Adjectives and Its Kinds

Adjectives•An adjective modifies

a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying words. An adjective usually precedes the noun or the pronoun which it modifies.

Kinds of Adjectives

1. Descriptive adjectives- A. Common Adjectives describe nouns and pronouns; they give color, shape, size, quality etc. to the noun.

– Example:– Joshua is a talented guitarist.– Joshua wears a red shirt.

Kinds of Adjectives

B. Proper adjectives- are adjectives that derive from proper nouns –Examples:– Joshua is a Filipino student.– Joshua’s Siberian Husky loves chasing cars.

Kinds of Adjectives

2. Limiting adjectives- are articles and numbers. They set a limit through the ff: –Cardinal numbers- one, two, three–Ordinal numbers- first, second, third, fourth….

–Articles- A, an, the…..pertains to one item only.

Kinds of Adjectives

• Examples:– Joshua loves his two guitars.–Playing the guitar is Joshua’s first love.

–The song “You’re a God” is Joshua’s favorite song.

a, an• an apple• a tree• a clock• a radio• an eel• a flower• an eagle

number adjectives• three magazines

• fifth street• one actor• five musicians• two watches• sixth girl• third chair

Kinds of Adjectives

3. Demonstrative Adjectives are used to point out or demonstrate a specific object. Ex: this, these, that and those.–Examples:–That guitar belongs to Joshua.–These songs are played by Joshua’s band.

Observe:• This milk is good for the health.

• This is my bag.

Observe:•These logs are useful.

• These are big.

Observe:•That park is beautiful.

• That is my house.

SW: pp231-232 D• Those flowers are

beautiful.• Those are wild animals.• Those people are my

relatives.• Those girls are my

cousins.• Those are the victims of

the calamity.

SW: pp231-232 D• Those are not mine.

• Those books belong to him.

• Those papers must be submitted now.

• I am not familiar with those.

• Please bring me those pencils.

Kinds of Adjectives

4. Possessive Adjectives are used to show who owns or possesses something. Ex: my his, her, our, their, your and its–Example– Joshua is my student.–His expensive car was stolen.

What noun does the possessive

adjective modify?• His pocket is full of marbles.

• They are cleaning their room.

• Let me borrow your soap.

• The bird is flapping its wings.

Kinds of Adjectives

5. Indefinite adjectives are Indefinite Pronouns used as adjectives: many, several, few, some, most –Examples–Few people are friends with Joshua.

–Most people love to see Joshua play the guitar.

Observe:• Some boys from this class

joined the basketball league.

• Each classroom has its own air conditioning unit.

• Some schools have no classes today.

• Any girl can dance like that.

Seatwork1. The movie has a dark theme. 2. The rainbow is colorful against the

blue sky. 3. Jose Rizal is indeed a Filipino patriot. 4. An apple a day keeps the doctor

away. 5. The ambassador speaks with a

heavy Russian accent.

6. He is the man to beat. 7. There were many people at the

stadium.8. This is the fourth time she has

changed jobs. 9. Some people are satisfied with the

simple things in life. 10.There were a few people who

voted for him.

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11. This is my own book. 12. Is that Peruvian dish tasty? 13. The joker likes the combination

of purple and green clothes. 14. Their beloved pet past away last

Friday.15. This apple is as sweet as sugar.

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