Adjectives
(compilation material)
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ADJECTIVES
• Modifies Nouns
• Modifies Pronouns
DEFINITION OF AN
ADJECTIVE:
• It tells what kind of person, place, or thing.
It may also point out which one or how
many.
• Some nouns, pronouns, participles phrases
can be acted as adjective
• There are four kinds of adjectives:
Possessive, Demonstrative, Interrogative,
and Indefinite
Possessive Adjective
• Similar or identical to possessive pronouns,
but as adjective that modifies a noun or
noun phrase
• Examples:
1. Rina lent me her English book.
2. My car was stolen last night.
3. How is chicken lay its egg?
4. Father’s office close on Saturday
Demonstrative Adjective
• Identical to demonstrative pronoun (this, that,
these, and those)
• Examples:
1. You need to repair that car.
2. I like Harry Potter and I have collected
those novel for series.
3. This broken table should be put in the attic.
4. I love these puppies than those puppies
Interrogative Adjective
• which or what = interrogative pronoun,
modifies a noun/noun phrase
• Examples:
1. Which skirt do you choose?
2. What car you bought?
3. Which house she rent?
Indefinite Adjective
• Similar to an indefinite pronoun, modifies a
noun, pronoun, noun phrase
• Examples:
1. Several people don’t believe in God
2. You can bring all stuff you need.
3. I have spent much time doing some
home assignments
Order of Adjectives
Determine Observation Physical Description Origin Materi Qualifier Noun
r al
Size Shape Age Color
a beautiful old Italian touring car
an expensive big antiqu silver mirror
e
those square woode hat
n
her short black hair
some delicious Thai food
Degree of Adjective
Comparison
Adjectives and Adverbs
• It is a delicious meal.
Adj. N
• It is delicious.
Pro. Adj.
• He writes letters quickly.
V Adv.
• It is quickly written letter.
Adv. Adj. N
• It is an extremely quickly written letter.
Adv. Adv. Adj. N
THE USE OF ADECTIVES AND ADVERBS
Adjectives ending in ed/ing
• Why are you looking so depressed/depressing?
I’ve just been to the doctor and he told me I would to take
a pill every day for the rest of my life.
• Why is that so depressed/depressing?
He only gave me twenty-five pills.
Marry : That boy over there is annoyed/annoying me.
Jane : But he is not even looking at you.
Marry : That’s what I am annoyed/annoying about!
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