Using this learning material or ‘Programme’ you can learn the following four topics related to English grammar:

Adjectives: definition, meaning, types of adjectives

Degree of Comparisons: Positive Degree, Comparative Degree and Superlative Degree ,transformation of degrees

Change the Voice: Active voice, Passive voice, their rules applied in the different types of sentences

Direct-Indirect Speech:

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ADJECTIVES

You are familiar with the word Noun. Your name, your father’s name, your mother’s name, your friend’s name, all is the examples of noun. For e.g. Bhavika, Gunjan’ Riya Survesh, and Mayank these all are nouns. These all are names of particular boy & girl. These are Proper Nouns.

Asoka was a great king. In this sentence, the word ‘Asoka’ is a P--------------Noun.

Proper

2) You know that the words such as- girl, boy, school, pen, pencil, chair, table, and bottle are nouns. These nouns are used commonly to the members of that class. For e.g. pen

It may be red, blue, black, or ball or ink pen. If I say you, “give me a pen”.

You will give me any type of pen. It means that a pen is a common noun. Asoka was a great king. In this sentence Asoka is a proper noun& king is a c------- noun.

common

4 ) Examine the following sentences: This is a house. This is an old men house.Now answer the question: Whose house is it?

Old men

5) The sentence ‘This is a house.’ does not give any information about the noun house. But in second sentence word “old men” describes the house. We may say that the word, which describes the noun, is an --------------

adjective

6) Pick out the adjectives This is an interesting book.

These flowers are beautiful.

This is a drawing paper.

There is little time for preparation.

interesting

beautiful,

drawing

little

7) Examine the following sentences :Riya has cousins.

Riya has five cousins.

Answer the question: How many cousins have Riya?

Answer is -----------

five

8) The word “five” shows the number of cousins. It also describes the noun cousins. We may say that the word, which tells number of the nouns, is as an adjective. In the above sentence, Riya has five cousins. In this sentence the “five” is an ----------

adjective

9) Pick out the adjectives:I ate some rice. Sunday is the first day of the week. He ate two cutlets.

Her weight is 90 k.g.

some

first,

two

90

10) Examine the following sentences:Mayank does not like toy.

Mayank does not like that toy.

Which toy does Mayank not like?

Answer is --------------

that

11) Mayank does not like that toy. In this, sentence that points out which girl is meant.

We may say that the word, which point out the noun is as an adjective. In above sentence that is an -----------.

adjective

12)Thus, we may define: A word used with a noun to describe,

or to point out, the person or to tell the number or quantity, is called as an adjective.

13) Examine the following sentences:Survesh likes a cat.Survesh likes a pussycat.Now answer the question: Which cat does survesh like? Answer is -------------------------.

pussycat

14 ) Survesh likes a pussycat. In this example “pussy” is used for a

cat .Cat is an (animal / human)

animal

15) The word P ussy is used to describe the quality of a cat. So the word P ussy is known as an-----

adjective

16) Read the following sentence:Riya has five puppies. Answer the question: How many puppies

have Riya?Your answer is -------------

five

17 ) The word five tells the number of puppies. The word five is known as an ------

adjective

18)From above examples we may say that an adjective is used to describe ------------

( animal / inanimate)

animal

19) Examine the following sentences.Bhopal is a city.

Bhopal is a city of Lakes. Answer the question: What kind of city Bhopal is ?Answer is -----------------

Lakes

20) Read the following sentence. Bhopal is a City of Lakes. In this sentence

Bhopal is a (place/ animal)

place

21) Our school has visited five villages. In this sentence, Five shows the number of villages. It means it is used to tell the number

of noun village. Village is a ( place / animal)

place

We may say that the adjective is use to describe places.

22) Examine the following sentences.

He has little Intelligence. He has no sense.

Intelligence & Sense is NOUN OR PRONOUN.

NOUN

23) Beauty, sweetness, childhood, love, justice are nouns. They are the name of some qualities. Therefore, they have no material form. They cannot seen or touch. We can know of them only through our mind. These nouns are -----------------

ABSTRCT NOUNS

24) Intelligence& sense are --------------------- nouns.

ABSTRCT NOUNS

25) We may say that an adjective

is used to describe an

abstract noun.

