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A.

Definition of Adjective (Adjective)


Adjective is a word that is used to give character to an object
or word that gives power to limit the use of nouns (NOUN).
B. Types of Adjectives (Adjectives)
There are 8 (eight) types of adjectives, namely:
1. Quality adjectives (adjectives of circumstances)
2. Magnitude Adjectives (Adjectives of quantity)
3. Number Adjectives (Number adjectives)
4. Question Adjectives (Adjectives to ask)
5. Precise adjectives
6. Demonstrative adjectives
7. Distributive Adjectives.
8. Possessive adjectives
All right, in this paper, we will try to discuss 4 (four) of the 8
(eight) divisions of adjectives, which include Adjectives of
Quality, Adjectives of Quantity, Adjectives of Numeral, and
Interrogative Adjectives.

1. ADJECTIVES OF QUALITY
a. Definition of adjective of quality
Adjective of quality is a word that is used to characterize
objects in circumstances, such as;
 Beautiful: beautiful
 Stupid: stupid
 Strong ; strong
 Nice : sweet
 Cool: cold
 Brave ; brave
 Expensive: expensive, and others.
b. The places of the Adjective
Judging from the use of the sentence, the adjective of quality
can be found in several places, including:
1. Adjective of quality in front of things
2. Adjective of quality after to be (am, is, are )
3. Adjective of quality after the sufferer (objectar
4. Adjective of quality in front of things
The adjective of quality in front of objects is an adjective
whose condition occurs in front of objects.
The following are some examples of using the adjective of
quality in front of objects, namely:
 He is foolish boy (he is a stupid boy)
 The rose is a beautiful flower (rose is a beautiful flower)
 Carolina is nice girl ( Carolina is a sweet girl )
 The hot coffee is not drunk (hot coffee cannot be drunk)
 The dead cat is buried (the dead cat is in the grave)
2. Adjective of quality after tobe ( am, is, are )
The adjective of quality is after to be (am, is, are) is an
adjective whose condition occurs after to be (am, is, are).
The following are some examples of using the adjective of
quality after to be (am, is, are), namely:
 The man is cruel (that person is cruel)
 The girl is beautiful (the girl is beautiful)
 The students is clever (students are smart)
 The coffe is hot (the coffee is hot)
3. Adjective of quality after the sufferer (object)
Adjective of quality after the patient (object) is an adjective
whose condition occurs after the patient (object).
The following are some examples of using the adjective of
quality after the sufferer (object), namely:
 I meat the dog dead (I met a dead dog)
 We like the drink cool (we like cold drinks)
 They suppose me clever (they think I'm smart)

2. ADJECTIVE OF QUANTITY
a. Definition of adjective of quantity
Adjective of quantity is a word that gives the nature of the
object to the number, such as:
 Much : a lot
 Some : several
 Enough: enough
 Whole : whole
 Little : a little
 No: there is nothing
 Any: a small amount
 All : all
 Half : half
 Sufficient: enough
b. The places of the adjective of quantity
Judging from the use of the sentence adjective of quantity can
be found in several places, including:
1. Adjective of quantity in front of objects
2. Adjective of quantity after tobe ( am, is, are )
3. Adjective of quantity after the sufferer (object)
1. Adjective of quantity in front of objects
Adjective of quantity in front of nouns is an adjective whose
quantity occurs in front of nouns.
The following are some examples of using the adjective of
quantity in front of objects, such as:
 We eat some food at the restaurant (we ate some food at
the restaurant)
 I have bought much coffee from the coffee shop (I have
bought a lot of coffee atrestaurant
 She has some English books in her home (she has some
English books in her house)
2. Adjective of quantity after to be ( am, is, are )
Adjective of quantity after to be is an adjective whose number
occurs after to be (am, is, are).
Following are some examples of adjectives of quantity after to
be (am, is, are), such as:
 The water is much in the drain (much water in the ditch
 Its speaking is much not to understand (his talk cannot
be understood much)
 Ther money is a little in the pacific bank (their little
money is in the pacific bank)
3.adjective of quantity after the sufferer (object)
Adjective of quantity after the patient is an adjective whose
number occurs after the patient (object).
The following are some examples of using the adjective of
quantity after the sufferer (object), such as:
 He gives much medicine to me (he gave me a lot of
medicine)
I see the little tea remainsd on the table (I see a little tea left
on themedicin
She cooks any food to our friends (she cooks
3. ADJECTIVE OF NUMERAL
a. The distribution of adjectives of numerals
The adjective of numeral consists of:
1. Definite numeral (principal number)
2. Undefenite numeral (indefinite number)
1. Definite numerals
The definite numerals consist of:
 Cardinal number (primary number)
 Ordinal number (order nunumbe
 Multicative number (multiply number)
 Cardinal number (primary number)
0 : zeros
– 1 : one
– 2 : two
– 3 : three
– 4 : fourts
– 5 : five
– 10 : ten
– 20 : twenty
– 100 : one hundred
– 1000 : one thousand
– 10000 : ten thousand
– 100000 : one hundred thousand
– 1000000 : one million
– 1 M : one billion
The following are some examples of the use of numeral
adjective sentences for cardinal numbers, such as:
 He has six daughters (he has six daughters)
 They have bought two books (they have bought two
books)
 I have three brothers (I have three brothers)
 Ordinal number (multilevel number)
 1st :first: first
 2nd : Second : SECOND
 3rd : Third : to three
 4th : FOURTH : fourth
 5th : fifth : TO FIVE
 thh : SIXTH : the sixth
 7th : seventh : SEVENTH
 10th : TENTH : the tenth
 11th : eleventh ; to eleven
 20th : twentieth : 20th
 21st : TWENTY-FIRST : 21st
 22nd : twenty-second : the 22nd
 24th : twenty-fourth : the 24th
 Etc. : etc.
The following are some examples of the use of numeral
adjectives in ordinal sentences
 Tina is the sixth daughter of Mr. Amir ( Tina is the sixth
child of Mr. Amir )
 English is first lesson to day (English is the first lesson
today)
 Azizah is my first love ( Azizah is my first love )
 Multicative number (Multiplication number)
 a pair : a pair
 double : double
-ten fold : fold ten
-dozen : a dosen
-gross ; twelve dozen
-etc.
The following are some examples of the use of numeral
adjective sentences in multicative numbers, such as:
I had bought a pair of shoes in the shop (I had bought a pair of
shoes in the shop)
They have brought a dozen of drawing books
4. INTERROGATIVE ADJECTIVES
Interrogative adjectives consist of;
– Interrogative adjective “WHAT”
– Interrogative adjective “WHOSE”
– Interrogative adjective “WHICH”
Interrogative adjectives have certain conditions, namely the
interrogative adjective must be close to the noun.
1. Interrogative adjective “WHAT”
The following are some examples of the use of interrogative
adjective sentences in "WHAT", such as:
– What lesson do you think is very difficult? (what subject did
you think was the most difficult?)
– What food do you really like? (what food do you like the
most?)
2. Interrogative adjective “WHOSE”
The following are some examples of the use of interrogative
adjective sentences in "WHOSE", such as:
– Whose book is that beside yours? (Whose book is that next
to you?)
– Whose pen is that on the table? (pen who is that on the
table?)
3. Interrogative adjective “WHICH”
The following are some examples of the use of interrogative
adjective sentences in "WHICH", such as:
– which book is yours on the table? (which book do you have
on the table?)
– which magazine have you read yesterday? ( which magazine
did you read yesterday ? )
– which girl is your sister? (daughter where is your sister?)

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