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Descriptive Adjectives
Among the different kinds of adjectives, descriptive adjectives are probably the most
common ones. They simply say something about the quality or the kind of the noun or
pronoun theyre referring to.

Examples:
Erika is witty.
She is tired.
Adrians reflexes are amazing.
2. Adjectives of Number or Adjectives of Quantity
As the name suggests, this kind of adjective answers the question, How many? or How
much?

Examples:
Twenty-one students failed the exam.
The plants need more water.
3. Demonstrative Adjectives
Demonstrative adjectives point out pronouns and nouns, and always come before the words
they are referring to.

Examples:
I used to buy this kind of shirts.
When the old man tripped over that wire, he dropped a whole bag of groceries.
4. Possessive Adjectives
Obviously, this kind of adjectives shows ownership or possession. Aside from that,
possessive adjectives always come before the noun.

Examples:
I cant answer my seatwork because I dont have a calculator.
Trisha sold his dog.
5. Interrogative Adjectives
Interrogative adjectives ask questions and are always followed by a noun.

Examples:
What movie are you watching?
Which plants should be placed over here?
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1. DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES tell us about the kind or quality of a noun (or pronoun),
e.g.

good girl, hard work, long stick, new house, strong wind, rich man, big tree, red apple.

Examples in sentences:

- It is sweet.
- He is clever.
- They are hungry.
- Shen is beautiful.

Got it? So let's move on with the next one!

2. DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES point out nouns (and they are always followed by the
nouns which they point out.) e.g.

this car, that road, these men, those children, such things.

Examples in sentences:

- I used to like this kind of bag.


- Why don't you try doing that on your own?
- These collections have been here since 1992.
- Can you just pick those toys you played just now?
- I don't believe in such stories.

Moving on to the next one!

3. INTERROGATIVE ADJECTIVES ask questions. They are always followed by a noun, e.g.

which book...?
what answer...?
whose pen...?

Examples in sentences:

- Which book that you lost?


- Whose pen are you using?
- What show are you watching?

And another one,

4. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES show possession. They are always followed by a noun, e.g.

my friend, her mother, your brother, their things, his shoes, our friends, its tail.

For this one, why don't you try building up a few sentences using the examples given?

And... tadaaaaa, the last one is...

5. ADJECTIVES OF NUMBER/QUANTITY tell how many or how much. They are followed
by a noun, e.g.

one man, twenty marbles, six balls, some sugar, many people, several pins, few books,
much work, littlepain, more water, each person, every day.
1) POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE
DEFINITION: Possessive Adjective is the adjective which is used to point out the noun that
belongs to someone and there are seven Possessive Adjectives. They are My, Your, Our, Their,
His, Her and Its.
Example:
- This is my book.
- Your car is outside.
- His girl fried is waiting
2) DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVE
DEFINITION: Descriptive Adjective is the adjective that is used to tell the sorts of noun or
quality.
Example:
- He is a tall man.
- They are good students.
- She is a beautiful girl.
3) NUMERAL ADJECTIVE
DEFINITION: Numeral Adjective is the adjective which is used to show the number of noun.
There are three types of Numeral Adjective as follow.
a) Definite Numeral Adjective
b) Indefinite Numeral Adjective
c) Distributive Numeral Adjective

a) Definite Numeral Adjective


DEFINITION: Definitive Numeral Adjective is the adjective that is used to denote an exact
number of noun as first, second, third or one, two, three.
Example:
- Ankor Wat is the seventh wonders of the world.
- Ankor temple has got five towers.
b) Indefinite Numeral Adjective
DEFINITION: Indefinite Numeral Adjective is the adjective which is used to denote an inexact
number of nouns as some, any, much, many, little, a few.
Example:
- I have some friends here.
- She has a few pictures.
- He has got much money.
b) Distributive Numeral Adjective
DEFINITION: Descriptive Adjective is the adjective that is used to cache one noun. They
are every, each, another, other...
Example:
- Each student is very friendly.
- They speak to another person.
4) DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE
DEFINITION: Demonstrative Adjective is the adjective which is used to point out the noun.
They are this, these, that, and those.
Example:
- That man is very handsome.
- These girls are good-looking.
5) INTERROGATIVE ADJECTIVE
DEFINITION: Interrogative Adjective is the adjective that is used to ask the question. They
are where, what, which.
Example:
- Which animal do you like?
- Where doctor is he?
- What food do you prefer?

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