INTERMEDIATE-MODULE 6-ADJECTIVES

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:

Proper adjectives are the adjective form of proper Noun.

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 

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