Types of adjectives-1

Types of adjectives-1

Mention the type of the underlined adjective:

That is a beautiful rose.

(A) Adjective of quality (B) Adjective of quantity

There are some chairs in the room.

(A) Demonstrative adjective (B) Adjective of quantity

There is some sugar in the pot.

(A) Adjective of quality (B) Adjective of quantity

That book belongs to Sunita.

(A) Adjective of quantity (B) Demonstrative adjective

Which house is hers?

(A) Adjective of quality (B) Adjective of number

Each boy got a sweet.

(A) Distributive adjective (B) Adjective of quantity

There isn’t any water in the jug.

(A) Adjective of quality (B) Adjective of number

The tall child dunked the ball many times.

(A) Adjective of quantity, adjective of quality

(B) Adjective of quality, adjective of number

(D) Adjective of quality, adjective of quantity

His pen is in the bag.

(A) Adjective of quantity (B) Demonstrative adjective

Whose bat is that?

(A) Interrogative adjective (B) Possessive adjective

You have a lot of time to complete your work.

(A) Adjective of number (B) Adjective of quantity

He told me to add some ketchup to the gravy.

(A) Adjective of quality (B) Demonstrative adjective

Her house is very near to the school.

(A) Possessive adjective (B) Interrogative adjective

Are you afraid of those dogs?

(A) Adjective of quantity (B) Demonstrative adjective

The new teacher does not have any experience.

(A) Adjective of quality, demonstrative adjective

(B) Adjective of quantity, adjective of quality

(D) Adjective of quality, possessive adjective

Twenty students went to the Science fair.

(A) Adjective of quality (B) Demonstrative adjective

Who can climb this tree?

(A) Adjective of quality (B) Interrogative adjective

You will need a sharp knife to cut these fruits.

(A) Demonstrative adjective, adjective of quality

(B) Adjective of quantity, demonstrative adjective

(D) Adjective of quantity, demonstrative adjective

Which novel are you reading?

(A) Interrogative adjective (B) Adjective of quality

Is your friend coming with us?

(A) Interrogative adjective (B) Possessive adjective

Answer:

Exp: ‘Beautiful’ tells us ‘what kind of’ rose – hence ‘adjective of quality.’

Exp: ‘Some’ tells us ‘how many’ chairs (countable noun); hence – adjective of number.

Exp: ‘Some’ tells us ‘how much’ sugar (uncountable noun); hence adjective of quantity.

Exp: ‘That’ points out to ‘book’; hence demonstrative adjective.

Exp: Since a question is asked, it is an interrogative adjective.

Exp: The adjective gets distributed among the boys; hence distributive adjective.

Exp: ‘Any’ tells us ‘how much’ water (uncountable noun); hence adjective of quantity.

Exp: ‘Tall’ tells us ‘what kind of’ child; hence adjective of quality. ‘Many’ tells us

‘how many’ times (countable noun); hence adjective of number.

Exp: ‘His’ shows ownership; hence possessive adjective.

Exp: Since a question is asked it is an interrogative adjective.

Exp: ‘A lot of’ tells us ‘how much’ time (uncountable noun); hence adjective of quantity.

Exp: ‘Some’ tells us ‘how much’; hence adjective of quantity.

Exp: ‘Her’ shows ownership; hence possessive adjective.

Exp: ‘Those’ points to dogs; hence demonstrative adjective.

Exp: ‘New’ tells us ‘what kind of’ teacher; hence adjective of quality. ‘Any’ tells us‘ how much’ experience; hence adjective of quantity.

Exp: ‘Twenty’ tells us ‘how many’ students (countable noun); hence adjective of number.

Exp: ‘This’ points to tree; hence demonstrative adjective.

Exp: ‘Sharp’ tells us ‘what kind of’ knife; hence adjective of quality. ‘These’

points to fruits; hence demonstrative adjective.

Exp: Since a question has been asked it is an interrogative adjective.

Exp: ‘Your’ shows ownership; hence possessive adjective.