ADJECTIVES
1.
Proper Adjective
·
An Indonesian
pilgrim
·
The English
language
·
The Turkish
Empire
·
The Indian
Plains
·
The Javanese
cuisine
·
The Jewish
religion
a. Addition
–n
Noun
|
Adjective
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Austria
|
Austrian
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Australia
|
Australian
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Indonesia
|
Indonesian
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Russia
|
Russian
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Korea
|
Korean
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America
|
American
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Africa
|
African
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b. Addition
–an
Noun
|
Adjective
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Europe
|
European
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Fiji
|
Fijian
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Troy
|
Troyan
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Elizabeth
|
Elizabethan
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c. Addition
–ian
Noun
|
Adjective
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Christ
|
Christian
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Mongol
|
Mongolian
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Brazil
|
Brazilian
|
Paris
|
Parisian
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d. Omission
–es or –y and addition –ian
Noun
|
Adjective
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Shakespeare
|
Shakespearean
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Aristotle
|
Aristotelian
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Italy
|
Italian
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Hungary
|
Hungarian
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2.
Descriptive Adjectives
·
A brave girl
·
A beautiful women
·
A sick dog
·
A black horse
·
A new book
·
An industrious student
·
A round table
·
A careful workman
·
A tame cat
·
A wild animal
3.
Quantitative Adjectives
·
She eat much bread
·
She eat little bread
·
She eat some bread
·
She didn’t eat any bread
·
She eat enough bread
·
She eat sufficient bread
·
She eat the whole bread
·
A
half
holiday is better than none
4.
Numeral Adjectives
a. Definite
Numerals
1. Cardinals
·
One
·
Two
·
Three
·
Four
·
Fine
·
Ten
·
Hundred
2. Ordinals
·
First
·
Second
·
Third
·
Fourth
·
Fifth
·
Sixth
·
Tenth
·
Hundredth
3. Multiplicative
·
One only, single
· Twofold, double, duple
·
Threefold, treble, triple
·
Fourfold, quadruple
· Five-fold, quintuple
·
Sixfold, sextuplet
· Seven-fold, septuple
· Eight-fold, octouple
· Nine-fold , nonuple
·
Tenfold, decuple
·
Hundredfold, centuple
b. Indefinite
Numerals
·
All
men are mortal
·
Some
men die young
·
Fifteen men will be enough
·
No
men were present
·
Many
men are poor
·
Few
men are rich
·
Several
men came
·
Sundry
men went away
5. Demonstrative
Adjectives
Definite
|
||
Single
|
Plural
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Examples
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The
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The
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The
cat is eating
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This
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These
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This
is my pen
These
eyes saw the dead
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That
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Those
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Look
at that dog across the street
Those
birds are flying
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Yon,
yonder
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Yon,
yonder
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Such
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Such
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Such
cuisine as we get here doesn’t suit me
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The
same
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The
same
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You
told her to come here as soon as possible, and I gave her the same answer
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Self-same
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Self-same
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You
ordered her to come here quickly and I gave her the self-same answer
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The
other
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The
other
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Two
women shall be grinding at the mill, the one shall be taken and the other
left.
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Indefinite
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||
Single
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Plural
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Examples
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A,
an
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-
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A
girl should be strong
An
apple is sweet
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One
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Any
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She
came one day to see me
Any
book will do
|
Any
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Any
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You
may take any books that you like
|
A
certain
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Certain
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You
look certain to win this competition
|
Such
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Such
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You
are such a kind man
|
Some
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Some
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Some
man called here this morning
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Another
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Other
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I
have read another book
I
have read other book
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Any
other
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Any
other
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I
haveb’t seen any other man today
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6.Distributive
Adjectives
a. Each
·
The two students had each a pen
·
The two men had each a gun
b. Every
·
Every man (out of the fifteen present) had
a gun
·
I fell hungry every five hours
·
She was attacked with fever every two
days
c. Either
·
You can take either side, that is one
side or the other
·
The river overflowed on either side,
that is on both sides
d. Neither
·
You should take neither side, that is
neither this side nor that neither the one side nor the other
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