Question

E Underline the adjectives in these sentences and write whether they adjective of quality, quantity, number.
1. The shop was decorated with many colourful balloons.
2. My grandfather is seventy years old. He is wise and kind.
3. The sky is very cloudy. Can you see any birds in the sky?
4. I want some red thread, many colourful beads, and two cardboard
6. On the ninth day of the journey, the tired and hungry travellers decided to turn back.
7. Bobby was very generous. He shared his sweets with his close friends.
9. Thirty days after the earthquake, the normal activities of the town started again.
squares for art class.
number
5. The sacks of flour were very heavy.
haniky
They were all ill.
Quality
8. Only one piece of the lemon tart is left. Do you want the last bite?
Olle
10. Take the second book on the shelf. It has funny stories.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. decorated, adjective of quality

2.old,wise and kind, adjective of quality

3.very cloudy, adjective of quality

4.red, colourful , adjective of quality

5.very heavy

Answer 2

Answer:

1. The shop was decorated with many colourful balloons - Descriptive adjective

2. My grandfather is seventy years old. He is wise and kind - adjective of quality

3. The sky is very cloudy. Can you see any birds in the sky? - adjective of quantity

4. I want some red thread, many colourful beads, and two cardboard - Numeral adjective

6. On the ninth day of the journey, the tired and hungry travellers decided to turn back. - adjective of quality

7. Bobby was very generous. He shared his sweets with his close friends. - Descriptive adjective

9. Thirty days after the earthquake, the normal activities of the town started again. - Numeral adjective

5. The sacks of flour were very heavy - adjective of quantity

8. Only one piece of the lemon tart is left. Do you want the last bite? - Numeral adjective

10. Take the second book on the shelf. It has funny stories. - adjective of quality

Explanation:

• Generally, adjectives comes in a sentence to describe the subject or object.
• The adjectives are of eight types. They are,

Descriptive adjective - It denotes the quality. (Large, beautiful, etc.,)

Numeral adjective - Denotes number (seven, several, etc.,)

Quantitative adjective - It gives quantity (enough, much.,)

Demonstrative adjective - this, that, etc.,

Interrogative adjective - 'wh' question words (what, which, etc.,)

Possessive adjective - My, our, etc.,

Proper adjective - English, Malabar tea, etc.,

Exclamatory adjective - what, how (They come with exclamation mark, not with a question mark)

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