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3 – Types of Adjectives

Types of Adjectives
These are the most common type of adjectives and are
Descriptive Adjectives: used to describe the attributes or qualities of nouns.
Examples: happy, beautiful, tall, blue, delicious.
These adjectives point out specific nouns or pronouns and
Demonstrative
indicate their proximity in relation to the speaker.
Adjectives: Examples: this, that, these, those.
These adjectives show ownership or possession. They
Possessive Adjectives: indicate that something belongs to someone or something
else. Examples: my, your, his, her, its, our, their.
These adjectives express the quantity or amount of a noun.
Quantitative Adjectives:
Examples: few, many, several, some, all, any, much, little.
These adjectives indicate the number or order of nouns.
Numeral Adjectives: They can be cardinal (one, two, three) or ordinal (first,
second, third).
These adjectives are used in questions to ask about the
Interrogative Adjectives: quality, identity, or type of a noun. Examples: which, what,
whose.
These adjectives are used to give unspecific information
about a noun. They do not point to a specific noun but
Indefinite Adjectives: rather refer to any or all members of a group. Examples:
some, any, several, each, every, all, both, neither.
These adjectives are derived from proper nouns and
describe specific people, places, or things. Examples:
Proper Adjectives:
American (from America), Chinese (from China),
Shakespearean (related to Shakespeare).
These adjectives are used to compare the qualities of two
nouns or pronouns. They are usually formed by adding "-er"
Comparative Adjectives: to the adjective (for short adjectives) or using "more"
before the adjective (for longer adjectives). Examples:
taller, more beautiful, happier.
These adjectives are used to compare three or more nouns
or pronouns, indicating the highest degree of a quality.
They are often formed by adding "-est" to the adjective (for
Superlative Adjectives: short adjectives) or using "most" before the adjective (for
longer adjectives). Examples: tallest, most beautiful,
happiest.