjective of Quantity
• These adjectives show how much of a thing is
meant.
• Examples
– a few deers.
– some money
– sufficient fuel
• The adjectives some, enough, a little are
adjectives of quality because they denote quality
of nouns-pen, water, money, and work.
Adjective of Number
These adjectives show how many persons or
things are meant or in what order they stand:
Examples:
one, two, three
first, third
all many, several ,certain ,few, some
Demonstrative Adjective
• These adjectives point out the person,
place or thing concerned.
• Examples:
– This, that, these, those, such, same
Distributive Adjective
• These denote things taken one at a time
each, every, either, neither etc.
• Examples
– Each student must enter the hall in time.
– Neither boy is trustworthy
– On either side of road lie long field of barley.
Interrogative Adjective
• These are used with nouns to form
questions ;e.g ,which, what ,whose etc
Examples;
– Whose book is this?
– Which colour do you like?
Possessive Adjective
• The words our, my, your, her, his, its, their
etc when used attributively before a noun,
are called possessive adjective.
• Examples:
– This is my house.
– How is your baby?
Exclamatory Adjective
• They are used with nouns in exclamatory
sentences.
• Examples:
– What a fine day?
– What good luck?
– What a sweet rabbit?
Emphasizing Adjective
These emphasize (lay stress on or focus) the
particular object.
Examples:
This is my own house.
His very name makes me angry.
Here own and very are Emphasizing Adjectives as
they emphasize the noun or pronoun to which they
belong.
Degrees of Adjective
Positive degree
Comparative degree
Superlative degree
Positive Degree
• The Positive degree is used when no
comparison is implied:
• Examples:
– Ram is a good boy.
– Delhi is a big city.
– Rose is a beautiful flower.
Comparative degree
• The comparative degree is used to
compare two persons or things:
– Sita is better player than Geeta
– Delhi is bigger than Chandigarh.
– Second house is better than first one.
Superlative Degree
• The superlative degree is used to compare
more than two persons or things:
• Examples:
– Ram is the best boy in the class.
– Delhi is the biggest city in northern India.
Queries
• What is the definition of Adjective?
• What are the various kinds of Adjectives?
• Give the examples of Adjective of quality?
• What are the three degrees of Adjectives?
Bibliography
• This chapter on Adjectives is taken from
Grammar and Composition for class VIII
Punjab School Education Board.
Acknowledgement
• I am thankful to Project Shiksha for the
organization of special training programme
in computers.
• I am also thankful to DIET for their excellent
cooperation.
• My special thanks to Mr.Rajiv Jaswal for his
hardworking ability and humble nature. It is a
good initiating effort to make teachers aware
in the field of technology.
