Adjectives

Question 1

Adjective

Answer 1

part of speech that describes or limits a noun or pronoun

Question 2

Descriptive adjective

Answer 2

describes a noun or pronoun

Question 3

Limiting adjective

Answer 3

points out a person, place, or thing, shows number, shows possession or ownership, and asks a question

Question 4

Attributive adjective

Answer 4

a descriptive adjective that is placed either immediately before or immediately after the noun or pronoun it describes

Question 5

Numeral adjective

Answer 5

points out a person, place, or thing by showing exact number

Question 6

Pronominal adjectives

Answer 6

Names because when they have a different function in a sentence, they are pronouns
Four kinds: demonstrative, possessive, interrogative, and indefinite

Question 7

The article THE

Answer 7

A definite article that points out a particular PPT and may modify either singular or plural nouns or pronouns

Question 8

The articles A and AN

Answer 8

Indefinite articles that point out one or a number of persons, places, or things and may modify only singular nouns or pronouns

Question 9

Use of the article A

Answer 9

Use before a word that begins with a consonant sound

Question 10

Use of the article AN

Answer 10

Use before a word that begins with a vowel sound

Question 11

Demonstrative adjective

Answer 11

Modifies a noun or pronoun by pointing out a particular PPT

Question 12

Examples of demonstrative adjectives

Answer 12

this, that, these, those

Question 13

Possessive adjective

Answer 13

modifies a noun or pronoun by showing possession or ownership

Question 14

Examples of possessive adjectives

Answer 14

my. your, his, her, its, whose, our, their

Question 15

Interrogative Adjective

Answer 15

modifies a noun or pronoun by asking a question

Question 16

Examples of interrogative adjectives

Answer 16

which, what, whose

Question 17

Indefinite adjective

Answer 17

modifies a noun or pronoun by pointing out no particular PPT

Question 18

Examples of indefinite adjectives

Answer 18

another, each, either, both, few, many, all, any, enough, no, such, some, other

Question 19

The Positive Degree of Comparison

Answer 19

-is the adjective itself
-show, quality, quantity, or value,
-shows no comparison
-is the basis for forming the comparative and superlative

Question 20

The Comparative Degree of Comparison

Answer 20

-shows quality, quantity, or value in greater or lesser degree
-is used when speaking of two persons or things

Question 21

The Superlative Degree of Comparison

Answer 21

-shows quality, quantity, or value in the greatest or least degree
-is used when speaking of three or more persons or things

Question 22

Fewer

Answer 22

Comparative degree of few and is used when comparing number
Use with plural words to compare things that can be counted (number)

Question 23

Less

Answer 23

Comparative degree of little (as in not much) and is used when comparing quantity
Use with singular words to compare an amount (quantity)