Adjective

Definition:-An adjective is a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun. Adjectives can be used to describe the qualities of someone or something independently or in comparison to something else.

Example:-

                1.I like old houses.

                2.The boy is tall and skinny.

                3.Jane is smarter than her brother.

Types of Adjectives:-

                                Based on their functions divided into different categories.

                            1. Possessive Adjectives

                            2.Interrogative Adjectives

                            3.Demonstrative Adjectives

                            4.Compound Adjectives

1.Possessive Adjectives:-These adjectives are used to show or represent possession of  quality.

Example:-My, Your, His, Her, Their, Its, Whose etc.

2.Interrogative Adjectives:-An adjective that is used to modify a noun or a pronoun by asking  a question is called a interrogative adjectives.

Example:-They are whose, what and which.

3.Demonstrative Adjectives:-These are mainly used to describe the position of a subject (a noun or pronoun) in space or time.

Example:-This, these, those.

4.Compound Adjectives:-These consist of two or more adjectives that are combined together to form an adjective that can be used to modify the subject.

Example:-Cotton-tailed, Curly-haired, absent-minded, happy-go-lucky, etc.