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Adjectives
An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun or a pronoun.

Recall: A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun. Examples: he, she, me, it, etc.

Examples of adjectives:
He is a kind young man.
Kind and young are adjectives because it describes the man/he.

I have a reasonable solution to the complex problem.

Reasonable and complex are adjectives.

To determine descriptive adjectives, first find all the nouns in the sentence.
Then ask the questions “what kind/ what type” to determine descriptive adjectives.

I bought a luxurious car with advanced features and the newest technology.
Luxurious, advanced and newest are adjectives.

Types of Adjectives

Descriptive Adjectives
This is the most common type of adjectives, it usually tells the color, shape, size, etc.
Descriptive adjectives answer the question: What kind of?/ What type of?
Example: The little girl greedily devoured her breakfast.
What kind of girl? (little)

Quantitative (Counting) Adjectives

These adjectives are words of quantity, they answer the question: How much?/ How
many?
Example: Few of the students remained for classes.
How many students? (few)
I would like some of the mangoes from the tree.
How many mangoes? (some)

All the boys stayed late to play football.

I took ten marbles outside.
A little milk fell out of the carton.

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Demonstrative Adjectives

These adjectives point to or refer to a specific noun/pronoun in the sentence.

The following words function as demonstrative adjectives: this, that, these, those,
such and same.
Example: I have the same jacket at home.
The word ‘same’ refers to the noun, jacket.
I want that dress only.
Those shoes fit really nice.
These are the earrings that were on sale.

Interrogative Adjectives
These adjectives are used to ask questions about a noun/pronoun. The following
words function as interrogative adjectives: whose, which, what.
Example: Whose bag is this?
The word ‘whose” asks a question about the noun, bag.

That is the place where I bought the dress.

Which of these do you like?
Show me what you did and I can help you.
What did you do?
Tell me, what happened here?
Darius, whose pens are these?

Possessive Adjectives
These adjectives show possession/ownership of a noun or pronoun. The following
words function as possessive adjectives: my, your, its, our, their, his, her, etc.
Example: He invited me to his home.
The word ‘his’ shows that he owns the home.
The boy told their dog to shut up.
Can I use your car?
Those are my houses.
Will he be riding his bike to the park?

Distributive Adjectives

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These adjectives indicate that the noun/ pronoun it refers to is taken separately. The
following words are distributive adjectives: either, neither, each, every, etc.
To be considered an adjective these words must be followed by a noun.
Example: Every child has the right to an education.
“Every” refers to all the children but individually.

Either of the boys will perform.

Neither of my parents are home.
Each of the students will have a chance.
Proper Adjectives
These adjectives are formed from a Proper Noun and so they also begin with capital
letters. All nationalities are considered Proper Adjectives once followed by a noun.
Example: The West Indian cricketers are the best.
Note the Proper Adjective is followed by the noun ‘cricketers’.

Comparison of adjectives
Adjectives are used to describe some quality of the person, place, or thing that we
are talking about. So sometimes, the extent—or the degree—of that quality needs to
be mentioned in comparison with that same quality in another object.

Adjectives have three degrees of comparison:

Positive degree: This is the adjective in its simple form. It is used simply to denote
the existence of a particular quality in the person, place or thing that we are talking
about.
Example: My suitcase is heavy.
(There is no comparison in the positive degree).

Comparative degree: This is the form of the adjective that describes a higher
degree of that particular quality than the positive degree. It is used when two objects
are being compared.
Example: My suitcase is heavier than yours.
(two things are being compared).

Superlative degree: This is the form of the adjective that describes the highest
degree of that particular quality. It is used when more than two objects are being
compared.

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Example: My suitcase is the heaviest of all. [ The word ‘the’ is always added before
the superlative degree.

Example: Rahul is the tallest boy in the class. [ Sometimes the comparative degree is
formed by using the word ‘more’ before the positive degree.

Example: Some girls were more beautiful than the others. [ Similarly, the superlative
degree is sometimes formed by using the word ‘most’ before the positive degree.

Example: The most beautiful girl was declared the winner. [ If the words
‘many/much’, ‘more’ or ‘most’ are used before a noun, they are themselves adjectives
qualifying that noun.

Examples: more homework, more sandwiches, most marks, many times [ If the
words ‘more’ and ‘most’ are used before an adjective, they are adverbs but doing the
work of an adjective by qualifying that adjective.

Examples: more honest, more energetic, most popular, most delicious [ Some
adjectives are compared irregularly, that is, their comparative and superlative
degrees are not formed from their positive degree.

The table below shows some irregular adjectives.

Positive Comparative Superlative

good /well better best

bad worse worst

many/much more most

little less least

old older(things and oldest/eldest

people)/elder(people
alone)

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far Farther (physical farthest/furthest
distances)/further

Emalin lives (far) further than Kristoff.

Emalin is (most/more diligent) in her piano class, however when it
comes to other things she can be (more playful) than most of her
classmates.

Kristoff has the (least) work to do because he studies the (most) of his
classmates, he is the (most brilliant) in his family.

Shivanand was feeling (worse) today than he did yesterday however he

still mustered up all his energy and found the (most practical) way in the
class to get all of his (most/more complicated) assignments done.

Hadassah has the (loveliest) eyes I have ever seen but she likes wearing
(big) sunglasses which cover them. Yesterday she wore the (most
beautiful) sweater I have ever seen which was (more complementing) to
her eyes than anything she has ever worn.

Justin completes work the (fastest) ever. I’m not sure if he rushes
because he still is the ( most intelligent) boy in the class. This week, I
studied for (longer) than I usually do because I want to do (better) than
him.

Ckrister thinks (less) of his siblings because they refused to help him
with his work. For a while he thought that they were the (most
wicked/wickedest) people he knew but then when he figured out the
answer he realised that the questions were the (simplest) he has ever
done.

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Darius rode his bike along the (busiest) street on his way home from
school. He lived the (furthest) in the class yet he left school the (latest).

Kiojah was the (most willing) student in her class. She was the (most
eager) to participate in every activity given and she seemed (more
diligent) than all her peers.

Tamiyah will be attending the (most prestigious) school downtown.She

never had felt so excited in her life before. She had to be the (most
prepared) student in her class. She read (more) of the chapters in her
textbooks already.

Brianna is the (wealthiest) student in our school. She comes to school in

the (most luxurious) car ever. She is the (friendly) student, although
some children are intimidated by her.