26) Examine the following sentences:He has lost ALL his wealth.Bhavika ate NO bread.Underlined adjectives describe : (abstract/ material) nouns.

material

27) THUS, WE MAY DEFINIE: “A WORD USED

WITH NOUN TO DESCRIBE OR POINT OUT,

THE PERSON, ANIMAL, PLACE OR THING WHICH THE NOUN

NAMES OR TO TELL THE NUMBER IS CALLLED -- ---

-----------------. an adjective

28) Let us Examine following examples-A brave boy, An intelligent child, A poor man, An ink pen, A clever girl. A meritorious studentIn above sentence the words -brave, poor,

clever, intelligent, ink & meritorious are known as an -----------------

adjectives

29) If you ask the question ‘what kind of’?’ to the above examples, you will get the answer. For e.g. What kind of student is he? Answer is meritorious. It shows the quality of students.

30) Brave, poor, clever & ink show the quality of nouns. So these types of adjective are known as adjectives of Q------------Quali

ty

31) Let us Examine following examples:A large city , A metropolitan city , The beautiful garden , A crowded areaThese adjectives describe the quality of

(places / person).

places

32) In the above examples, adjectives such as beautiful, marvelous, muddy, crowded &dangerous describe the quality of places. Therefore, these adjectives are

adjectives of ---------Quality

33) Let us Examine following examples: BLACK belt , WHITE paper, CURLY hairs, FAIR complexionYou know that these CAPATALISED words are

adjectives. These adjectives describe things/person. (Choose the correct one)

things

34) In above example adjectives such as black, white, curly& fair describe the quality of things. So these adjectives are also called adjectives of ----------------- Qualit

y

35) THUS, WE MAY DEFINIE THAT ADJECTIVES OF QUALITY SHOW THE KIND OR QUALITY OF PERSONS OR THINGS OR PLACES. ADJECTIVES OF QUALITY ANSWER THE QUESTION “OF WHAT KIND?”

36) Let us Examine following examples:Radhika eats much sugar. How much sugar does Radhika eat?  37)Bhavika eats little sugar.How much sugar does Bhavika eat? 38)Madhulika eats some sugar.How much sugar does Madhulika eat? 39) Monika eats no sugar.How much sugar does Monika eat?

much

little

some

no

40) The words MUCH, LITTLE, SOME, NO, & ALL show the (quality of noun / quantity of noun.)

quality of noun

41) From above examples, we come to know that if we ask the question ‘HOW MUCH’ to the noun & if we get the answer than it is a (quantitative/ qualitative) adjective.

quantitative

42) THUS, WE MAY DEFINE THAT QUANTITATIVE ADJECTIVE SHOWS

Q----------- OF A THINGQUANTITY

43) Read the following sentences:Sushi ate some RICE Prachi ate no BREAD. Rushi has lost all his WEALTH.CAPATALISED nouns are

singular / plural.

singular

44)Rice, bread ,wealth & sugar are known as ( material noun / non material noun)

material noun

45) Examine following examples:Rushi showed much PATIENCE. Ruchi has little INTELLIGENCE. Capitalized nouns are called (abstract nouns/material nouns.)

abstract nouns

46) Thus, we can conclude : a) Adjectives of quantity follow by

(singular/plural) nouns. b) Adjectives of quantity follow by

(material / non-material) nouns. c) Adjectives of quantity follow by

(abstract/ proper) nouns.

singular

material

abstract

47) Now read the following sentence and PICK OUT THE ADJECTIVE and write whether they are QUALITATIVE or QUANTITATIVE adjective:

a) This is a difficult problem. b) She was the former prime minister.c) There are not enough sugar. d) Are there any mango trees in this garden? e) Some boys are clever.

1) difficult –qualitative 2) former- qualitative 3) enough-quantitative 4)any - quantitative 5) some- quantitative, clever – qualitative

48) Examine following examples:The hand has FIVE fingers. Abijeet sings TWO songs.The adjectives five, two, show

(number/quantity.)

number

It is morning now, & the train takes TWELVE hours to arrive in Bhopal.

