Types Of Adjectives

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00:00Hi friends, today we will learn about descriptive adjectives. Adjectives of quantity, numeral
00:13adjectives, distributive adjectives, interrogative adjectives, and demonstrative adjectives.
00:20So let's start. We already know that adjectives are words
00:26that modify or add extra information to a noun. For example, Mia's dress is beautiful.
00:36Here, beautiful is an adjective. Jack is taller than Kathy. Here, taller is
00:46an adjective. Now let's learn about kinds of adjectives.
00:52So let's first learn about descriptive adjectives. These adjectives are also called the adjectives
01:01of quality. They tell us what kind of quality does something have. For example, the clever
01:11dog jumped over the fence. Here, the word clever is telling us the quality of the dog,
01:19so it is a descriptive adjective. I am from a small town. The word small is telling us
01:29about the quality of the town, which is its smallness, so it is a descriptive adjective.
01:38The kind woman gave her sweater to the shivering child. The word kind is telling us about the
01:46quality of the woman, which is her kindness, so it is a descriptive adjective.
01:54Now let's have a look at more examples of descriptive adjectives. Small, big, beautiful,
02:04marvelous, charming, handsome, nice, cruel, mean, polite, helpful. All these words describe
02:14the quality of something or someone, so these are descriptive adjectives or adjectives of
02:22quality. Now let's learn another type of adjective, and it is adjectives of quantity.
02:31These adjectives describe the quantity of a noun. They typically answer the question
02:39how much? They don't tell us the exact amount of something, rather they give an approximate
02:46value. Let's have some examples. I have enough money. In this sentence, the word enough is
02:58an adjective of quantity, as it is giving us an approximate value of money the subject
03:04has. Here we have next example. She has many good friends. Here, the word many is an adjective
03:15of quantity, as it is giving an approximate value of the quantity of the noun friends.
03:22Here we have another example. He doesn't have much time. Here, the word much is an
03:32adjective of quantity, as it is telling us about the approximate value of the noun time.
03:39Let's have some more examples of adjectives of quantity. There is only a little sugar
03:47in the jar. Here, little is an adjective of quantity. She has several storybooks to read.
03:58Here, the word several is an adjective of quantity. I have a lot of blocks at my place.
04:08Here, the word a lot is an adjective of quantity. So, there are many adjectives of quantity
04:17like some, great, plenty, much, half, few, a lot, several, less, most, enough, any, and
04:29just so many more. Now, let's learn another type of adjective, and it is adjectives of
04:38number or numeral adjectives. Numeral adjectives or adjectives of number, they denote the number
04:48of nouns or the order in which they stand, and they commonly answer the question, how
04:55many? Remember, adjectives of quantity answers the question, how much? Adjectives of numbers
05:07answers the question, how many? And adjectives of number are of three types, indefinite numeral
05:17adjective, definite numeral adjective, and distributive numeral adjective. Now, let's
05:26learn three one by one. First one is definite numeral adjective. These adjectives tell us
05:36the exact number of people or things. For example, ordinal numbers like first, second,
05:45third, fifth, sixth, etc., and cardinal numbers like one, two, three, five, ten, etc., and
05:56their usage is like, she stood first in the class. She got second prize. Sam has two brothers.
06:08There are seven oranges in the bowl. He is having three cars. So, definite numeral adjectives
06:19tells us the exact number of people and things. Now, let's learn what are indefinite numeral
06:26adjectives. Indefinite numeral adjectives also answer the question, how many? Like the
06:36definite numeral adjectives, but they only give tentative numeral idea of noun. They
06:43do not give us the exact number. For example, there are only a few toffees left in the jar.
06:51He has sold all his cars. Many people are still waiting for their turn. There are only
06:59a few candies left. Indefinite numeral adjectives also answer the question, how many? But, they
07:09don't give the exact value of the quantity. Now, let's learn about the next type of adjectives,
07:16and it is distributive adjectives. Distributive adjectives are used to refer to the members
07:25of a group as individuals. For example, each, every, either, neither, etc. Now, let's see
07:34their usage. Each member of the team got a prize. Here, each is a distributive adjective.
