PARTS OF SPEECH:
ADJECTIVES
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AGENDA
Introduction
Definition Of An Adjective
Kinds Of Adjectives
Degrees of Adjectives
Final tips & takeaways
INTRODUCTION
WHAT ARE
ADJECTIVES?
• An adjective is defined a word
which gives information about
a noun or a pronoun.
• It shows the quality, kind, or
degree of a noun.
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EXAMPLES OF ADJECTIVES
• Sana gave me eight apples.
• The mouse is little.
In the first example, the word eight is telling about the quantity of
apples. It is giving additional information about the apples, hence
is an adjective.
In the second example, the word little is telling us about the
quality of the mouse, that it is little, so it is an adjective too.
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KINDS OF ADJECTIVES
Adjectives are categorized into many kinds, such as:
• Adjectives of Quality
• Adjectives of Quantity
• Adjectives of Number
• Demonstrative Adjectives
• Interrogative Adjectives
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ADJECTIVES OF QUALITY
Adjectives of quality describe the kind, quality, or degree, of a
noun or pronoun.
They are also called descriptive adjectives.
Examples in sentences:
• He ate a big mango.
• Hassan is an honest man.
• The child is foolish.
• English language is not hard to learn.
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ADJECTIVES OF QUANTITY
These adjectives tell us about the quantity of a noun.
These answer the question: How much?
Common adjectives of quantity are: some, much, no, any,
little, great, half, sufficient, etc.
Examples in sentences:
• Take great care of your grandma’s health.
• The pay is enough for my expenses.
• Half of the papers were checked.
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ADJECTIVES OF NUMBER
Adjectives of number tell us about how many things or people are
meant or the order of standing of people or things.
Common adjectives of number are: one, two, third, second, first,
no, all, few, many, some, each, every, etc.
Examples in sentences:
• I have three pairs of scissors.
• She was the first one to arrive at the airport.
• All the cats are sleeping.
• Each student must take its turn.
• There are no students in class.
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DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES
Demonstrative adjectives point to a specific person or thing.
Some common demonstrative adjectives are: this, that, these,
those, such, etc.
Examples in sentences:
• This is my assignment.
• Those are spicy dishes.
• Such an attitude will cause him failure.
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INTERROGATIVE ADJECTIVES
Interrogative adjectives are used to ask questions.
When what, whose and which are used with a noun to ask
questions, they become interrogative adjectives.
Interrogative adjectives are only three and are very easy to
remember..
Examples in sentences:
• Which way goes to the mall?
• What time is it?
• Whose pencil is this for?
DEGREES OF
ADJECTIVES
• Adjectives are changed in form
very often to show comparison.
• There are three degrees of
comparison: positive degree,
comparative degree and
superlative degree.
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POSITIVE DEGREE
An adjective with a positive degree is an adjective in its simple
and original form.
There is no comparison going on with anything.
It just lets it known that some quality exists in something or
someone.
Examples in sentences:
• The bus I took yesterday was very fast.
• My dog is very intelligent.
• This is a good working calculator.
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COMPARATIVE DEGREE
The comparative degree of an adjective show that the presence
of a quality in one thing is more or higher than its presence in the
positive.
Examples in sentences:
• The bus I took yesterday was faster than the bus I took today.
• My dog is more intelligent than my friend’s dog.
• This is a better working calculator.
In all the above examples, we are talking about the quality of one
thing in comparison to the other.
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SUPERLATIVE DEGREE
The superlative degree of comparison is used when some quality
in one thing or person is highest than anything or anyone else.
Superlative degree is used when a thing or person is in
comparison against more than one thing or person.
Examples in sentences:
• The bus I took yesterday was the fastest.
• My dog is the most intelligent dog.
• This is the best working calculator.
THANK
YOU
Mr. Ian Clemence
