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ADJECTIVE - Positive
- Comparative
- words which modify noun or pronoun - Superlative
Descriptive adjective Non gradable
- describes the nature, quality or attribute of a - Absolute
noun. It is also known as “Adjective of - Absolute adjectives:
Quality.” - True
- Ex; The pitiful dog got trapped in a filthy - Complete
cage. - Flawless
Numeric adjective - Final
- Alive
- It shows approximate amount of noun - Dead
- Also known as adjective of quantity - Full
- Types:
1.Definite: tells exact number
a. cardinal- counting number
b. ordinal- shows order, ranking or
sequence.
2. indefinite- tells inexact number (many,
all)
3, distributive- part of a whole (both,
another)
Demonstrative adjective
- describes the number and location of noun
or pronoun.
- Ex; Would you like these shoes?
Possessive adjective
- tells ownership and is usually followed by a
noun. Some of these adjectives are his,
her, my, our, their and your.
- Ex; Is that their house?