Kinds of Adjectives
1. Adjectives of quality: answer the question: Of what kind?
Maharana was a brave warrior.
2. Proper Adjectives: (derived from proper nouns)
Chinese goods are not very durable.In a way these are also
adjective of quality.
3. Adjectives of quantity: they answer the question : How much?
Can you spare some money?
4. Demonstrative Adjectives: answer the questions : which one?
This tree does not bear fruit.
5. Exclamatory adjectives: helps to express a strong emotion.
What a blessing!
DEGREES OF COMPARISON
Adjectives of quality can have three degrees, which are used for
making
comparisons: positive, comparative and superlative.
1. Keshav is rich
2. Raj is richer than keshav.
3. Sourav is the richest of all.
a. A positive degree is used when no comparison is intended.
b. The comparative degree is used when two things are
compared.
c. The superlative degree is used when more than two things are
compared.
6. Irregular comparisons
Good, well better
Bad, ill
worse
Little less,
lesser
Old older,
elder oldest,
Much, many more
best
worst
least
eldest
most
Exercise:
1. The flood situation today is......than it was last week.(bad)
2. Dont you agree that this is the ............... problem of the two?
(serious)
3. Both the sisters are......., but the ................sister appears to be a little
...................than the ...................one. (sincere, old, sincere, young)