Adjectives and Types of Adjectives, आदिवासी विकास विभाग भरतीसाठी अभ्यास साहित्य

An adjective is a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun. It can provide information about the size, shape, color, origin, material, or purpose of the noun. 

For example, in the sentence “The red car is parked in the garage,” the adjective “red” modifies the noun “car” by providing information about its color.

Types of Adjectives

There are many different types of adjectives, each with its own function.

1. Descriptive Adjectives-

• These adjectives describe the qualities or characteristics of a noun.
• Examples: big, small, old, new, happy, sad, beautiful, ugly, red, blue, green, etc.

2. Quantitative Adjectives-

• These adjectives describe the quantity of something.
• Examples: one, two, three, many, few, little, a lot, etc.

3. Demonstrative Adjectives-

• These adjectives point to specific nouns.
• Examples: this, that, these, those

4. Possessive Adjectives-

• These adjectives show ownership or possession.
• Examples: my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their

5. Interrogative Adjectives-

• These adjectives are used to ask questions.
• Examples: what, which, whose

6. Proper Adjectives-

• These adjectives are derived from proper nouns and are used to describe something related to that noun.

7. Compound Adjectives-

• These adjectives are formed by joining two or more words together.
• Examples: bright-eyed, long-haired, well-known, etc.

8. Attributive Adjectives-

• These adjectives come before the noun they modify.
• Examples: The red car is parked in the garage.

9. Predicate Adjectives-

• These adjectives come after a linking verb ( is, am, are, was, were) and describe the subject of the sentence.
• Examples: The car is red.

10. Cumulative Adjectives-

• These adjectives intensify the qualities of a noun.
• Examples: The book was absolutely amazing.

11. Distributive Adjectives-

• These adjectives indicate that something is divided among several people or things.
• Examples: Each student received a book.

12. Coordinate Adjectives-

• These adjectives are used together to modify a noun.
• Examples: The tall, green tree is in the garden.