Definition:- An adjective is a word used to add something to the meaning of a noun or a pronoun.
e.g.good,fast,bad,beautiful,brave,sw-eet,lazy,black etc.
Kinds of adjective - There are ten kinds of adjective:-
1.Adjective of Quality :-Adjective of quality show the quality of a person or thing.
e.g.-good,bad,weak,strong,kind,cruel etc.
2.Adjective of Quantity:- Adjective of quantity show how much of a thing is meant.
e.g.- some,much,little,enough,all etc.
3.Adjective of Number:- Adjective of number show how many persons or things are meant ,or in what order a person or thing stands.
e.g.- few,no,many,some,enough,all,one,first etc.
4.Demonstrative Adjective :- The adjective used to point out some person or thing is called demonstrative adjective.
e.g.-this,that,these,those,such etc.
5.Possessive Adjective:- Possessive adjective show possession or relation.
e.g.- my,our,your,his,her,it's,their etc.
6.Distributive Adjective :-Each,every,either and neither are called distributive adjective when they are followed by a noun .
e.g.-Each, every,either,neither etc.
7.Interrogative Adjective:- What which and whose are called interrogative adjective when they are used with nouns to ask question .
e.g.:-what,which,whose etc.
8.Proper Adjective :- Adjective made from proper nouns are called proper adjective.
e.g.-Indian, American, British, European etc.
9.Emphasizing Adjective :-Own,very,same,very same,etc are such adjectives as are used to convey emphasis on the nouns that follow them .Such adjectives are called emphasizing adjectives .
10.Exclamatory Adjective :- What is called an exclamatory adjective when it is used as an adjective in an exclamatory sentence.
e.g.-what folly! What an idea ! etc.
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