Types of adjectives-2

Types of adjectives-2

Mention the type of the underlined adjective:

Which fruits should we eat in this season?

(A) Adjective of quantity, demonstrative adjective

(B) Adjective of quality, interrogative adjective

(D) Interrogative adjective, adjective of quality

This is an easy sum to solve.

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

My dress is not washed.

(A) Demonstrative adjective (B) Adjective of quality

Sunil wants some rice and one chapatti.

(A) Adjective of quantity, adjective of number

(B) Adjective of quality, adjective of number

(D) Demonstrative adjective, adjective of number

What reason did he give for his absence?

(A) Interrogative adjective, demonstrative adjective

(B) Possessive adjective, interrogative adjective

(D) Interrogative adjective, possessive adjective

Great things have been achieved with patience.

(A) Possessive adjective (B) Demonstrative adjective

These bicycles are quite new.

(A) Adjective of quantity, adjective of quality

(B) Demonstrative adjective, adjective of quantity

(D) Adjective of quality, demonstrative adjective

Such cricketers are always welcome to the team.

(A) Possessive adjective (B) Adjective of quantity

Your office is near the cinema hall.

(A) Possessive adjective (B) Adjective of quantity

There are seven colours in the rainbow.

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

Whose car is this?

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

The dog is wagging its tail.

(A) Adjective of quality (B) Possessive adjective

We watched a lousy movie yesterday.

(A) Demonstrative adjective (B) Possessive adjective

He is going to play the piano for four hours.

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

The happy child smiled at its mother.

(A) Adjective of quality, possessive adjective

(B) Adjective of quantity, possessive adjective

(D) Possessive adjective, adjective of quality

We should drink only fresh water.

(A) Demonstrative adjective (B) Adjective of quality

Some people liked the play.

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

‘Ali Baba and Forty Thieves’ is an interesting story.

(A) Adjective of quality, adjective of number

(B) Adjective of quantity, adjective of quality

(D) Adjective of quality, demonstrative adjective

Whose house are we going to?

(A) Interrogative adjective (B) Demonstrative adjective

Sunil and Anil are both quite smart.

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

Answer:

Exp: Since a question is asked with ‘which’ it is an interrogative adjective. ‘This’ points to season; hence demonstrative adjective.

Exp: ‘Easy’ tells us ‘what kind of’ sum; hence adjective of quality.

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

Exp: ‘Some’ tells us ‘how much’ rice (uncountable noun); hence adjective of quantity. ‘One’ tells us ‘how many’ chapattis; hence ‘adjective of number.

Exp: A question is asked with ‘what’; hence interrogative adjective. ‘His’ shows ownership; hence possessive adjective.

Exp: ‘Great’ tells us ‘what kind of’ things; hence adjective of quality.

Exp: ‘These’ points to bicycles; hence demonstrative adjective. ‘New’ tells us

‘what kind of’ bicycles; hence adjective of quality.

Exp: ‘Such’ points to cricketers; hence demonstrative adjective.

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

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

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

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

Exp: ‘Lousy’ tells us ‘what kind of’; adjective of quality.

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

Exp: ‘Happy’ tells us ‘what kind of’ child; hence adjective of quality. ‘Its’ shows ownership; hence possessive adjective.

Exp: ‘Fresh’ tells us ‘what kind of’ water; hence adjective of quality.

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

Exp: ‘Forty’ tells us ‘how many’ thieves; hence adjective of number.

‘Interesting’ tells us ‘what kind of’ story; hence adjective of quality.

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