FORMAL CLASSIFICATION OF SPEECH CONTINUED Flashcards
What are adjectives?
Words that qualify or describe nouns, pronouns, and noun equivalents.
Examples include people, places, animals, etc.
What are quality/descriptive adjectives?
Adjectives that describe or show qualities of a noun.
Examples: wise, intelligent, beautiful.
What are demonstrative adjectives?
Adjectives that point out specific nouns, such as ‘this,’ ‘that,’ ‘these,’ and ‘those.’
What are interrogative adjectives?
Adjectives used in asking questions, including ‘whose,’ ‘which,’ and ‘what.’
What are possessive adjectives?
Adjectives used to show ownership, such as ‘my,’ ‘her,’ ‘his,’ ‘their,’ and ‘our.’
What are quantity adjectives?
Adjectives that show how much of something is meant, such as ‘more,’ ‘much,’ and ‘little.’
What are indefinite adjectives?
Adjectives that refer to a number that is not specific, such as ‘many,’ ‘several,’ and ‘few.’
What are numerical adjectives?
Adjectives that refer to specific numbers.
What are cardinal numerical adjectives?
Adjectives that show how many things are meant, such as ‘one,’ ‘two,’ ‘three.’
What are ordinal numerical adjectives?
Adjectives that show the order of a noun, such as ‘first,’ ‘second,’ ‘third.’
What are multiplicative numerical adjectives?
Adjectives indicating the quantity is multiplied, such as ‘tenfold,’ ‘hundredfold.’
How are adjectives formed from nouns?
By adding suffixes like -able, -ful, -ly, -ed, -ous, -y, -less, -ish, -en, -ic, -ese.
What are derived adjectives?
Adjectives formed from nouns by the addition of specific suffixes.
What are the functions of adjectives?
Qualifiers of nouns and pronouns, and heads of noun phrases.
What are the three degrees of comparison for adjectives?
Positive, comparative, and superlative.