Amar works SEVEN hours a day. The adjectives twelve, seven show (number/quantity.)

number

50) Read the following sentences and write the answers .

a))The hand has five fingers. How many fingers does hand has? b)Abhijeet sings two songs. How many songs does Abhijeet sing?  c)It is morning now, & the train takes twelve

hours to arrive in Bhopal. How many hours does train take to arrive?  d)Amar works seven hours a day.How many hours does Amar work?

five

two

twelve

seven

51) You know that adjective FIVE, TWO, TWELVE &, SEVEN, shows number. So these adjectives are known as adjective of N---------.

  52) Adjective of Number gives the answer of

the question :

Number

How many

53) Look at the following sentences:Abdul won the SECOND prize.My uncle lives in the NEXT house.

CAPITALISED words show the position or order of things in a series. 

The words first, second, third, next, etc... Are known as ---------------- adjectives

Numerical

54) Read the following sentences. All men are mortal. SEVERAL students came. SOME children die in there childhood.These capitalized words are also called -----------

adjective. 

Numerical

55) They show number of people. However, it is not show an exact figure but give the answer of ‘how many?’ therefore these words are called NUMARICAL ADJECTIVES.

56) Read the following sentences and state type of adjectives.

i) I ate some rice. (Adjective of Quantity / Adjective of Number)

ii) Some boys are clever. (Adjective of

Quantity / Adjective of Number) -iii) He has lost all his wealth. (Adjective

of Quantity / Adjective of Number) iv) All men must die. (Adjective of Quantity

/ Adjective of Number)

Adjective of Quantity

Adjective of Number

Adjective of Quantity

Adjective of Number

57) Read the following sentences. THIS boy stood first in our class. THAT tree is a Christmas tree.Look at this underline words ‘This &that’.

This & That point out which person or thing is meant.

 

58) Read the following sentences. THESE trees are useful for medicine. THOSE boys must be punished. The words THESE & THOSE also point out

which person or thing is meant. Synonymous for ‘pointing out’ is ‘Demonstrative.’

59) From above examples, you may understand that --------, --------, --------&------- pointed the noun exactly.

This, that, these

those

60) Thus, you may define, when a person or a thing is point out exactly, the adjective is called Definite D-----------------Demonstra

tive

61).He repeated SAME thing two or three times. In above sentences ‘SAME’, used to point out thing

but this word do not point out exact person or thing. Therefore, this adjective is Indefinite D-----------------

b) He gave me the choice of CERTAIN books. In above sentences ‘CERTAIN’, used to point out

noun but this word do not point out exact person or thing. Therefore, this adjective is Indefinite D-----------------

   c) SUCH a man should be admired. In above sentences ‘SUCH’, used to point out noun

but this word do not point out exact person or thing. Therefore, this adjective is Indefinite -------------------

 

Demonstrative

Demonstrative

Demonstrative

62) From above examples, you understand that there are two types of Demonstrative adjectives.

They are 1) ------------ 2) ------------------

Definite Demonstrative,

Indefinite demonstrative

63) Choose the correct alternative a) This is a book. (DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE or

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN b)This book is mine. (DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE or

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN)c) This is a girl. (DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE or

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN

d) This girl is very smart. (DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE or

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN 

1) DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN2) DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE3)DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN4)DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE

64) Read the following sentencesWhich FLOWER do you like best? What TIME is it? Whose SHIRT is this?CAPITALIZED words are Noun/ Adjective

Noun

65) WHICH, WHAT & WHOSE are Interrogative words. These words are use before noun to make inquiry about noun. When these words are used before noun to ask question is known as an I------------------- adjective. Interrogati

ve

66) a) Read the following sentences carefully and state is it an Interrogative adjective?

What time is it? (yes/No)

Which is your pen? (yes/No)

Which pen do you prefer? (yes/No) 

yes

No

yes

67) Pick out adjective in the following sentence & write their type.

a) All the teachers are wise. b) We are three brothers.c) What factors make small children watch T.V.

ads?d) There is not much milk left in the pot. e) Thank you for your warm welcome. f) These mangoes are sweet.

a) All - Numerical adjective, b) b) three –Numerical adjective c) What –Interrogative adjective, small -

Qualitative ,T.V.- Qualitative d) much – Quantitative, e) warm- Qualitative ,f) These - Demonstrative