Question

B. Form adjectives from the following nouns.
pity
heaven
wealth
love
need
cost
pain
doubt
peace
progress
child
prince
wood
picture
slave
sense
quarrel
artist
fool
play

Answer 1

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$\boxed{\Large{ \begin{array}{c|c} \sf\underline{Noun} & \sf\underline{Adjective}\\ \sf \sf pity & \sf{ pitiful} \\ \sf heaven & \sf { heavenly} \\\sf wealth & \sf{ wealthy} \\\sf love & \sf{ lovely} \\ \sf need & \sf{ needy} \\ \sf cost & \sf{ costly}\\\ \sf pain & \sf{ painful} \\ \sf doubt & \sf{ doubtful }\\ \sf peace & \sf{ peaceful } \\ \sf progress & \sf progressive \end{array}}}$

$\boxed{\Large{ \begin{array}{c|c} \sf \underline{Noun} & \sf \underline{Adjective} \\ \sf \sf child & \sf children \\\sf prince & \sf princy \\\sf wood & \sf wooden \\ \sf picture & \sf picture \\\sf slave & \sf slay \\ \sf sense & \sf sensitive \\ \sf quarrel & \sf quarrelsome\\ \sf artist & \sf artist\\ \sf fool & \sf foolish \\\sf play & \sf playful \end{array}}}$

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An adjective is a word that is used to add something to the meaning of a noun or a pronoun. It describes or qualifies a noun or pronoun.

Example: a clever girl; an Indian lady; hot tea.

The words clever, Indian and hot add something to the meaning of the nouns - girl, lady and tea respectively. They are called adjectives.

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• Adjectives of quality: The adjective which tells us of what kind a person or a thing, is called adjective of quality. As they describe a person or thing, they are called descriptive adjectives. Adjective of quality answers the question 'of what kind'. e.g. old, rich, pretty, poor.
• Proper Adjectives: The adjectives which formed from proper nouns are called proper adjectives. e.g. Indian, American. Proper adjectives always begin with a capital letter.