ADJECTIVE

By: Fendy Budi Cahyono

Pebri Ika Ndani

Definition

Adjectiveis a wordthat modifies noun or

pronoun. An adjective is a word that gives

more information about the noun or
pronoun that goes with it.
Nouns are words thatnamea place, a
person, a thing, or an idea
Pronoun is a word that substitutes anoun.

Example :
Mynewcarisbeingwashedbymybrother.
Iwanttobuyaroundtable.
Thebeautifulgirlcomestomyoffice.
Heiskindandhandsome

Typesofadjective
1. Descriptiveadjectiveoradjectiveofquality

Descriptive Adjective is the adjective that is used to tell

the sorts of noun or quality.These adjectives describe nouns
that refer to action, state, or quality (careless, dangerous,
excited,sad,black,white,big,small,long).
Example :

Drillingiscutting
processthatuseda
drillbittoproducea
cylindrical holes

2.NumeralAdjective
NumeralAdjectiveistheadjectivewhichisusedto
showthenumberofnoun.Therearethreetypesof
NumeralAdjectiveasfollow:
a)DefiniteNumeralAdjective
b)IndefiniteNumeralAdjective
c)DistributiveNumeralAdjective

 a) Definite Numeral Adjective

DefinitiveNumeralAdjectiveistheadjectivethatis
usedtodenoteanexactnumberofnounasfirst,
second,thirdorone,two,three.
Example:
Therearethreetypesoftwistdrillthathavedifferenthelix
angle.

b) Indefinite Numeral Adjective

IndefiniteNumeralAdjectiveistheadjectivewhich
isusedtodenoteaninexactnumberofnouns
assome,any,much,many,little,afew.
Example:
Ifthedrillingprocessproducetoomanychipswehaveto
cleanitfrequently.

 c)Distributive Numeral Adjective

DistributiveNumeralAdjectiveistheadjectivethatisused
tocacheonenoun.Theyareevery,each,another,other...

Example:
Vertical drilling machine is one type of drilling machine.
Other types are coordinate drilling machine, hand
drilling machine and radial drilling machine.

3.Possessiveadjective
PossessiveAdjectiveistheadjectivewhichisusedto
pointoutthenounthatbelongstosomeoneandthereare
sevenPossessiveAdjectives.Allthepossessiveadjectives
arelistedinthefollowingtable:
Subject

Object

Possesive
Adjective

Adjective
Pronoun

Me

My

Mine

You

You

Your

Yours

We

Us

Our

Ours

They

Them

Their

Theirs

He

His

His

His

She

Her

Her

Hers

It

It

Its

Its

 Example:

Inthisworkshoptherearetwokindofdrillingmachine-
handdrillingmachineandbenchdrillingmachine,their
specificationaredifferentfromother.

4.Demonstrativeadjective
Ademonstrativeadjective(this,that,these,those)
showsthenounitmodifiesissingularorpluralandwhether
thepositionofthenounisnearorfarfromthepersonwho
isspeakingorwriting.Ademonstrativeadjectivealsopoints
outafactaboutthenoun.

Example

Thatdrilling
machineisnot
operating

5)InterrogativeAdjective
InterrogativeAdjectiveistheadjectivethatisusedto
askthequestion.Theyarewhat,which.

Example:
WhatmaterialcanbedrilledbytypeWtwistdrill?

Prefixesusedtoformadjective

Prefixesarefirstsyllableslikenon-andun-thathave
theirownmeaning.

Prefix

Examples

un-

uncomfortable,unfriendly

im-/in-/ir-/il-

immature,impatient,improbable,
inconvenient,irreplaceable,illegal

non-

Noncombustible,nonalcoholic

dis-

disloyal,dissimilar,dishonest

Suffixesusedtoformadjective

Suffixesarelastsyllableslike-ousand-lythathave
theirownmeaning.

Suffix

Example

Suffixesusedtoformadjective
-al
national,optional,professional

-ous

continuous,dangerous,famous

-ful

beautiful,peaceful,careful

-less
-able
-ive
-ly
-y
-ese
-ic/ical

endless,homeless,careless,
thoughtless
drinkable,countable,avoidable,
comfortable
Attractive,comparative
friendly
Windy,stormy
Chinese,japanese
Scientific,statical

QuestionSection.

 Find adjective in this passage, give the reason why, identify

theirtype!

Drilling is a cuttingprocess that uses adrill bitto produces a

cylindrical hole in solid materials. The drill bit is a rotary cutting tool.The
most important drilling tools are twist drills or center drills. Base on the
helix angle, twist drill consist of three types. First is Type W, the other
types are type N and type H.
There are some working precautions that should be taken when we do
drilling activity. Make sure that the drill is firmly seated and runs true.
Make sure that the workpiece is held firmly and rigidly too when drilling.
Because drilling machine is a rotary machine we are not allowed to use the
cotton gloves. We also have to button our clothes during this activity.

 1.Weusedtohavelunchonthiseveryday.
a.woodenroundblacktable
b.roundblackwoodentable
c.blackroundwoodentable
d.woodenblackroundtable
roundblackwooden=shapecolormaterial

2.Hehasreadyour
a.thickancientRomanbook
b.ancientthickRomanbook
c.Romanthickancientbook
d.ancientRomanthickbook
Correct
thickancientRoman=sizeageorigin

 3.Shetoldmenottoforgettoreturnher
a.redsleepingwarmbag
b.warmsleepingredbag
c.warmredsleepingbag
d.redwarmsleepingbag
Correct
warmredsleeping=opinioncolorpurpose

 4.Themanwholivesonthe4thflooroftheapartment

buildingismycolleague.
a.hexagonalsmallbeautiful
b.beautifulhexagonalsmall
c.beautifulsmallhexagonal
d.smallbeautifulhexagonal
correct
beautifulsmallhexagonal=opinionsizeshape

Thanksforyourattention