RAPIDEX ENGLISH SPEAKING COURSE GRAMMAR – 19 – ADJECTIVE – INTRODUCTION – PART-1
RAPIDEX ENGLISH SPEAKING COURSE GRAMMAR – 19 – ADJECTIVE – INTRODUCTION – PART-1
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Rapidex English Speaking Course
Grammar – 19: Adjective – Introduction (Part-1)
What is an Adjective?
An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. It gives more information about the quality, quantity, size, shape, color, origin, or nature of the noun.
Examples of Adjectives:
- Quality (गुण): Beautiful, Smart, Honest
- She is a beautiful girl. (वह एक सुंदर लड़की है।)
- Size (आकार): Big, Small, Tall
- He lives in a big house. (वह एक बड़े घर में रहता है।)
- Shape (आकृति): Round, Square, Oval
- This is a round table. (यह एक गोल मेज है।)
- Color (रंग): Red, Blue, Green
- She wore a red dress. (उसने लाल रंग की ड्रेस पहनी थी।)
- Origin (मूल): Indian, American, French
- He likes Indian food. (उसे भारतीय खाना पसंद है।)
- Quantity (मात्रा): Some, Many, Few
- I have many friends. (मेरे कई दोस्त हैं।)
- Opinion (राय): Good, Bad, Excellent
- It was an excellent movie. (यह एक शानदार फिल्म थी।)
Types of Adjectives
Descriptive Adjectives – Show quality (e.g., happy, brave, soft)
Quantitative Adjectives – Show amount (e.g., some, many, few)
Demonstrative Adjectives – Point out specific things (e.g., this, that, these, those)
Possessive Adjectives – Show possession (e.g., my, your, his, her)
Interrogative Adjectives – Used in questions (e.g., which, what, whose)
Comparative & Superlative Adjectives – Used for comparison (e.g., taller, tallest)
Examples in Sentences
Descriptive: She has a beautiful voice.
Quantitative: I have three pens.
Demonstrative: This book is mine.
Possessive: My brother is a doctor.
Interrogative: Which dress do you like?
Comparative: She is taller than her sister.
Exercise
Fill in the blanks with suitable adjectives:
- She has a _____ cat. (color)
- There are _____ apples in the basket. (quantity)
- I met a _____ man yesterday. (quality)
- Do you like _____ chocolates? (demonstrative)
- This is the _____ movie I have ever watched. (superlative)
(Answers: 1. black, 2. many, 3. kind, 4. these, 5. best)
Conclusion
An adjective modifies a noun and provides more details.
There are different types of adjectives, including descriptive, quantitative, demonstrative, possessive, etc.
Adjectives make sentences more descriptive and meaningful.
Would you like to learn about Comparative and Superlative Adjectives in the next part?