Topic: Adjective and its Kinds

Adjective:
An adjective describes or modifies noun/s and pronoun/s in a sentence. It normally indicates
quality, size, shape, duration, feelings, contents, and more about a noun or pronoun. Adjectives
usually provide relevant information about the nouns/pronouns they modify/describe by
answering the questions: What kind? How many? Which one? How much?.
Kinds Of Adjective:
i. Comparative adjectives
ii. Possessive adjectives
iii. Demonstrative adjectives
iv. Interrogative adjective
v. Qualitative adjective
vi. Quantitative adjective

1. Comparative adjectives
Comparative adjectives are used to compare two different people or things to each other. Some
examples of comparative adjectives include words such as smaller, faster, more expensive,
and less reasonable.
Comparative adjective examples
 

 Whales are larger animals than dolphins.

 We moved to a cheaper apartment.
2. Possessive adjectives
Possessive adjectives are often used to express possession or ownership. The most commonly
used possessive adjectives are my, your, its, her, his, our, their, and whose.
Possessive adjective examples
 

 My favorite food is pizza.

 Sydney spent the day with her parents.
 3. Demonstrative adjectives
Demonstrative adjectives are used to express relative positions in space and time. The most
commonly used demonstrative adjectives are this, that, these, and those.
Demonstrative adjective examples
 

 This watch is cheaper than that one.

 This weekend is going to be really fun.
4. Interrogative adjectives
Interrogative adjectives are adjectives that are used to ask questions. The interrogative
adjectives are what, which, and whose.
Interrogative adjective examples
 

 What color is your favorite?

 Which button turns off the lights?
5. Distributive adjectives
Distributive adjectives are used to refer to members of a group individually. Examples of
distributive adjectives include each, every, either, and neither.
Distributive adjective examples
 

 Each puppy got their own little doghouse.

 Every member of the team scored a goal.

6. Quantitative adjectives

Quantitative adjectives describes the quantity of something. The also answer question like
“How much?” or “How many?.

 She has two children.

 In fact, I will take the whole litter
 I have many pens.