2. I. DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES
- describe the characteristics of a noun or a pronoun
- It may be the color, size, or quality of the noun or pronoun it
modifies.
3. Types of Descriptive Adjectives:
A. Proper Adjective
B. Common Adjective
C. Participles
4. A. Proper Adjective
- An adjective formed from a proper noun
e.g.
1. Japanese uniforms
2. Swiss knife
3. Italian food
4. European churches
5. B. Common Adjective
- An adjective that expresses the ordinary qualities of a noun
e.g.
1. inexpensive bags
2. huge houses
3. enthusiastic children
4. Delicious hamburger
6. C. Participles
- Many participles may also be used as descriptive adjectives.
e.g.
1. broken vow
2. bleeding soul
3. boiling point
4. praying mantis
7. II. LIMITING ADJECTIVES
- A limiting adjective either points out or denotes the number of an
object.
- It has three classes:
A. articles
B. numerical adjectives
C. pronominal adjectives
8. A. Articles
- The articles the, a, and an indicate whether the noun is
used definitely or indefinitely
e.g.
The students of Alegria Community College are currently
preparing for their school festival.
9. B. Numerical Adjectives
- Denote the exact number, rank, or position of a noun
e.g.
He bought the first edition of Until Trilogy for me.
Tess was left astounded upon learning that someone actually
deposited one million dollars on her bank account.
10. C. Pronominal Adjectives
- May also be used as pronouns
- Pronominal adjectives are divided into five classes:
a. demonstrative
b. possessive
c. distributive
d. indefinite
e. interrogative
11. a. Demonstrative adjective
- Points out a definite person, place, or thing
this that these those
This person That woman These clothes Those papers
12. b. Possessive adjective
- Denotes ownership of a noun
e.g. his, my, our, your, her, his
His proposal
Their personalities
13. c. Distributive Adjective
- Refers to each person, place, or thing separately
e.g. each, every, either, neither
Every citizen
Neither plans
14. d. Indefinite Adjective
- Points out no particular person, place, or thing
e.g. all, many, few, any, another, much, several, some
Another problem
Many people
16. References:
Smart English: More Than a Worktext for Grammar and Syntax (Third
Edition) by San Miguel, Barraquio, Revilla
http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000328.htm