Monday, April 27, 2015

The adjective or determiner



<br /> The adjective or determiner<br />


An adjective or determiner is a word used to describe or qualify or add to the meaning of a noun or pronoun.
  • loud cry,weak performance.The gift was a suitable.Loud,weak,suitable are adjectives qualifying the nouns "cry,""performance" and "gift".

THE MAIN KINDS OF ADJECTIVES

1.Adjectives of qualify or descriptive adjectives
Adjectives of quality show the quality of a person or thing,and can be formed from proper nouns too:
  • big,small,wise,foolish,philosophical,dangerous,peaceful and proper adjectives like the ones discussed at length below:
  • American,French,Italian,Greek,Spanish,Russian,Norwegian,Indian,Chinese,Japanese,Korean,Brazilian,Australian,Egyptian,Sudanese,Ethiopian,Jordanian,Arabian,Iranian,Afghan,Turkish and Chechen and many other national groups do we find all around,but the best group stands out as the one own nation.
All the italicized words above are adjectives of quality.Pakistani,American,etc.result from the proper nouns,Pakistan,America,etc.,and they can rightly be termed Proper Adjectives.
Also note:She is an excellent singer.You are,of course,able and efficient.I can't say how fast I am at bowling.We all like Pakistanis products.The Islamic world surely needs unity.
2.Adjectives of quantity
Adjectives show the quantity of a thing or nature of quantity:
  • little,some,much,enough,all,no,great,half,two-third,whole,sufficient






  • A litle pur water,the tremendous weight of the truck,all the food,the bag full of rice,was it half full?Enough salary,great strength,insufficient food supplies,much indecency.Note:Great care is to be taken in carrying the heavy glass cause upstairs.Where did you leave your light purse,Madam?Slight pressure,weighty arguments,some love is all that is needed to win the heart of a maiden.
    3.Adjectives of number
    Adjectives of number indicate number or order and are also called limiting adjectives.
  • one,two,first,second,etc.,few,many,some,most,several,all,no,certain,each,every,either,neither,enough.







  • They played five matches,the first in Lahore and the last in Rawalpindi.
    Some glorious efforts and a few mistakes were observable in all their efforts.
    Almost all the spectators appreciated the game of our team.
    Many terrorists,arrested outside the stadium yesterday,aimed to attack the people inside from several directions.
    4.Demonstrative adjectives
    Demonstrative adjectives point out(bring to notice) things or persons.
  • this,that,these ,those,such,the"same,""the "other,"yonder(over there.at some distance)







  • Those flowers are dear to us as much as this picture is to you.
    Such objects as are related to the world of art cannot be compared with Nature.Can they?
    5.Interrogative adjectives
    Interrogative adjectives are question words functioning as adjectives like what,which and whose
  • what,which,whose






  • What foods do you like?("what" being general in application)
    Which of the foods available here is appealing to you?("which" being particular in reference)

    Proper adjectives

    A proper adjective comes out of a proper noun and is descriptive of it.

    To form many proper adjectives,we add a suffix such as "-n,-an,-ian,-ic, or -i" to the proper noun.

    Three degrees of the adjective


    An adjective has three degrees of comparison.
    1.The positive degree
    The positive degree shows the simple quality of an adjective.
  • high,great,slow,thin,beautiful,sorrowful








  • 2.The comparative degree
    The comparative degree shows a higher or lower quality of an adjective.
  • greater,slower,thinner,more beautiful,less high,less great,less slow,less thin,less beautiful








  • 3.The superlative degree
    The superlative degree shows the highest or lowest degree of the quality of an adjective.
  • highest,greatest,slowest,thinnest,most beautiful,least high,least great,least beautiful.









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