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Adjective and Its Types: Zafar Ullah
Adjective and Its Types: Zafar Ullah
Adjective and Its Types: Zafar Ullah
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PP 12-2a
8 Types of Adjective
1. Adjective of Quality
2. Adjective of Quantity
3. Adjective of Number
4. Proper Adjective
5. Demonstrative Adjective
6. Interrogative Adjective
7. Emphasizing Adjective
8. Exclamatory Adjective
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TYPES OF ADJECTIVE
1. Adjective of Quality
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2. Adjectives of Quantity
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i. Definite Numeral Adjective
It denotes an exact number
Cardinals: One, two, three
Ordinals: First, Second
ii. Indefinite Numeral Adjective
Which don’t denote an exact number
.All, no, many, few, some, any
iii. Distributive Numeral Adjective:
which refers to each one of a number
Shelly recommends a light blue venetian blind.
Each ,every, either, neither. PP 12-7
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4. Proper Adjectives
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5. Demonstrative Adjectives
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8. Exclamatory Adjectives
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Form vs Degree
• Verb has forms
Watch, watched, watched, watching
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Words Ending in y
friendlier friendliest
friendly
busy busier busiest
heavier heaviest
heavy
happy happier happiest
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Special Forms, Memorize
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PP 12-31a
Order of Adjectives in a Sentence
Order Relating to Examples
1 opinion unusual, lovely, beautiful
2 size big, small, tall
3 Physical quality thin, rough, untidy
4 shape round, square, rectangular
5 age young, old, youthful
6 colour blue, red, pink
7 origin Dutch, Japanese, Turkish
8 material metal, wood, plastic
9 Type general-purpose, four-sided, U-shaped
10 Purpose cleaning, hammering, cooking
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Examples
She was a 1beautiful, 2tall, 3thin, 5young, 6black-haired, 7Scottish woman.
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