What is an Adjective ? Examples of adjective Relation of adjective with noun Types of Adjectives with examples. Overview.

AdjectivesClass : 8th

English Grammar

• What is an Adjective ?

• Examples of adjective

• Relation of adjective with noun

• Types of Adjectives with examples.

Overview

Describe the image

• There are many flowers.

• This is a big garden.

• This garden is very colorful.

• This garden is very

beautiful.

• There is a big hut.

• Many people are working

here.

Describe the image

Identify the nouns

• I have long hair

• Rama has a blue pen

• Rahul is a fat boy

• Geeta’s grandmother is an old lady

• Shreya is a beautiful girl

Identify the words which tells us the quality of the noun…

• Rahul is a fat boy

• Geeta’s grandmother is an old lady

• Shreya is a beautiful girl

• I have long hair

• Rama has a blue pen

The word which shows the quality of a noun is called

“ADJECTIVE”.

Introduction

Rohit is a CRUEL man.Ram has BLUE jacket.

Sita has a PINK frock.

Read these sentences ..

I have a RED book.

Types of Adjectives

DESCRIPTIVE

DEMONSTRATIVE

INTERROGATIVEPOSSESSIVE

NUMBER/ QUANTITY

• The adjective which Tell us about the kind or quality of a noun (or pronoun) is called “Descriptive Adjective”.

Example : good girl, hard work, long stick, big tree.

• Examples in sentences: – It is sweet.– He is clever.– They are hungry.– Surbhi is beautiful

Descriptive Adjective

• The words which point out nouns (and they are always followed by the nouns which they point out.)

Example : this car, that road, such things.

• Examples in sentences:– Why don't you try doing that on your own?– I don't believe in such stories– I used to like this kind of bag

Demonstrative Adjective

• The words which ask questions. They are always followed by a noun,

Example : which book...? , what answer...?

• Examples in sentences:– Which book that you lost?– Whose pen are you using?– What show are you watching?

Interrogative Adjective

• The word tell how many or how much. They are followed by a noun

Example : one man, some sugar, much work, each person.

• Examples in sentences:– Rama is very intelligent.

ADJECTIVES OF NUMBER/QUANTITY

Try to frame your own sentences

• The words which show possession. They are always followed by a noun,

Example : my friend, her mother, its tail.

• Examples in sentences:

Possessive Adjective

Now Try to frame your own sentences

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