Adjectives: Modify nouns and pronouns
Adjective is one of the most
important parts of speech that we have in language. Without adjective you
cannot describe any noun or you cannot praise or blame any person, animal or
thing. Means most important is, these
adjectives help us to differentiate between good and bad thing.
Based on these facts, adjectives are
obviously important parts of grammar. So let us learn this very important part
of speech.
Adjectives: Modify nouns and pronouns
Describing words are called Adjectives.
An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or pronoun. In general,
adjectives usually give us more information about noun or pronoun by describing
it or providing additional information about it. So by adding an adjective, you
qualify or add to the meaning of a noun.
Adjectives are an important form of
descriptive writing. They provide vital details that help reader’s
visualization and understand the writing. They make your writing and speaking
much ore specific. These adjectives mostly help to make writing more interesting,
although they should be used with care and not with each and every noun.
Adjectives play very important role in English
language. Following things can be consider about importance of adjectives.
1. It appropriately illustrates the
noun. It points out what is the noun is all about.
2. It also tells some descriptive
idea of the same noun so that we can find out the exact meaning and status of
particular article.
3. It totally affects the meaning of
a sentence. it presence makes the sentence more interesting and appealing.
1. 🙆The
boy is happy.
In the above sentence boy is a noun.
And the word happy describes the word boy, how is the boy? The boy is happy.
Means, happy describes the noun boy.
So happy is the adjective.
2.
The girl has a curly hair.
In this sentence girl and hair are
nouns, but the noun hair is only described as curly. So curly is an adjective.
3. Raju is a clever boy.
In the above sentence Raju and boy are nouns. But the noun
boy only modified as a clever boy.
In the above three sentences the
adjectives are easy to identify as they come immediately before the nouns they
modify.
Definition: An adjective is word that describes a person, animal, place
or thing.
Let us have a look on the sentences
with adjective. Study the following sentences. The words in bold letters are
adjectives.
1. There are yellow flowers.
2. It is a cute baby.
3. The hungry boy was looking at the burger.
4. It was a sunny day.
5. That small girl has chubby
cheeks.
6. Mr. Patel has a new blue car.🚘
7. Rama is poor but honest.
8. The lion is a brave and strong animal.🦁🦁
9. The tar road was clean and calm.
10.
I saw a black dog.🐕
An
adjective is a part of speech which modifies the noun or pronoun. In
accumulation to their basic forms (for example, big and beautiful), most adjectives have
two other forms: comparative (bigger and more beautiful)
and superlative (biggest and most beautiful). Adjectives
often—but not forever—serve as modifiers, as long
as additional information about another word or word group, such as a noun or
noun phrase. Except adjectives can also themselves perform as nouns
in a sentence.
Learning a
few fundamental grammatical rules and recognizing the variety of types of
adjectives will have you properly using these important parts of speech in no
time. Below are the most important types of adjectives you are likely to come
across in English, together with supplementary explanations for each.
What do adjectives do?
Adjectives
add descriptive language to writers
writing. Within sentence adjectives have several important functions like
1.
Adjectives modify nouns or pronouns.
2. Adjectives
act as a complements
3.
Adjectives ask questions
4.
Adjectives answer the question
5.
Adjectives show possession
6.
Adjectives specify which noun you are talking about
7.
Adjectives compare nouns
8.
Adjectives express state of being.
Adjective Worksheet For Class 1
Kinds of adjectives:
1. Adjectives of Numbers:
An adjective which expresses the number of
persons or things is called Adjective of
number. This is also called as Numeral Adjectives.
These adjectives of quantity may
express a definite number like three, five or twenty. Definite numeral
adjectives show exact number. You may
include among them those adjectives which show the order in a series, as first,
second, third etc.
Definite numeral adjective
|
Cardinal |
One |
Two |
Three |
|
Ordinal |
First |
Second |
Third |
Observe the following sentences. The
words in bold letters are Adjectives of number.
1. I have two pets.
2. There are thirty-five students in one class.
3. Step back three paces.
4. Four boys ran down n the street.
5. There are five hundred Students in the school.
6. He has two cars.
7. There are ten books in my bag.
8. I gave him five mangoes.
9. I spent five hundred rupees for this lovely dress.
10. He is ninety years of age.
2. Distributive numeral adjectives
This refers to each one of a number.
Read the following examples;
1. Each boy must take his turn.
2. Each word is false in this.
3. Every man has to do his duty.
4. Neither party is quite in the
right.
3. Adjectives of quantity.
Adjectives of quantity tell about ‘How much’.
They are used with uncountable nouns i.e. Material and Abstract Nouns.
Examples;
1. There is little water in the tank.
2. There is no milk in the bottle.
3. Give me some oil.
4. He ate a lot of Sweets.
5. He has lost all his wealth.
6. She has enough intelligence to pass this exam.
7. You will not get anymore cola.
8. We have had enough exercise.
9. There is hardly any chocolate in the jar.
10. The whole sum was expended.
4. Adjective of Quality:
Adjectives that tell us of what kind
of a person or thing is, are called Adjectives of Quality. Hence it describes a
person, animal, place or thing. They are also called as Descriptive Adjectives.
Adjectives of quality answer the question “ of what kind?”
Look at the following examples, the
words in bold letter are adjectives of Quality.
