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1. Kinds of Adjective: There are Seven kinds of adjective. Possessive adjective Demonstrative adjective Qualitative Adjective Demonstrative Adjective Interrogative Adjective Possessive Adjective Numeral Adjective Quantitative Adjective Proper Adjective   1. Qualitative Adjective An adjective that shows the quality of a person, place or thing is called Qualitative Adjective. Ex: Ali is a kind boy. Peshawar is hot . She is beautiful . Kabul is a beautiful city. I am a fast driver. He is a funny boy 1

2. PO SSESSIVE ADJECTIVES Also called possessive determiners. We use possessive adjectives to talk about possession, ownership and relationships. Or we use possessive adjectives: To show that something belongs to someone. To show relations or relationships between people. To talk about parts of body. STRUCTURE : POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES + NOUN Possessive adjectives are seven in number: My, Our, Your, Their, His, Her and Its. Possessive adjectives are always used before noun .

3. EXAMPLES: This is my house . Our exam starts on Monday. Behishta likes your computer . I think his dog has eaten my sandwich. Seeta sings so beautifully. Her voice is strong and clear. Hira and Lila are sisters. Their father is a doctor. This plant is about to die. Its leaves are drooping. Afghanistan is a country. Its people are very. NOTE: Its VS It's Be careful not to confuse  its  and  it's . Its  = The possessive adjective for  It . It's  = a contraction of  it is .

4. DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE Demonstrative adjectives point out or indicate people, places and things near and far from the speaker or show the relative distance between the speaker to the noun. Demonstrative adjectives are five: this, that, these, those and such. Demonstrative Adjective + Noun or Indefinite Pronoun (one/ones) This and that are singular; these and those are plural. This, these and such; indicate near. T hat and these; indicate far. EXAMPLES: This car is very expensive. These books are interesting. That watch looks really expensive. Those boys live in the dormitory. Such pen costs $10. I bought two bracelets. This one is made in China and that one is made in Iran. I don’t like this book . Can I read that one you have instead. Nadia doesn’t want these shoes because she wants those ones .

5. PROPER ADJECTIVES Proper adjective is an adjective which is derived or taken from proper noun. It refers to a specific or unique person, place and thing. Proper adjectives include words for nationalities, languages, and ethnicities Proper adjectives must always be capitalized in any part of the sentence.

6. EXAMPLES FOR PROPER ADJECTIVES

7. 3. Interrogative Adjective An adjective that is used to ask questions is called Interrogative Adjective. Whose What + Noun Which Ex: Whose pen is this? What colors do you like? Which class do you read in?   4. Possessive Adjective An adjective that is used to show ownership or relationship is called Possessive Adjective. My Our Your His + Noun Her Its Their 7

8. 2. Demonstrative Adjective An adjective that points out a near or far person (s), place (s) or thing (s) is called Demonstrative Adjective. This That These + Noun Those Ex: This car is expensive. These classrooms are so small. Those chairs are new. That book is boring. 8

9. Ex: It is my marker. It is her marker. Ali is his brother. I like its color. I like our class. My name is Ahmad. 5. Numeral Adjective An adjective that is used to show “How Many” person or thing we mean is called Numerical Adjective.   Kinds of Numeral Adjective Definite Numeral Adjective Denotes a specific number. Cardinal Numeral Adjective One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine etc. Ex: I have two markers. I have three brothers. 9

10. Ordinal Numeral Adjective First, second, third, fourth etc. Ex: Ali got first position. Ahmad got second prize.   Indefinite Numeral Adjective Doesn’t show any exact number and most often it is followed by plural noun. Some Any Many Few A few + Plural Count Noun A lot of Lots of Several More 10

11. Ex: I have a few markers. I have few markers. We have lots of students in KELC. We have a lot of students in KELC. We have some questions. Do you have any brothers?   11

12. 6. Quantitative Adjective An adjective that is used to show quantity or “ How Much ” of something is meant is called Quantitative Adjective. Some Any Lots of A lot of Much + Non – count noun Little A little More Ex: Do you have any coffee? You have some experience. We have a lot of water. She eats lots of money. She spends a lot of money. I have much knowledge. She has little sugar. You have more information. 12

13. 7. Proper Adjective: An adjective that is derived from a proper noun to show nationality or origin is called Proper Adjective. Ex: Ali is American . She is a Pakistani lady. We are Afghan . She is an Indian singer. I have a Swiss citizenship.   2. Degrees of Adjective There are Three Degrees of an adjective: 1. Simple Degree There is no comparison only quality of a person, place or thing is discussed. Ex: She is beautiful . Peshawar is hot . My car is new . 13