Adjective and Its Types

An adjective is a word that describes or gives more information about a noun or pronoun.

Examples:

• She is a beautiful girl.
• He has a new car.
• I saw three birds.
• This book is interesting.

Types of Adjectives

TypeMeaningExamples1. Adjective of QualityDescribes the quality or characteristic of a nouna beautiful flower, a clever boy2. Adjective of QuantityShows how much of somethingsome water, much money3. Adjective of NumberShows how many or the order of thingsthree boys, first prize4. Demonstrative AdjectivePoints out a particular nounthis book, those houses5. Possessive AdjectiveShows possession or ownershipmy pen, her bag6. Interrogative AdjectiveUsed with a noun to ask a questionwhich book? what subject?7. Distributive AdjectiveRefers to persons or things individuallyeach student, every child8. Proper AdjectiveDerived from a proper nounPakistani culture, English literature9. Exclamatory AdjectiveUsed with a noun in an exc