Adjectives | English Grammar for Class 9 PDF Download

Adjective is a word that expresses an attribute of something or it is a word class that qualifies nouns. It describes or modifies a noun in a sentence. Some of the examples given below. The adjectives are given in bold letters.

Examples of Adjective in a Sentence

• Ram is a tall boy. 
• Seeta is a beautiful girl. 
• She loves to wear ravishing countries.
• I love money-making people. (Example of Composite Adjective)
• They want to search for white-collar job.
• We have bought white sugar from the market.
• She left an indelible print on my mind.

Degrees of Adjectives

Every adjective can be classified into three degrees. These are as follow.

• Positive Degree
• Comparative Degree
• Superlative Degree

Given below are the examples of positive, comparative and superlative degrees.

Compound Adjectives

A compound adjective is an adjective that is made up of multiple words. The words are usually connected by a hyphen when used as an adjective. Words like Down-to-earth, Half-Baked, Over-Cooked and are some of the examples of compound adjectives.

Some more examples of Compound Adjectives:

• Rahul is a part-time employee of this company.
• He was an open-minded person therefore he succeeded.
• The movie shows a cold-blooded murder.
• She was a well-behaved girl yet she was disrespected by her teacher in the class.
• Pankaj has made up his mind to marry a fun-loving girl.
• They found a happy-go-lucky partner for their business.
• We should beware of green-eyed-monster.
• Our narrow-minded approach can put us in hot water anytime.