Adjective

(8) Adjective

Deef; adjective is word which tells us about quality, the quantity, the number, the kind, the color of person or thing.

For example;

He is an honest person.                   (Quality)

They are bed boys.                          (Quality)

There is some water in the glass.   (Quantity)

There are 70 boys in the school.    (Numbers)

This is red car.                                (Color)

These are Indian movies.               (Kind)  

   There are total five  kinds of adjective.

(i)                             adjective of quality

(ii)                           adjective of quantity

(iii)                         proper adjective

(iv)                         emphasizing adjective

(v)                           denominal adjective

(i)                          adjective of quality;

Def; an adjective of quality show the kind quality or state age of a person or thing is called adjective of quality.

For example;

She is good girl.

He was young boy.

This is lazy dog.

This is red car.

Karachi is a big city.

They are intelligent students.

(ii)                       adjective of quantity;

Def; an adjective of quantity show the much of a thing is meant.

Fro example;

I bought some rice to cook.

There is little milk in the jug.

There is a lot ice rim in the jug.

(iii)                    proper adjective

Def; a proper adjective that is formed by a proper noun is called proper adjective.

Proper noun	Proper adjective
Italy	Italian
Africa	African
China	Chinese
Australia	Australian

(iv)                     emphasing adjective

Def; when “very” and “own” comes before noun which they modify is called emphasing adjective.

For example;

They were insulted because of their deeds.

My very enemies are my own friends.

I saw him killing with my own eyes.

I did it with my own hands.

Mind your own language.

        (VI) Denominal adjective

Def; Denominal adjectives are   adjectives derived from nouns.

For example;

1.    A mathematical puzzle.

2.    A biological experiment.

3.    A wooden boat.

4.    I married an American woman.