PPT: Adjectives | English Grammar Basic - Class 10 PDF Download

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Adjectives are words that describe nouns.
Adjectives answer such questions as: 
What kind? Which one? How many?
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Adjectives are words that describe nouns.
Adjectives answer such questions as: 
What kind? Which one? How many?
Adjectives can be used to describe:
Colour
e.g. blue, red, 
green, brown, 
purple, yellow, 
black.
Opinion
e.g. good, pretty, 
right, wrong, 
funny, light, happy.
Size
e.g. big, small, 
long, short.
Age
e.g. Old, young
Shape
e.g. round, 
triangle, 
rectangular, 
square, oval.
Origin
e.g. German, 
Malaysia
Material
e.g. glass, metal.
Distance
e.g. long, short, 
near, far 
Temperature
e.g. cold, warm, 
hot, cool
Time
e.g. late, early.
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Adjectives are words that describe nouns.
Adjectives answer such questions as: 
What kind? Which one? How many?
Adjectives can be used to describe:
Colour
e.g. blue, red, 
green, brown, 
purple, yellow, 
black.
Opinion
e.g. good, pretty, 
right, wrong, 
funny, light, happy.
Size
e.g. big, small, 
long, short.
Age
e.g. Old, young
Shape
e.g. round, 
triangle, 
rectangular, 
square, oval.
Origin
e.g. German, 
Malaysia
Material
e.g. glass, metal.
Distance
e.g. long, short, 
near, far 
Temperature
e.g. cold, warm, 
hot, cool
Time
e.g. late, early.
Types of 
Adjectives
1. Qualitative 
/ Descriptive 
Adjective 
2. 
Quantitative 
Adjective
3. 
Demonstrative 
Adjective
4. Possessive 
Adjective
5. 
Interrogative 
Adjective
6. Distributive 
Adjective 
7. Compound 
Adjective
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Adjectives are words that describe nouns.
Adjectives answer such questions as: 
What kind? Which one? How many?
Adjectives can be used to describe:
Colour
e.g. blue, red, 
green, brown, 
purple, yellow, 
black.
Opinion
e.g. good, pretty, 
right, wrong, 
funny, light, happy.
Size
e.g. big, small, 
long, short.
Age
e.g. Old, young
Shape
e.g. round, 
triangle, 
rectangular, 
square, oval.
Origin
e.g. German, 
Malaysia
Material
e.g. glass, metal.
Distance
e.g. long, short, 
near, far 
Temperature
e.g. cold, warm, 
hot, cool
Time
e.g. late, early.
Types of 
Adjectives
1. Qualitative 
/ Descriptive 
Adjective 
2. 
Quantitative 
Adjective
3. 
Demonstrative 
Adjective
4. Possessive 
Adjective
5. 
Interrogative 
Adjective
6. Distributive 
Adjective 
7. Compound 
Adjective
1. Qualitative / Descriptive Adjectives 
1. Thetall girl is my classmate.
2. The students achieved excellent
results.
To describe the quality of a person 
or thing, for example, its size, 
general description (physical), age, 
shape, colour, material, origin and 
purpose.
Examples: tall, excellent, slim, 
young, square, plastic
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Adjectives are words that describe nouns.
Adjectives answer such questions as: 
What kind? Which one? How many?
Adjectives can be used to describe:
Colour
e.g. blue, red, 
green, brown, 
purple, yellow, 
black.
Opinion
e.g. good, pretty, 
right, wrong, 
funny, light, happy.
Size
e.g. big, small, 
long, short.
Age
e.g. Old, young
Shape
e.g. round, 
triangle, 
rectangular, 
square, oval.
Origin
e.g. German, 
Malaysia
Material
e.g. glass, metal.
Distance
e.g. long, short, 
near, far 
Temperature
e.g. cold, warm, 
hot, cool
Time
e.g. late, early.
Types of 
Adjectives
1. Qualitative 
/ Descriptive 
Adjective 
2. 
Quantitative 
Adjective
3. 
Demonstrative 
Adjective
4. Possessive 
Adjective
5. 
Interrogative 
Adjective
6. Distributive 
Adjective 
7. Compound 
Adjective
1. Qualitative / Descriptive Adjectives 
1. Thetall girl is my classmate.
2. The students achieved excellent
results.
To describe the quality of a person 
or thing, for example, its size, 
general description (physical), age, 
shape, colour, material, origin and 
purpose.
Examples: tall, excellent, slim, 
young, square, plastic
2. Quantitative Adjectives
1. She found many pens under the table.
2. There wasno milk in the jug.
3. There arethirtyseven students in this class.
To indicate the number or amount 
of things
Examples: some, much, little, 
enough, all , no, any, whole, 
several