USE OF ADJECTIVE
Adjectives can be used in two ways-
1.ATTRIBUTIVELY
When an adjective is followed by a noun then it represents attributive use of adjective.
Eg. - He is a brave soldier.
Here soldier is noun and brave is adjective.
2.PREDICATIVELY
When a verb is followed by an adjective then it represents predicative use of adjective.
Eg. - He is brave.
Is -verb
Brave- adjective
TYPES OF ADJECTIVES
1. Descriptive adjective
These are the adjectives that show quality of a person.
He is popular.
She is miserly.
2. Demonstrative adjectives
These adjectives point out to the persons/things.
This, that, these, those
This book is mine.
These sweets are tasty.
That girl is beautiful.
TYPES OF ADJECTIVES
3. Adjectives of quantity
These adjectives show how much of a thing is meant.
Eg. -some,much,little,enough,sufficient,no,whole etc.
Some rice
Little patience
Sufficient milk
No sense
Adjectives of number-
These are of two types-
(a) Definite numeral adjectives
These denote exact no. of things/persons or order of things/persons.
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If both cardinal and ordinal adjective come in a single sentence then we always write ordinal first
and then cardinal adjective.
The last two seats of bus are vacant.
The first three chapters of this book are easy.
Degrees of Comparison
An adjective comes in three degrees-
(a)Positive degree-when there is no comparison.
Harish is tall.
Seema is beautiful.
Rule no.-2
We always use comparative degree with “than”.
The USA is more powerful than any other country.
She is more courageous than her sister.
Its vice versa is not necessary(with every comparative degree “than” is not necessary.)
I am not feeling better
Rule no.-3
Positive degree of adjective comes with the following words-
(a) so……….as
(b) as……….as
She is not so beautiful as her mother.
She is as good as her father.
Rule no.-4
We use “the” with comparative degree but “ of the two ” should be there in the sentence or selection has to be
made in the sentence.
Ziya is the abler of two sisters.
This boy is the taller of the two.
Which is the longer river,the ganga or the yamuna ?
Rule no.-5
While comparing two qualities of a noun or pronoun with each other, don't use “er” format.
Always use- More + positive degree
The board is more long than wide.(here both length and width are the qualities of board).
She is more beautiful than courageous.
Rule no.-6
We always use positive degree with comparatively and relatively.
Comparative and superlative degree can’t be used with these words.
comparatively/relatively+positive degree
We are comparatively safe here.
I am relatively well today.
Raman runs comparatively fast than sohan.
Find errors if any:
1. This house is by far better than that.
2. His performance was very better than Mohan’s.
3. India is far the most beautiful country of the world.
4. Sachin is more popular than any cricketer.
5. Sachin more popular than any footballer.
6. Mohini is taller than any boy in her class.
7. Mohini is taller than any girl in her class.
8. My bungalow is two times bigger than yours
9. The economy of our country got worse and unstable.
10. He is the most talented but less known writer in the group.
11. Your first impression is more everlasting
12. This is the most perfect picture that I have ever taken.
Rule no.-7
In order to intensify the sentences we use-
(a)far/much with comparative degree
(b)By far with superlative degree
This house is far better than that.
His performance was much better than mohan’s.
India is by far the most beautiful country of the world.
Rule no.-8
If we compare a noun with all other of same group or class than any other is used to exclude the noun.
Sachin is more popular than any other cricketer.(sachin is also a cricketer so to exclude sachin from all other
cricketers we have to use other in the sentence.)
Sachin more popular than any footballer.(in this case sachin is not footballer so we don't use other in such
sentences.)
Mohini is taller than any boy in her class.
Mohini is taller than any other girl in her class.
Rule no.-9
We can't use comparative degree with “times”.
My bungalow is two times bigger than yours.-wrong
My bungalow is two times as big as yours.-right
Rule no.-10
When two adjectives are used for a single noun and if both of them are connected with a conjunction, they
should be in same degree.
The economy of a country got worse and more unstable.
He is the most talented but least known writer.
There are certain adjectives that can’t be used in comparative and superlative form-
Perfect,extreme,chief,complete,final,last,unique,universal,round,square,eternal,
everlasting,impossible,supreme,triangular,major,excellent,empty,entire,ideal,absolute.
Your first impression is more everlasting-wrong
Your first impression is everlasting-right
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