Adjectives

Presented By Dilraj
Contents
• Self Introduction.
• Objectives.
• Skills Required.
• Introduction to Adjectives.
• Kind of Adjectives.
• Queries.
• Bibliography.
• Acknowledgement.
Self Introduction
I am Dilraj S.S Mistress from Govt Sr.Sec.
School Kotla Bajwara. I am working in this
institution since 2001.My educational
qualification is M.A M.Ed.
 Objectives

• To improve the vocabulary of the students.

• To help them to learn correct English.
• To inculcate among the students the ability
to learn grammar with creativity.
• Attractive Presentation for quick grasp of
the topic.
 Skills Required

 Students should have prior knowledge of

noun and pronoun.
 Students should have knowledge of
normal vocabulary.
 Students should be well versed with the
simple concepts like singular, plural
forms of verb.
 Definition of Adjective
An adjective is a word which qualifies a
noun or pronoun. In other words, an
adjective adds something to the meaning
of a noun or pronoun.
Examples:
– this noble appearance
– some money
– a clever boy
 Kinds of Adjectives

Adjectives of Quality Adjectives of Quantity

Adjectives of Number Demonstrative Adjectives

Distributive Adjectives Interrogative Adjectives

Possessive Adjectives Exclamatory Adjectives

Emphasizing Adjectives
 Adjectives of Quality
 These show the kind, quality or state of a person or
thing.
 Examples:
 a red pen
 a good boy
 a great poet
 Forest is green
 The adjectives great, foolish, green, intelligent are
adjectives of quality because they denote the quality
of nouns-poet, boy, forest, student respectively.
 Adjective of Quantity
• These adjectives show how much of a thing is
meant.
• Examples
– a few deers.
– some money
– sufficient fuel
• The adjectives some, enough, a little are
adjectives of quality because they denote quality
of nouns-pen, water, money, and work.
Adjective of Number
 These adjectives show how many persons or
things are meant or in what order they stand:
 Examples:
 one, two, three
 first, third
 all many, several ,certain ,few, some
 Demonstrative Adjective
• These adjectives point out the person,
place or thing concerned.
• Examples:
– This, that, these, those, such, same
 Distributive Adjective
• These denote things taken one at a time
each, every, either, neither etc.
• Examples
– Each student must enter the hall in time.
– Neither boy is trustworthy
– On either side of road lie long field of barley.
 Interrogative Adjective
• These are used with nouns to form
questions ;e.g ,which, what ,whose etc
Examples;
– Whose book is this?
– Which colour do you like?
 Possessive Adjective
• The words our, my, your, her, his, its, their
etc when used attributively before a noun,
are called possessive adjective.
• Examples:
– This is my house.
– How is your baby?
 Exclamatory Adjective
• They are used with nouns in exclamatory
sentences.
• Examples:
– What a fine day?
– What good luck?
– What a sweet rabbit?
 Emphasizing Adjective
 These emphasize (lay stress on or focus) the
particular object.
 Examples:
 This is my own house.
 His very name makes me angry.

 Here own and very are Emphasizing Adjectives as

they emphasize the noun or pronoun to which they
belong.
Degrees of Adjective
 Positive degree
 Comparative degree
 Superlative degree
 Positive Degree
• The Positive degree is used when no
comparison is implied:
• Examples:
– Ram is a good boy.
– Delhi is a big city.
– Rose is a beautiful flower.
 Comparative degree
• The comparative degree is used to
compare two persons or things:
– Sita is better player than Geeta
– Delhi is bigger than Chandigarh.
– Second house is better than first one.
 Superlative Degree
• The superlative degree is used to compare
more than two persons or things:
• Examples:
– Ram is the best boy in the class.
– Delhi is the biggest city in northern India.
 Queries
• What is the definition of Adjective?
• What are the various kinds of Adjectives?
• Give the examples of Adjective of quality?
• What are the three degrees of Adjectives?
 Bibliography
• This chapter on Adjectives is taken from
Grammar and Composition for class VIII
Punjab School Education Board.
 Acknowledgement
• I am thankful to Project Shiksha for the
organization of special training programme
in computers.
• I am also thankful to DIET for their excellent
cooperation.
• My special thanks to Mr.Rajiv Jaswal for his
hardworking ability and humble nature. It is a
good initiating effort to make teachers aware
in the field of technology.