INTERMEDIATE - MODULE - 6
ADJECTIVES
OBJECTIVES OF THE MODULE:
In this module, you will learn -
- about adjectives
- types of adjectives
- to use adjectives in sentences
CONTENT: What is Adjective ?
An
adjective describes or modifies noun/s and pronoun/s in a sentence.
It normally indicates quality, size, shape, duration, feelings,
contents, and more about a noun or pronoun
Example::
- The team has a dangerous batsman. (What kind?)
- I have ten candies in my pocket. (How many?)
- I loved that red car. (Which one?)
- I earn more money than he does. (How much?)
Descriptive
Adjectives:
A
descriptive adjective is a word which describes nouns and pronouns.
Most of the adjectives belong in this type.
Example
:
- The hungry cats are crying.
- I saw a flying Eagle
Quantitative
Adjectives:
A
quantitative adjective provides information about the quantity of the
nouns/pronouns
Example
:
- They have three children
Proper
Adjectives:
Example
:
- Indians are hard-working.
- Iron is very strong:
Demonstrative
adjectives:.
(This that these those)
Example
:
- This car is mine.
- That building is so huge
- These cats are cute.
- Those flowers are heavenly.
Possessive
adjectives:
possessive adjectives are my, his, her, our, their, your.
Example
:
- This is my pen
- Its her bag
Interrogative
adjectives:
which what, whose.
Example
:
- Which phone do you use?
- What game do you want to play?
- Whose car is this?
Indefinite
adjectives::
The
common indefinite adjectives are few, many, much, most, all, any,
each, every, either, nobody, several,
Examples:
- I gave some candy to her.
- I want a few moments alone.
- Several writers wrote about the recent incidents.
- Each student will have to submit homework tomorrow
Articles:
Articles
also modify the nouns. So, articles are also adjectives. Articles
determine the specification of Noun.
- A cat is always afraid of water
- The cat is afraid of me.
Grammatical
functions of adjectives: Degrees of comparison:
- Sachin is the best player.
- Sachin is better than any other player
- No other player is so good as Sachin.
- Sachin is one of the best players
- Sachin is better than many other players
- Very few players are as good as Sachin.
- Dravid is as good as Sachin
- Sachin is not better than Dravid
- Dinesh is not so good as Sachin.
- Sachin is better than Dinesh .
VIDEO MATERIAL
READING MATERIAL
ADJECTIVES A TO Z - CLICK HERE
Activity
1. (Mind activity)
Think about your mother and describe her.
Activity
2. (Writing)
List out 50 adjectives in a sheet
Activity
3. (Audio Activity)
Describe about you
Activity 4. (Video Activity)
Take an object and describe it
