Kinds of Adjectives

 Kinds of Adjectives

1. Adjective of Quality
Shows what kind of noun. 
Words: clever, ill, brave, sweet, dying, honest,
rough, blue 
Sentences: 
a. Holmes was a clever detective. 
b. The dying man looked very weak. 
c. She wore a blue dress to the party. 

2. Adjective of Quantity
Shows how much of a thing. Used with
uncountable nouns. 
Words: much, little, some, enough, no, all,
whole, sufficient 
Sentences: 
a. There is little water left in the glass. 
b. He showed much patience during the case. 
c. We have enough time to solve this mystery. 

3. Adjective of Number 
Shows how many or the order. Used with
countable nouns. 
Words: one, two, first, second, many, few,
several, each, every 
Sentences: 
a. The detective found two clues on the table. 
b. Every student must read the story. 
c. This is the first time I saw him ill. 

4. Demonstrative Adjective
Points out which noun we mean. 
Words: this, that, these, those 
Sentences: 
a. This book is very interesting. 
b. That man is the criminal. 
c. These flowers smell sweet. 

5. Interrogative Adjective
Used with nouns to ask questions. 
Words: what, which, whose 
Sentences: 
a. What case are you working on? 
b. Which way did the suspect go? 
c. Whose bag is lying here? 

6. Possessive Adjective 
Shows ownership or relation. 
Words: my, your, his, her, its, our, their 
Sentences: 
a. My brother is a doctor. 
b. His eyes were bright with excitement. 
c. Their house is near the school. 

7. Proper Adjective
Formed from a proper noun. Always begins
with a capital letter. 
Words: Pakistani, English, Chinese,
Sherlockian, Victorian 
Sentences: 
a. I love Pakistani food. 
b. He studied English literature. 
c. The house had a Victorian style window. 

8. Emphasizing Adjective 
Used to lay stress. 
Words: own, very 
Sentences: 
a. I saw it with my own eyes. 
b. This is the very man we were looking for. 
c. She baked the cake with her own hands. 

Order of adjectives accordingto the Federal
board of Pakistan (in the 10th class Eng
book):
1. Quantity/number, 2. Quality,  3. Size, 4.
Shape, 5. Age, 6. Colour,  7. Nationally, 
8. Marital

Your Adjective Order:
1. Quantity/Number
2. Quality
3. Size
4. Shape
5. Age 
6. Colour
7. Nationality
8. Material + Noun 

Example using order: 
1. _Three lovely big round old black Pakistani wooden_ boxes. 
1. Quantity → _Three_ 
2. Quality → _lovely_ 
3. Size → _big_ 
4. Shape → _round_ 
5. Age → _old_ 
6. Colour → _black_ 
7. Nationality → _Pakistani_ 
8. Material → _wooden_ + Noun →
_boxes_


2. _Two wonderful small square new white
Italian marble_ tables. 

Quantity: _Two_
Quality: _wonderful_
Size: _small_
Shape: _square_
Age: _new_
Colour: _white_
Nationality: _Italian_
Material: _marble_ + Noun: _tables_

3. _Five clever tiny round old blue Chinese
silk_ scarves. 

Quantity: _Five_
Quality: _clever_
Size: _tiny_
Shape: _round_
Age: _old_
Colour: _blue_
Nationality: _Chinese_
Material: _silk_ + Noun: _scarves_

4. _One beautiful huge flat modern green
French glass_ vase. 
Quantity: _One_
Quality: _beautiful_
Size: _huge_
Shape: _flat_
Age: _modern_
Colour: _green_
Nationality: _French_
Material: _glass_ + Noun: _vase_

5. _Four awful large rectangular antique red Pakistani wooden_ chairs. 
Quantity: _Four_
Quality: _awful_
Size: _large_
Shape: _rectangular_
Age: _antique_
Colour: _red_
Nationality: _Pakistani_
Material: _wooden_ + Noun: _chairs_

6. _Six delicious little oval fresh brown
Turkish cotton_ towels. 

Quantity: _Six_
Quality: _delicious_
Size: _little_
Shape: _oval_
Age: _fresh_
Colour: _brown_
Nationality: _Turkish_
Material: _cotton_ + Noun: _towels_

7. _Ten horrible short narrow ancient black
German metal_ keys. 

Quantity: _Ten_
Quality: _horrible_
Size: _short_
Shape: _narrow_
Age: _ancient_
Colour: _black_
Nationality: _German_
Material: _metal_ + Noun: _keys_

8. _Three nice tall cylindrical new silver
American plastic_ bottles. 
Quantity: _Three_
Quality: _nice_
Size: _tall_
Shape: _cylindrical_
Age: _new_
Colour: _silver_
Nationality: _American_
Material: _plastic_ + Noun: _bottles_

Adjective Degree

Definition
Degrees of comparison are the different
forms of an adjective used to show
comparison between nouns or pronouns.

There are 3 degrees.

1. Positive Degree
Shows simple quality of a noun. No
comparison is made.
Used when we talk about only one person
or thing.
Examples:
Words: tall, clever, good, old, beautiful
Sentences:
a. Holmes is a clever detective.
b. This is a big house.
c. She is a beautiful girl.

2. Comparative Degree
Compares two persons or things. Shows
higher or lower degree of quality.
Usually formed by adding er or using more
before the adjective.
Used with than for comparison.
Examples:
Words: taller, cleverer, better, older, more
beautiful
Sentences:
a. Holmes is cleverer than Watson.
b. This house is bigger than that one.
c. She is more beautiful than her sister.

3. Superlative Degree
Compares more than two persons or things.
Shows highest or lowest degree of quality.
Usually formed by adding est or using most
before the adjective.
Used with the before the adjective.
Examples:
Words: tallest, cleverest, best, oldest, most
beautiful
Sentences:
a. Holmes is the cleverest detective in London.
b. This is the biggest house in the street.
c. She is the most beautiful girl in the class.

Rules for Forming Degrees

1. One-syllable adjectives: Add er and est
Positive: tall  Comparative: taller  Superlative:
tallest
Positive: old  Comparative: older
Superlative: oldest

2. One-syllable ending in e: Add r and st
Positive: brave  Comparative: braver 
Superlative: bravest

3. One-syllable ending in consonant-vowel-consonant: Double last consonant plus er
and est
Positive: big  Comparative: bigger  Superlative: biggest

4. Two-syllable ending in y: Change y to i
plus er and est
Positive: happy  Comparative: happier 
Superlative: happiest

5. Two or more syllables: Use more and most
Positive: beautiful  Comparative: more
beautiful  Superlative: most beautiful
Positive: difficult  Comparative: more
difficult  Superlative: most difficult

6. Irregular Adjectives: Change completely
Positive: good  Comparative: better 
Superlative: best
Positive: bad  Comparative: worse  Superlative: worst
Positive: much or many  Comparative: more  Superlative: most
Positive: little  Comparative: less  Superlative:
least
Positive: far  Comparative: farther or further  Superlative: farthest or furthest