For example:
1. It is a tall building.🏩🏩
2. Dolly is a hardworking girl.
3. Mahatma Gandhi was a great man.
4. I wrote on a big stone.
5. We saw a fresh water lake.
6. The girl has a sweet voice.
7. We need plenty of fresh air.
8.
In hot weather we often get
thirsty.
9. We should wear tidy clothes.
10. He is an honest man.
Adjective Worksheet for Class 1/2
5. Demonstrative Adjective:
The Demonstrative adjectives are
this, that, these, those. They are used to indicate or point out specific
people or thing.
This and that denotes singular nouns.
These and those denote plural nouns.
This and these used to point out something close by.
That and those used to point out something farther away.
Fo example:
1. This is my favourite hero.
2. That man seems to be rich.
3. These cows belongs to Anand.
4. Those girls are from our school.
5. Listen to that speech.
6. Look at that monkey.
7. I want those books only.
8. These rascals must be punished.
9. Who is that girl?
10. I like this movie.
6. Interrogative Adjective
The adjectives used with nouns to
ask questions are called Interrogative
Adjectives.
Observe the following sentences.
1. What kind of man he is?
2. Which book do you want?
3. Whose pen is this?
4. What pet do you like?
5. Which is your class?
6. What manner of man is he?
7. Which way shall we go?
8. Whose pen is this?
9. Which fruit do you want?
10. What time is it?
In the above sentences words what, which,
whose are used with nouns to ask questions are called Interrogative adjective.
5. Possessive Adjectives:
The possessive adjectives show
possession and always followed by noun.
For example:
My mother, my brother, their things,
his pencil, its tail etc.
|
Person |
Possessive
Adjective |
|
First
person |
my,
our |
|
Second
person |
your |
|
Third
person |
His,
her, its, their |
Study the following examples; the
words in bold are possessive adjectives.
1. She is playing with her friends.
2. Are these your books?
3. My brother has forgotten his
notebook.📓📓
4. His mother is a teacher.👨
5. His hobby is cricket.
6. He is my
father.
7. My uncle
lives in London.
8. Is she your
mother?
9. That is your
seat.
10. Don’t take my
diary.
6. Look at the sentences below the words own and
very are used to emphasize the noun followed by that. These words are known as
Emphasizing Adjectives.
1. I saw it with my own eyes.
2. Mind your own
business.
3. That is very
thing I want.
4. He is his own
master.
5. His very
advice helped me.
6. He was beaten by his own game.
7. It was his own
decision.
8. My very opponent
took my part.
9. I saw accident with my own eyes.
10. It was my very
mistake I committed.
6.
Coordinative Adjective
Two or more adjectives work together to modify the
same noun is called as Coordinative Adjective. They are separated by word ‘and’
or separated with commas.
Using the multiple adjective to describe the same
noun creates an adjective phrase.
Look at the following sentences to understand the
Coordinative Adjective
1. It was bright,
sunny and fresh air yesterday.
2. He brought fresh
and delicious cake for the party.
3. These are clever
and smart students in my class.
4. She is kind,
helpful and active teacher.
5. This is lengthy
and boring story.
6. She likes fresh
and juicy grapes.
7. That is rude,
arrogant and overconfident shopkeeper.
8. Yesterday she wore yellow and red dress.
9. These are cool,
funky and comfortable trousers.
10. Andrew is young,
naughty and brave child.
7.
Cumulative adjectives
Cumulative adjectives are the same like coordinative
adjective. They work together to modify the same nun but there is no need of
and word or comma to separate them
Look at the
following sentences to understand the concept.
1. He has white glowing teeth.
2. I don’t want this old broken watch any more.
3. Sunny brought new red bike.
4. I like these sweet
tiny kittens.
5. Daniel is smart
hardworking boy in the class.
6. Please avoid those boring bullish jokes.
7. I love this great
brave emperor.
8.
Proper Adjectives
Proper Adjective refers to specific noun. They must
be capitalized.
Observe the following sentences. The bold letters
are Proper Adjectives
1. I am learning Spanish language.
2. Can you help me in Christmas decoration?
3. I adore Chinese
food.
4. He served me Gujarati
snacks.
5. We offered them Indian food.
6. We he likes to read Shakespearean dramas.
7. He is my African
Friend.
8. My friend learned French language.
9. She likes South Indian dishes.
10. They went to Chinese restaurant
9. Predicative Adjective
The adjectives which appear after linking verb and
modify the subject of the sentence are known as predicative adjective. These
predicative adjectives also known as subject or object complement.
If you
identify the linking verb ion the sentence it is very easy to identify the
predicative adjective. Adjective means
usually appear before noun but these predicative adjectives don’t appear
exactly before noun or pronoun. These predicative adjectives modify the subject
of a sentence and are linked to the subject by linking verb.
Observe the following sentences with Predicative
Adjective
1. He is lazy
boy.
2. Dina is smart.
3. These monkeys are dangerous.
4. My uncle is very rich.
5. This movie is really terrible.
10.
Attributive adjective
Adjectives which directly use before the noun is
known as attributive adjectives. These adjectives attribute the quality to a
noun they modify. They are not separated from noun by linking verb.
Let us see the examples of attributive Adjective
1. John enjoys juicy
mangoes.
2. They live in a big mansion.
3. My father brought a fresh cake.
4. James is a lazy
boy.
5. It was a sunny day.