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Adjective
Adjective is a word which adds something to the meaning of a noun or a pronoun.

Use of Adjective
 Attributive Adjective
 Predicative Adjective

Attributive Adjective

When an adjective is used before a noun in a sentence it is called attributive adjective.

Example: He is a good boy.

Predicative Adjective

When an adjective is used after the noun it is called predicative adjective

Example: Aslam is intelligent.

Kinds of Adjective
1. Adjective of Quality or Descriptive Adjective
2. Adjective of Quantity / Quantitative Adjective
3. Adjective of Number / Numeral Adjective
4. Demomnstrative Adjective
5. Interrogative Adjective

1. Adjective of Quality / Qualitative Adjective

An adjective that deals with the quality of a noun or pronoun it is called adjective of quality.

Example: Good, Bad, Beautiful, Intelligent, Black, Short, Expensive, etc

Proper Adjectives are generally classed with Adjective of Quality

Proper Adjective is derived from proper noun.

Example: French Perfume, American Airport, Pakistani Rupee, etc

2. Quantitative Adjective

An adjective that expresses the quantity of a noun or pronoun it is called adjective of quantity.

Example: Some, Any, Much, Whole, Little, etc

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3. Numeral Adjective

An Adjective that shows the number of a noun or a pronoun it is called adjective of number.

Example: One, two, three, four, ... , next, last, first, second, third,..., Few, All, Most etc

Adjectives of number answer the question: How many?

Adjectives of Number are of three kinds:

i. Definite Numeral Adjectives

Which denote an exact number; as,
One, two, three, etc These are called Cardinals
First, second, third, etc These are called Ordinals
ii. Indefinite Numeral Adjectives
Which do not denote an exact number; as,
All, no, many, few, some, any
iii. Distributive Numeral Adjectives
Which refer to each one of a number; as,
Each boy must take his turn.
Every word o it is false
The same Adjective may be classed as of Quantity or Number
Adjectives of Quantity Adjectives of Number
I ate some rice. Some boys are clever
He has lost all his wealth All men must die.
I have enough sugar There are not enough spoons

4. Demonstrative Adjective

When this, that, these, those used before the noun it is called demonstrative adjective.

Example: This scene is very beautiful.

5. Interrogative Adjective

When “Wh” word is used before the noun it is called Interrogative Adjective.

Example: Whose book is this?

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Word Order
We order adjectives according to their meaning. This is the normal order:

S# Group
1 Opinion (How good?)
2 Size (How big?)
3 Most other qualities
4 Age (How old?)
5 Colour
6 Origin (Where from?)
7 Material (Made of?)
8 Type (What kind?)
9 Purpose (What for?)
Examples
Wonderful, nice, great, awful, terrible
Large, small, long, short, tall
Quiet, famous, important, soft, wet, angry
New, old
Red, blue, green, black
American, British, French
Stone, plastic, wooden, steel
Electric kettle, road transport
Quiz questions, face cream, bread knife

Here are some examples:

1. a small green insect (size, color)

2. Japanese industrial designers (origin, type)
3. a wonderful new face cream (opinion, age, purpose)

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List of Adjectives