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Adjective

An adjective is a word that qualifies or adds something to the meaning of a noun.

Examples:

1. Anne is a good girl. (Girl of what kind?)
2. I gave him four pencils. (How many pencils?)
3. We do not like that food. (Which food?)

In Example 1, good tells what kind of girl Anne is.

In Example 2, four tells how many pencils I gave him.

In Example 3, that points out which food is meant.

Some Facts About Adjective And Their Uses:

There are two ways in which adjectives can be used - attributively and predicatively. When an adjective is used before the noun then its is Attributive, but when used after the noun or pronoun, it is Predicative.

Examples:

1. This is a sweet mango. (Attributive)
2. The mango is sweet. (Predicative)

Note : Asleep, Awake, Afraid, Alive, Ill, Well adjectives can not be used attributively.

Adjectives have three degree of comparison:

(1) Positive Degree : The adjective is in its simple form in positive degree. It depicts only the existence of some quality of the noun. Positive degree is used when there is no comparison.

Examples :

1. Rahul is a tall boy.
2. Theses biscuits are sweet.
3. The Elephant is a big animal.

Here, tall, sweet and big are adjectives in simple form.

(2) Comparative Degree : It denotes a higher degree of the quality. Comparative Degree is used when there is comparison between two persons, two groups of persons or things.

Examples:

1. Rahul is taller than Sonal.
2. These biscuits are sweeter than chocolate.

Here, taller and sweeter are adjectives that express the higher degree qualities of tall and sweet respectively.

Note : 

(i) When two different qualities in the same person are compared, more is used instead of er to form the comparative degree.

(ii) Senior, junior, superior, inferior, prior, anterior, posterior are seven Latin adejctives of comaparative degree which are always followed by to. Never use than after them.

(iii) Preferable is also used as an adjective in the comparative degree. As such, it is always followed by to and not than.

(3) Superlative Degree : Superlative Degree expresses the highest degree of quality and it is used when more than two persons or things of the same kind are compared. The Superlative degree is generally preceded by the and followed by of in most of the cases.

Examples :

1. He is the ablest man of the town.
2. He is the brightest student of the class.

Here, ablest and brightest are the highest degrees of the able and bright.

All the best for the Adjective Quiz.

My father prefers tea _____ coffee.

to than upon on

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This pen is inferior _____ that.

than to upon on

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She is _____ than polite.

fairer more fair the fairest fair

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He is _____ than tall.

more fat the fattest fatter fat

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_____ than five students were drowned.

No less No fewer Not less Not fewer

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Mohan is _____ than honest.

wiser more wise the wisest wise

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Gold is the most precious of _____ metals.

all other all other all the other

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The climate of Shimla is _____ Kashmir.

as good as as good as that of good as more good than

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Amritsar is _____ from Delhi than Ambala.

further far farther more far

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I purchased _____ from the sweet shop.

sweet sweets the sweets the sweet

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Questions	Answer
My father prefers tea _____ coffee.	to than upon on
This pen is inferior _____ that.	than to upon on
She is _____ than polite.	fairer more fair the fairest fair
He is _____ than tall.	more fat the fattest fatter fat
_____ than five students were drowned.	No less No fewer Not less Not fewer
Mohan is _____ than honest.	wiser more wise the wisest wise
Gold is the most precious of _____ metals.	all other all other all the other
The climate of Shimla is _____ Kashmir.	as good as as good as that of good as more good than
Amritsar is _____ from Delhi than Ambala.	further far farther more far
I purchased _____ from the sweet shop.	sweet sweets the sweets the sweet