07:44It refers to all the members of the group individually. And if I say, the whole team
07:52got a prize. Here, the whole team is being talked about collectively. Both dresses are
08:01nice. I like both of them. Here, the speaker is talking about two dresses collectively.
08:08Now, see the other one. Either dress is nice, but I will take the red one. Here, we have
08:17used a distributive adjective either. It refers to the two dresses individually and not collectively.
08:27Here, we have another example. All students are looking smart. Here, we are talking about
08:35all the students collectively. Each student is wearing a unique dress. Here, the speaker
08:44is referring to all the students one by one. So, we used distributive adjectives when we
08:53are supposed to refer to every member of the group individually rather than collectively
08:59as a group. Let's have a few more examples. The class is going for a trip. Here, we are
09:11talking about all the students collectively. Each student of the class has been given a
09:19prize. Here, we are talking about every student of the class individually. Both the statements
09:28are correct. Here, we are talking about the two statements collectively. Either of the
09:37statements is correct. Here, we are talking about two statements individually. Each part
09:47of the machine is necessary for its working. Here, we are talking about each part of the
09:54machine individually. All parts of the machine are equally important. Here, we are talking
10:03about all parts of the machine collectively. Both options are correct. Here, we are talking
10:12about two options collectively. Neither option is correct. Here, we are talking about each
10:21option individually. Now, let's learn what are interrogative adjectives. Interrogative
10:30adjectives include words whose, which, and what, and they are used for asking questions.
10:38Whose is used to ask about the ownership of something. For example, whose dog is that?
10:47Here, the word whose is used to ask about the ownership of the dog. Whose book is that?
10:56Here, the word whose is used to ask about the ownership of the book. Now, let's learn
11:04about the adjective which. Which is used to ask questions about things. For example, which
11:14dresses do you like the most? Here, the adjective which is used to ask about dress, which is
11:24an object. Which car will they give us? Here, the adjective which is asked about the car,
11:34which is an object. Now, we have third adjective. It is what. What is used for asking questions
11:45about things as well as feelings or thoughts. For example, what music is that? Here, what
11:55is used to ask a question about some music. What ideas do you have in mind regarding this
12:03project? Here, what is being used to ask a question about an abstract noun, idea. So,
12:13we learned interrogative adjectives includes whose, which and what. Whose is used to ask
12:21about the ownership of something and the adjective which is used to ask questions about things
12:29and the adjective what is used for asking questions about things as well as feelings
12:36or thoughts. Now, let's learn next type of adjectives and they are demonstrative adjectives.
12:45Demonstrative adjectives are used to refer to a particular person, place or thing. Demonstrative
12:54adjectives are this, that, these, those. This is used for only singular nouns. It is used
13:05to denote a thing, place or person which is near the speaker. For example, this book
13:13is very interesting. This boy is very naughty. This cat is very cute. This place is very
13:23nice. This chair is very comfortable. Next is these. These is used only with plural nouns
13:34and it is used to denote things, places or persons which are nearby speaker. For example,
13:42these are my books. These are my pens. These are my toys. These boys are very naughty.
13:52Next demonstrative adjective is that. That is also used for only singular nouns and it
14:01is used to denote thing, person or place which is far from the speaker like that is
14:09my pen. That is my car. That is my house. That boy is very naughty. That is a demonstrative
14:20adjective which is used for singular noun but for a thing, place or person which is
14:27far from the speaker. Next is those. Those is a demonstrative adjective which is used
14:35for plural nouns and it is used to denote things, places or persons far from the speaker
14:43like those are my pens. Those are my pencils. Those are my books. Those are my friends.
14:54Those boys are very naughty. So friends, today we learned about types of adjectives
15:01like descriptive adjectives, adjectives of quality, adjectives of quantity and distributive
15:10adjectives. Now you may go ahead and take a quiz to learn more. Bye-bye.