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Adjectives : Classification(2)

3. Adjectives of Number:-

These are also known as Numeral Adjectives and indicate how many persons or things are meant or in what order.

1. There were twenty bedrooms in the palace.

2. There are few books here.

3. This is the first bell.

Note:- Adjectives of Number answer the question: How many?

Some adjectives of number are indefinite. Adjectives point out which person, thing or idea is mentioned.

1. Those men are doctors.

2. This house is large.

4. Demonstrative Adjectives:-

Demonstrative adjectives are also used as Demonstrative pronouns, but then they stand alone.

1. This is a large house.

2. This is a giraffe.

Note:- Demonstrative Adjectives answer the question: Which?

5. Distributive Adjectives:-

These indicate each one of two or more persons or things taken separately or in separate groups. The four words of this category are each, every, either and neither.

1. Every boy has passed.

2. Each girl should sing.

3. Each book is good.

Of the four distributive Adjectives, each, either and neither are also used as Distributive Pronouns.

1. Each of the girls should sing.

2. Either of the books is good.

6. Interrogative Adjectives:-

These adjectives are used with nouns to ask questions. The three words of this category are what, which and whose.

1. What price did they ask for the book?

2. Which room do you want?

We have seen that, what, which and whose are used as pronouns also.

1. What is the price of the book?

2. Which do you want?

7. Possessive Adjectives:-

These adjectives indicate possession, authorship, relationship, etc

1. This is my country.

2. Did you listen to his song?

3. That is their father.

We have already seen the difference between possessive Adjectives and Possessive Pronouns.

1. His is the best idea.

2. Yours is silver.

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