Adjectives

Question 1

What are the types of adjectives?

Answer 1

• descriptive
• proper
• quantitative
• order
• demonstrative
• possession
• interogative
• compound

Question 2

Explain descriptive adjectives

Answer 2

Most commonly used. Describes ‘what kind,’ e.g, the loyal/smart/creative/motivated individual.

Question 3

Explain proper adjectives

Answer 3

Proper nouns used as adjectives. E.g, the August winds are good for flying kites.

Question 4

Explain quantitive adjectives

Answer 4

Describes ‘how many’ of something. E.g, Two/three/many/most/some/few children.

Question 5

Explain adjectives of order

Answer 5

Describes the position of something. E.g, he came /first/second/last in the race.

Question 6

Explain demonstrative adjectives

Answer 6

Describes ‘which one’ of something. E.g, this/that book; these/those books.

Question 7

Explain possessive adjectives

Answer 7

Shows to whom something belongs. E.g, My/his/her/their/our/its/your computer.

Question 8

Explain interrogative adjectives

Answer 8

Describes ‘which one.’ E.g, Which/whose/what lesson did she attend?

Question 9

Explain compound adjectives

Answer 9

Adjectives joined by hyphens. E.g, a well-deserved result; a feather-light cake; a half-ripe banana.