An adjective describes or provides information about noun or pronoun in a sentence. It normally indicates quality, size, shape, duration, feelings, contents and more about the noun or pronoun. Based on what it indicates, adjectives are divided into various types.
Adjectives of quality
These adjectives provide information about quality of the noun or pronoun.
Examples of adjectives of quality used in sentences:
1. Her house is beautiful.
2. She is a talented pianist.
3. My pony is small and cute.
4. The woman had a frightened look on her face.
5. The baby has fair skin.
6. Her husband is handsome.
Adjectives of quantity
These adjectives provide information about quantity of the noun or pronoun.
Examples of adjectives of quantity used in sentences:
1. I will have light dinner.
2. I want some coffee.
3. We have enough study material.
4. I have three books.
5. He came second in the class.
6. She saw many wolves in the forest.
7. Every car comes with a free cover.
Demonstrative adjectives
These adjectives refer to or point to a place, person or thing. Demonstrative adjectives include words like this, that, these, those.
Examples of demonstrative adjectives used in sentences:
1. These books are mine.
2. That girl is his sister.
3. Those people are very kind.
Possessive adjectives
These adjectives indicate possession or ownership. Possessive adjectives include words like my, our, your, his, her, its, their.
Examples of demonstrative adjectives used in sentences:
1. My bike is great.
2. Your raincoat is very colorful.
3. His work is worth appreciating.
Interrogative adjectives
These adjectives are used to ask questions.
Examples of interrogative adjectives used in sentences:
1. What book are you reading these days?
2. Which place do you come from?
3. Whose child is this?
Emphasizing adjectives
These adjectives are used to emphasize the noun.
Examples of emphasizing adjectives used in sentences:
1. This is the very shirt I was talking about.
2. I saw it with my own eyes.
Degree of comparison
There are three forms of degree – positive, comparative and superlative.
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Tall | Taller | Tallest |
| Small | Smaller | Smallest |
| Big | Bigger | Biggest |
| Hard | Harder | Hardest |
| Easy | Easier | Easiest |
| Beautiful | More beautiful | Most beautiful |
| Honest | More honest | Most honest |
| Good | Better | Best |
| Bad | Worse | Worst |
| Little | Less | Least |
| Many | More | Most |
| Old | Older | Oldest |
| Far | Farther | Farthest |
| In | Inner | Innermost |
| Up | Upper | Uppermost |
| Out | Outer | Outermost |
Formation of adjectives from nouns
| Noun | Adjective | Noun | Adjective |
| Adventure | Adventurous | Affection | Affectionate |
| Anger | Angry | Beauty | Beautiful |
| Brother | Brotherly | Center | Central |
| Fool | Foolish | Ease | Easy |
| East | Eastern | Essence | Essential |
| Face | Facial | Fault | Faulty |
| Fever | Feverish | Cheer | Cheerful |
| Child | Childish | Circle | Circular |
| France | French | Crime | Criminal |
| Oil | Oily | Passion | Passionate |
| Price | Precious | Silk | Silky |
| Question | Questionable | Comfort | Comfortable |
| Sun | Sunny | Thirst | Thirsty |
| Nation | National | Hero | Heroic |
| Machine | Mechanical | Navy | Naval |
| Ignorance | Ignorant | Greed | Greedy |