Definition of adjective

An adjective is a word that qualifies a noun or a pronoun.

example-

my friend is lame.

Sohan is rich.

this cow is white.

the box is heavy.

this watch is mine.

he has many chickens.

every student passed in English.

which are your shoes?

he is an honest man.

I have some sticks.


I bought five chocolates.

Indian army is very strong.

Sita is fat.

each student came into the class.

what time is it?


Types of adjective

1.Adjective of quality


2.Adjective of quantity


3.Adjective of number

4.Demonstrative adjective

5.Interrogative adjective

6.Distributive adjective

7.Proper adjective



1.Adjective of quality


A word describes the nature of a noun or a pronoun.


example-



my friend is lame.


that elephant is weak.


Rani Laxmi Bai was a brave queen.


Mohan is a good boy.


he is an honest person.


she is an old woman.


this table is small.


this is a new shirt.


the dog was hungry.




2.Adjective of quantity


A word that describes the quantity of things.


example-


I ate some food.


they have a lot of money.


I have some sticks.


the cat drank all the milk in the pot.


there is little juice in the glass.


I have little food.


she eats the whole watermelon daily.


there is no milk in the glass.


I have a few messages.




3.Adjective of number


A word that describes a number of a noun.


example-


I bought five chocolates.


they have many cars.


this is the first edition of this book.


I got double the price for my performance.


I have three books.


you have three cars.




4.Demonstrative adjective


A word used to represent a noun.


example-


this car is very long.


that pen is red.


those mangoes are sweet.


those people are strong.


that mountain is very high.



5.Interrogative adjective

A word that is used before a noun and asks the question.


example-


whose book is this?


what time is it?


which song do you like the most?


how many students are there in your classroom?


whose pen is this?


where is your notebook?




6.Distributive adjective


A word that is used to distribute a specific group as an individual.


example-


every soldier has a gun.


either he or she will jump.


each student came into the class.


neither of the people is saying the truth.


every student passed in math.




7.Proper adjective 


A word is derived from proper nouns.


example-


Indian army is very strong.


he likes Punjabi food.


Indian people like peace.


I like the Bhojpuri song.


I have an American passport.