English Adjectives

Adjectives

Date- 21.06.21

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Date- 23.06.21

Explanation of Adjectives of Quantity, quality and Reflexive Adjectives.

Date- 26.06.21

Textual exercise

1.	Identify the adjectives in the following sentences and state their kind.
a)	This house has been decorated by the designer. This - demonstrative adjective
b)	Their company invited the Japanese delegation for a meeting. Their - possessive adjective; Japanese - proper adjective
c)	Give the tired dog some food. tired - adjective of Quality ; some – adjective of quantity
d)	Thirty passengers are going to fly on this aircraft. Thirty – adjective of number; this- demonstrative adjective
e)	What information did the manager ask for? What – interrogative adjective

2.	Match the following words to form compound adjectives and use them in sentences given below. One has been done for you.
	A		B	Answers
a.	part	i.	dotted	part-time
b.	easy	ii.	going	easy-going
c.	time	iii.	most	time-bound
d.	southern	iv.	time	southern-most
e.	polka	v.	bound	polka-dotted

a. Mini works as a cashier at LB Bakers. part-time

b. He is an person and wasn’t offended by your remarks. easy-going

c. This is a

d. Antarctica is the

project. It has a penalty clause. time-bound continent on earth. southern-most

e. Her pink silk scarf is beautiful. polka-dotted

Rearrange the following words and phrases into meaningful sentences. One has been done for you.

a.	The soldier continued fighting even after he was wounded. (courage) courageous
c.	She applied the mixture on the man’s wound. (herb, sleep) herbal, sleeping
d.	This is her place to sit. She is a very woman. (prefer, fuss) preferred, fussy
e.	Mr Patel bought a table from the man known for furniture (wood, carve) wooden, carved
f.	She is a person. We can ask her to keep the papers. (depend, confidence) dependable, confidential

	Degrees of Comparison
1.	Fill in the blanks with the correct degree of the adjective
		Positive	Comparative	Superlative
	a.	subtle	subtler/more subtle	subtlest/most subtle
	b.	common	more common	most common
	c.	pleasant	more pleasant	most pleasant
	d.	simple	simpler	simplest
	e.	sure	less sure	least sure
	f.	likely	likelier/more likely	likeliest/most likely
	g.	polite	politer	politest
	h.	civilized	more civilized	most civilized
	i.	industrious	more industrious	most industrious

	j.	nutritious	more nutritious	most nutritious
	k.	dry	drier	driest
	l.	merry	merrier	merriest
	m.	healthy	healthier	healthiest
	n.	cozy	cozier	coziest
	o.	weird	weirder	weirdest

2.	Rewrite the sentences using the words in the brackets. Take care that the meaning of the sentence doesn’t change.
a.	Panchmarhi is the highest place in Madhya Pradesh. (high) No other place is as high as Panchmarhi in Madhya Pradesh.
b.	Few poets are considered as great as Meera Bai. (greater) Meera Bai is greater than many other poets.
c.	Europe is bigger than any other continent in the world. (biggest) Europe is the biggest continent in the world.
d.	This is one of the best books I have read. (better) This book is better than many other books I have read.
e.	It is a strong rope. (stronger) This rope is stronger than other ropes.

Order of Adjectives

1 Arrange the adjectives in right order in the following sentences

We have been saving up to buy a flat in that building. (bedroom, deluxe, three) three, bedroom, deluxe

b.	I treated my friends to some ice cream this Sunday. (new, delicious, double-flavoured) new double, flavoured, delicious
c.	That vase is a priceless antique. (ceramic, large, blue, round) large, round, blue, ceramic
d.	The calendar (lunar, Arab, ancient) ancient, Arab, lunar is more precise than the calendar. (Gregorian, contemporary, English) contemporary, English, Gregorian
e.	Please do not use the container to store any liquids. (greyish, old, aluminium) greyish, old, aluminium

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