1.4 Parts of speech

 

1.4 Adjectives

Adjectives are words that describe a noun or pronoun, giving more information about the object signified. Types of adjectives include:

• Descriptive Adjectives: Describe qualities or states. Examples: happy, blue, large.
• Quantitative Adjectives: Indicate the quantity of nouns. Examples: some, many, few.
• Demonstrative Adjectives: Point out specific nouns. Examples: this, that, these, those.
• Possessive Adjectives: Show ownership. Examples: my, your, his, her, its, our, their.
• Interrogative Adjectives: Used in questions. Examples: which, what, whose.
• Comparative Adjectives: Compare two things. Examples: taller, smarter, faster.
• Superlative Adjectives: Indicate the extreme or highest degree. Examples: tallest, smartest, fastest.