KINDS OF ADJECTIVES

ADJECTIVESBartolome, JessicaRivera, Katrina Angela R.Sta. Maria, Leinell B.DEFINITIONHow does Adjectives are Used?Attributive - the attributive use is the direct modifier which precedes the noun or pronoun.Example: Rose wears a dark gown.Appositive- the appositive use explains the substantive which it directly follows.Example: The contestant, tall, pretty, and intelligent, won the award.Predicate- the predicate use of the adjective is to complete the meaning of the predicate.Example: The test was difficult to those who did not review.KINDS OF ADJECTIVES Descriptive Adjective- are those adjectives which describes noun or the noun phrases.Example: Sheena is beautiful.Descriptive AdjectivesColors as adjectives - Black, Blue, White, Green, etc.Touch as adjectives - Slippery, Sticky, etc.Feelings as adjectives - Happy, Sad, Angry, etc.Origin as adjectives - European, Latin, Greek, etc.Shapes as adjectives -Triangular, rectangular, Square, Circular, etc.Qualities as adjectives - Good, Bad, Average, etc. Time as adjectives - Yearly, Monthly, etc.Age as adjectives - Young, Ancient, Old, etc.Opinions as adjectives - Pretty, hot, Expensive. Etc.Predicative Adjective- predicative adjectives are those which follow a linking verb and not placed before a noun.Example:That child is young.Personal Titles- personal titles are adjectives where the titles such as Mr., Master, Miss, Mrs., Uncle, Auntie, Lord, Dr. Prof. and so on, are used as adjectives to describe the position of the noun.Example:The classes on Friday will be presented by Dr. Charmaine and Prof. Apple.Possessive Adjective - possesive adjective is used when the sentence shows possession or belongingness, in this case they are used as adjectives which modify a noun or a pronoun unlike the possessive pronouns.Example:Have you seen their house?

Demonstrative Adjective - demonstrative adjectives are used when there is a need to point a specific things.Example:Whose bag is this?This is his room.Indefinite Adjective - indefinite adjectives are used when the sentence has nothing to point out or specify.Example:Many children like dinosaurs.Is there any water in the bottle?Interrogative Adjective- an interrogative adjective modifies a noun or a noun phrase and is similar to the interrogative pronoun.Example:Which leaves turn color first?Whose son is he?

ARTICLES(A, An, The)Position of Adjectives1. Adjectives usually go before the nouns they modify. Ex. She is a nice girl. 2. When two or more adjectives come before a noun, they are usually separated by commas. Ex. A large, round table3. Sometimes, we put an adjective after the noun for the sake of emphasis. Ex. There lived an old man strong and wicked. 4. In phrases, the adjective always comes after the noun.Ex. Time-immemorial, Heir-apparent, God Almighty, etc.5. In lines of poetry, too, the adjective is sometimes put after the noun.

Ex. O men with sisters dear!6. When the last two are adjectives of color, they are usually separated by and.Ex. A black and white cow7. When two or more adjectives come in the predicative position, we used and between the last two.Ex. It was hot and sultry.

COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVE20ADJECTIVES WITH IRREGULAR FORMSSENTENCES WITH COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVEDEGREE OF COMPARISONTHANK YOU FOR LISTENING! God bless.