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ADJECTIVE:

Anadjectiveisawordusedwithanoun(orapronoun)toaddsomethingfor
itsmeaning.Theadjectivemaybeused
(i)attributively:whenitisusedalongwiththenounasanepithetorattribute
forexample,
Thereweredarkcloudsinthesky.
(ii)predicatively:whenitformspartofthepredicateforexample.
Thecloudsintheskyweredark.

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Rule:The adjective is correctly used with a verb when some quality of the
subjectratherthanoftheactionoftheverb,istobeexpressed.
Incorrect:Flowerswerepluckedfreshly.
Correct:Flowerswerepluckedfresh.

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Rule: Due to and prior to should be used as predicative adjectives. When

prepositional functions are to be performed, use because of in place of due
to,andbeforeinplaceofpriorto.
Incorrect:Wicketsfellduetosuperbbowling.
Correct:Wicketsfellbecauseofsuperbbowling.
KindsofAdjective
1.AdjectiveofQuality:AlsoknownasDescriptiveAdjective,itshowsthe
kindofqualityofapersonorathing.Forexample,
Heloveshersoftskin.
2. Adjective of Quantity : It is an adjective which shows how much of a
thingismeant.Forexample,Thereislittlesenseinit.
3. Adjective of Number : Also known as Numeral Adjective, it shows how
many persons or things are meant, or in what order a person or a thing
stands.Forexample,
Thefaceofaclockhassixtydivisions.
NumeralAdjectivesareofthreekinds:
(i) Definite Numeral Adjective: It denotes an exact number. It may be a
cardinal denoting how many as, one, two, three, etc. It may be an ordinal
denotingtheorder,asfirst,second,thirdetc.
Rule:Whenanumbertogetherwithaunitofmeasurementistobeusedas
anadjective,itisacompoundwordandtheunitofmeasurementistakenin
thesingular.
Incorrect:Itisatwentykilometreswalk.
Correct:Itisatwentykilometrewalk.
Rule:DefiniteNumeralAdjectivealwaystakespluralcountablenoun.
Incorrect:WhenIwasinPunjab,Ihadtwentymoney.
Correct:WhenIwasinMumbai,Ihadtwentyrupees.

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Rule: If in a sentence one noun is used for all ordinals and the first ordinal
has'the'while,othernot,thenounwillbeintheplural.
Incorrect: I have read the literature of the seventeenth and eighteenth
century.
Correct: I have read the literature of the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries.
(ii)IndefiniteNumeralAdjective:It does not denote an exact number. For
example.Therearemanypetitionslyingonthetables.

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Rule:Manytakespluralnounwhile"Manya/ansingularnoun.
Incorrect:Hehasobservedmanyanuncommonphenomena.
Correct:Hehasobservedmanyanuncommonphenomenon.
Rule : The few is used before plural countable noun and the little before
uncountablenoun.Bothfollowaclause.
Incorrect:IgavethebeggaralittlecoinsIhad.
Correct:IgavethebeggarthefewcoinsIhad.
(iii) Distributive Numeral Adjective : It refers to each one of a number.

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Distributive numeral adjectives are the same as distributive pronouns (see

Pronoun).Theyonlydifferinfunction.Forexample,
Eachtimehemissedthebus.

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4. Demonstrative Adjective : It points out which person or thing is meant.

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4. Demonstrative Adjective : It points out which person or thing is meant.
Forexample,
Thistableismadeofwood.

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Rule : The plural forms these and those are often wrongly used with the
singularnounskindandsort.
Incorrect:Thesekindofclothesarenotacceptable.
Correct:Thiskindofclothesarenotacceptable.
5. Interrogative Adjective: When an interrogative pronoun is used with a
nountoaskaquestion,itiscalledaninterrogativeadjective.Forexample,
Whatoptionsareavailableaftergraduation?

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6. Exclamatory adjective: It is used with a noun inexclamatory sentence.

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Whatashow!

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Later,latter,latest,last:Laterandlatestrefertotime.Latterandlastreferto
position.
Incorrect:Thelaterpartofthenovelisnotneatlywritten.
Correct:Thelatterpartofthenovelisnotneatlywritten.
Incorrect:Whatisthelastnews?
Correct:Whatisthelatestnews?
Elder, older, eldest, oldest: Elder and eldest are used of members of the
samefamily.Besides,bothofthemareusedonlyattributively(thatis,before
thenoun).OlderandOldestareusedinthegeneralsense.
Incorrect:Ihaveanolderbrother.
Correct : I have an elder brother.. (Since brother is a member of the same
family)
Incorrect:Mohanistheeldestboyinthetown.

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In a town there may be so many families. We are talking of boys in general

sense.Soeldestshouldbereplacedbyoldest.
Correct:Mohanistheoldestboyinthetown.
DegreeofComparison
Degreesareofthreekinds.
1.PositiveDegree
2.ComparativeDegree
3.SuperlativeDegree
Rule: When a selection is made out of the two, and two is given in the
sentence,theisusedbeforetheadjectivedenotingcomparison.
Incorrect:Shikhaisbetterofthetwosisters.
Correct:Shikhaisthebetterofthetwosisters.
Rule:Preferabletakestoandisnotprecededbymore.
Incorrect:CoffeeismorepreferablethanteainBrazil.
Correct:CoffeeispreferabletoteainBrazil.

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Rule:Whentwoadjectivesindifferentdegreesofcomparisonareusedinthe
samesentence,eachshouldbecompleteinitself.
Incorrect:Myfatherisasrichifnotricherthanyourmother.
Correct:Myfatherisasrichasifnotricherthanyourmother.
Rule: If two adjectives are connected by and, they should be in the same
degreethroughout.
Incorrect:Rajismoreintelligentandmostactive.
Correct:Rajismoreintelligentandmoreactive.
Rule: The comparative in er is not used when we compare two qualities of
thesamepersonorthing.
Incorrect:Mohaniswiserthanstrong.
Correct:Mohanismorewisethanstrong.
Rule: When two objects are compared with each other, the latter term of
comparisonmustexcludetheformer.
Incorrect:Satishisclevererthananystudentinhisclass.
Correct:Satishisclevererthananyotherstudentinhisclass.
Rule:Thecomparativedegreeisgenerallyfollowedbythanbutthefollowing
comparative adjectives are followed by the preposition to : inferior, superior,
prior,anterior,posterior,senior,junior.
Incorrect:India'sfieldingisinferiorthanSouthAfrica's.
Correct:India'sfieldingisinferiortoSouthAfrica's.

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Rule: Adjectives expressing qualities that do not admit of different degrees

cannotbecompared.
Incorrect:Ourfieldismoresquare.
Correct:Ourfieldissquare.
Rule:Doublecomparativesandsuperlativesaretobeavoided.
Incorrect:ZardamangoesaremoresweeterthanMaldahones.

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1.Firstlyyoushoulda)/thinkoverthemeaningofthewordsb)/andthenuse
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2.Thedrivertriedhisbesta)/toaverttheaccidentbyb)/bringing the car to
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5.Iammuchglada)/thatyouhaveb)/wontheprize.c)/Noerrord)
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7.Itveryoftena)/happensthatb)/amanwhotalksmostdoeslittle. c)/ No
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8.Fromallaccountsa)/Ilearnthatb)/heisthebestandhonestmemberof
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9.Heisa)/toointelligentb)/tomakeamistake.c)/Noerrord)
10.Thefloodsituationthisyeara)/isworstthanb)/thatprevailedinthelast
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