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G  Adjectives which specifically point out the nouns in an answer to a question
                   are said to be demonstrative adjectives          .

                   Read the following examples:
                   1.  This    girl is my sister.

                   2.  Who      are these   children?

             G  Interrogative Adjective         asks a question what      , which  , whose    etc.

                   Read the following examples:

                   1.  Whose       shirt is this?
                   2.  Which      subject do you like the most?

             G  Possessive  Adjective          shows  possession  or  belonging.  It  tells  us  to  whom  an

                   object belongs.
                   Read the following examples:

                   1.  This is my     house.                     2.  It is her   book.

                   3.  I am his      brother.

             Adjectives are formed by adding suffix to the nouns.
             Read the following table carefully:


                           Suffix                                                Example


                            - able                       comfortable, readable,
                            - ible                       incredible, invisible


                              -al                        comical, normal, musical

                             -ial                        industrial, presidential

                              ful                        beautiful, harmful, peaceful, wonderful


             Adjectives– Degrees of Comparison

             Every adjectives has three degrees of comparison.


                    Positive Degree              Comparative Degree                Superlative Degree

             G  Positive degree        is used to tell in a simple way the quality of a person or thing.

             G  Adjectives that compare two items are called comparative degree                      .

             G  Adjectives that tell about the highest degree are called superlative degree                    .


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