ADJECTIVE :---
An
Adjective is a word which qualifies or describes a Noun or Pronoun.
e.g.:-- clever,
lazy, good,
four, rich etc.
* Seema is a clever girl.
* Ram lives in a big house.
* He is rich.
In the above sentences :--
*
' clever ' qualifies ' girl
',
* ' big ' qualifies ' house ', and
*
' rich ' qualifies 'he' .
Note:--
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* Adjective means 'added to'.
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* Adjective means 'added to'.
* An Adjective is a word used with a noun to add something for its meaning.
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Uses of Adjective:--
(a) Attributive use:-- When the adjective is placed just before the noun it qualifies, it is said to be Attributive
use.
e.g.:--
* Good people are sincere to their duty.
* Good people are sincere to their duty.
(b) Predicative use :-- When the Adjective is used in the predicate part or the sentence having no noun after it, it is said to be Predicative use.
e.g.:--
* Harish is healthy.
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EXAMPLES OF ADJECTIVE :---
Red, blue, green, black, ugly, colourful, colourless, strong, weak,
weaker, low, higher, ten, fifty, some, few, many, French, Indian, able, large,
small, easy, sad, happy, fatter, courageous, beautiful, poor, wealthy, old,
young, upper, hot, cold, warm, wise, later, latter, nearest, next, older,
elder, latest, last, farther, further, golden, silken, foolish, boyish,
troublesome, shameless, dirty, clean, white, whitish, whole,honest, any, each,
either, enough etc.
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IDENTIFICATION
OF ADJECTIVE :--
If a
word is an adjective:
1.
It can be used before a noun.
2.
It can take the comparative ending er.
3.
It can take the superlative ending est.
4.
It can follow the verb seems.
Example--Is the word 'strong'
is an adjective ?
Adjective:
1. It can be used before a
noun : strong man
2. It can take the ending
er: stronger
3. It can take the ending est:
The man is the strongestest in the county.
4. It can follow the verb
seems: The man seems strong...
The answer to all these is
'yes'. The word strong is an adjective.
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