Position of adjectives: attributive and predicative use
Demonstrative, distributive, quantitative, interrogative and possessive adjectives come before their nouns:
this book which boy my dog
Adjectives in this position are called attributive adjectives.
Adjectives of quality, however, can come either before their nouns.
a rich man, a happy girl
Adjectives in this position are called predicative adjectives.
Adjective Types Worksheet-3
See the underlined adjective and state its kind:
(A) Demonstrative adjective (B) Adjective of quality
(C) Adjective of number (D) Possessive adjective
(A) Demonstrative adjective (B) Possessive adjective
(C) Adjective of quality (D) Adjective of quantity
(A) Adjective of quality (B) Adjective of number
(C) Possessive adjective (D) Adjective of quantity
(A) Possessive adjective (B) Adjective of quality
(C) Adjective of number (D) Adjective of quantity
(A) Demonstrative adjective (B) Adjective of quantity
(C) Adjective of quality (D) Possessive adjective
(A) Possessive adjective (B) Adjective of quantity
(C) Demonstrative adjective (D) Adjective of quality
Answer Key:
Exp: ‘These’ points to mangoes; hence it is a demonstrative adjective.
Exp: ‘A little’ shows how much; hence it is an adjective of quantity.
Exp: ‘Handsome’ shows the quality; hence it is an adjective of quality.
Exp: ‘Many’ shows how many; hence it is an adjective of number.
Exp: ‘Those’ points to children; hence it is a demonstrative adjective.
Exp: ‘Old’ shows the quality; hence it is an adjective of quality.