Understanding Adjectives

2.  An adjective is a word that describes a noun.  IT is used to add something to the meaning of a noun. adjectives • nice • single storey • beautiful • brown • big

3.  An adjective answers the following questions WHAT KIND ? Green , old, round ,strong HOW MUCH ? All , little ,enough ,any HOW MANY ? few ,300 , two-thirds ,some WHICH ? This ,that ,those ,these,such

4.  Adjectives may be divided into the following kinds: A. Qualitative adjectives B. Adjectives of Quantity C. Adjectives of Number D. Demonstrative Adjectives E. Distributive Adjectives F. Interrogative Adjectives

5.  IT describes an object by telling us of what quality ,of what sort or in what state the object is ; as Raman is a good boy He has a black dog

6.  IT shows how much of a thing is meant ; as I did not eat any bread. There is little sugar in the pot.

7.  IT shows how many persons or things are meant , or in what order a person or thing stands ; as A month has four weeks. There are some pictures on the wall.

8.  It points out which person or thing is meant; as This man is very handsome. Those flowers are very beautiful.

9.  It denotes that the persons or things named in the sentence are taken singly , separately ,or in separate lots ;as Every day is a new day. He took neither dress.

10.  These are used with nouns to ask questions; as Whose book is this? Which way shall we go?

11. Adjectives can be located in three places in a sentence. 1. The most common location is directly in front of the noun it is modifying. Ex. the big dog, the new toy 2. Another location is after a linking verb or verb of condition. These are called predicate adjectives. Ex. The game was interesting . 3. The final location of adjectives occurs after a noun when it is set off by commas. Ex. The book, well-written and suspenseful , kept my interest.