Definition:
An Adjective is a word that describes a noun or noun phrase or pronoun and adds something to the meaning.
(Adjective means added to.)
Adjectives can:
- transform nouns and pronouns
- act as complements
- ask questions
- answer questions
- show ownership
- state which noun you’re talking about
- compare nouns
- describe states of being
| S. No. |
Adjective Examples |
Adjective Used in a Sentence |
| 1 | clever | Jenny is a clever girl. |
| 2 | little | There is little time for training. |
| 3 | Five | He has given me five mangoes. |
| 4 | lazy | The lazy girl was penalized by his tutor. |
| 5 | quite | I am quite healthy. |
| 6 | large | Beijing is a large city. |
| 7 | honest | He is an honest man. |
| 8 | beautiful | Tom bought her a beautiful dress on her birthday. |
| 9 | aggressive | Benn is an aggressive boy. |
| 10 | ashamed | His father is ashamed of his actions. |
| 11 | meaningless | He composes meaningless letters. |
| 12 | nicer | This saloon is much nicer. |
Types of Adjectives with Example Sentences:
In English Grammar, there are 8 types of Adjectives, that are explained with example sentences in the below section.
1) Descriptive Adjective:
Adjectives of Quality or Descriptive Adjectives refer to the type of quality of a noun. e.g. Beautiful, large, big, small, younger etc.
- The foolish old dog tried to snatch the piece of meat.
- We loved a peaceful evening.
- He is such a competent banker.
- The silly fox moved around in the filthy sludge for an hour.
- Jenny is my younger brother.
2) Numeral Adjective:
Numeral Adjectives or Adjectives of number indicate how many nouns are meant. This adjective denotes numeral value. e.g. Eight, few, whole, second, some etc.
Example Sentences:
- Few people like black coffee.
- The carriage was dragged by a team of six.
- I have 20 Dollars in my pocket.
- They have three teenagers in their family.
- They should have finished the whole assignment.
3) Distributive Adjectives:
Distributive adjectives, such as any, every, each, either, and neither, transform each member of a group correspondingly.
Example Sentences:
- Did any of them do their project?
- Each guest expected a good dinner at the end of the party.
- Either jumper will suit with those chinos.
- He bought every purse in that mall.
- Neither registrar called me back to sign.
4) Demonstrative Adjective:
Demonstrative Adjectives refer to the person or thing that is meant, e.g. This, that, these, those, such, etc.
Example Sentences:
- This boy is elder than Mary.
- Would you mind riding this bicycle?
- That car was modified as a sports car.
- I don’t want to listen to these
- Those flowers are lovely.
Adjective with its types with example sentences
5) Interrogative Adjectives:
What, which, what, and whose, when they are mostly used with nouns to ask questions directly, are called Interrogative Adjectives.
Example Sentences:
- Whose guide is this?
- Which mobile phone do you use since last year?
- What color did you paint the bungalow?
- Which top did you select to wear at the party?
- Whose property are we buying?
6) Possessive Adjectives:
Possessive adjectives are used to express ownership or possess something. This is used before a noun. e.g. Own, my, our etc.
Example Sentences:
- She is her own master.
- Is that their Audi?
- Is this your hamburger?
- I was searching for my books.
- Tom began to build his new house.
7) Proper Adjectives:
Adjectives made from proper nouns are simply called Proper Adjectives. e.g. British, Chinese, Jurassic, etc.
Example Sentences:
- The British delegation reached last morning.
- I love Japanese food to eat.
- He went to a Shakespearean commemoration.
- When will the Christmas holidays get started?
- These remains are from the Jurassic era.
8) Compound Adjectives:
When multiple words are joined together to make one word modify a noun using a hyphen then a Compound adjective is made.
Note: They are normally hyphenated, but not every time.
Example Sentences:
- They will take a five-hour cruise.
- I am searching for a full-time job from 9-5.
- This is a foolproof plan and it will never fail.
- They borrowed some fat-free cheese from a neighbor.
- He is a warm-blooded man.
Adjective with its types with example sentences
