RAPIDEX ENGLISH SPEAKING COURSE GRAMMAR – 19 – ADJECTIVE – INTRODUCTION – PART-1

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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:

1. She has a _____ cat. (color)
2. There are _____ apples in the basket. (quantity)
3. I met a _____ man yesterday. (quality)
4. Do you like _____ chocolates? (demonstrative)
5. 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?

RAPIDEX ENGLISH SPEAKING COURSE GRAMMAR – 19 – ADJECTIVE – INTRODUCTION – PART-1

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RAPIDEX ENGLISH SPEAKING COURSE – GRAMMAR – 19

Adjectives – Introduction (Part-1)

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What is an Adjective? (Adjective क्या होता है?)

Adjective वह शब्द होता है जो किसी noun या pronoun की विशेषता बताता है।

Definition in English:
An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Examples:

Kinds of Adjectives (Adjectives के प्रकार)

1. Adjective of Quality (गुण बताने वाला)
   • e.g., honest, brave, large, small
   • She is a kind girl.
2. Adjective of Quantity (मात्रा बताने वाला)
   • e.g., some, little, much, enough
   • He has enough money.
3. Adjective of Number (संख्या बताने वाला)
   • e.g., one, two, first, several, all
   • I have two pens.
4. Demonstrative Adjective (संकेतवाचक)
   • e.g., this, that, these, those
   • I like this book.
5. Interrogative Adjective (प्रश्नवाचक)
   • e.g., which, what, whose
   • Which subject do you like?
6. Possessive Adjective (अधिकार बताने वाला)
   • e.g., my, your, their, his, her
   • This is my bag.

Position of Adjectives (Adjective कहां आता है?)

Usually, an adjective comes before a noun:

• A beautiful painting
• A tall building

Sometimes, it comes after a linking verb (like: is, am, are, was):

• The sky is blue.
• He seems happy.

Why Learn Adjectives?

Adjectives help to:

• Describe people, places, or things better
• Make sentences more expressive and meaningful
• Help in fluency of spoken and written English

Practice Time:

Fill in the blanks with suitable adjectives:

1. She is a ______ girl. (kind / running / slowly)
2. They have ______ books. (many / fast / red)
3. This is ______ house. (my / me / mine)
4. ______ pen is yours? (What / Which / How)

Answers:

1. kind
2. many
3. my
4. Which

Coming Next in Part-2:

• Degrees of Comparison (Positive, Comparative, Superlative)
• More practice exercises
• Use of multiple adjectives

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