What is an adjective? An Adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun
Types of Adjectives
- We have the following types of adjective :
- Adjective of quality
- Adjective of number
- Adjective of Definite number (cardinal and ordinal)
- Adjective of Definite number
- Proper adjectives
- Distributive adjectives
- Demonstrative adjectives
- Possessive adjective
Companion of Adjective
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Tall | Taller | Tallest |
| Big | Bigger | Biggest |
| Beautiful | More beautiful | Most beautiful |
| Hopeful | More hopeful | Most hopeful |
| Good | Better | Best |
| Bad | Worse | Worst |
Adjectives
Adjective are words that are used to add more intersection to a verb, an adjective and another adverb. Most adverbs ends in “-ly”.
Type of adverbs
- Adverb of manner – tells us how an action is carried out. Sentence: the girls ran quickly (Adverbs of manner)
- Adverb of time – shows when an action takes place e.g. ago, since, alter, soon, already sentence: they travelled yesterday (adverb of time)
- Adverbs of place – shows where the action is carried out e.g. in, above, inside, here, there, etc. sentence: I am here (Adverb of place)
- Adverbs of frequency – shows how stem or how many times an action is carried out. E.g. once, trice, sometimes, always etc. sentence: I love eating beans always
- Adverb of Degree – use to show to what extent or limitation an, action is done e.g. quite, very, rather, only, almost, etc. sentence: wale did quite well in the examination (Adverb of degree).
Evaluation
Attempt the questions in progressive English – page 139-140
Eremite 170
Question 1-10
- We went there (adverb of place)
- The widow wept sorrowfully (Adverb of manner)
- He goes to work daily (adverb of frequently). On adjective
- The girl wore a yellow dress (adjective of color)
- The tall man came here
- He ate ten mangoes.
Conclusion: Students are now able to identify adverbs and adjectives in sentences
Assignment
Choose the correct form of the adjective in brackets
Page 99 (progressive English) exercise 90
Questions 1-10
Moral Objectives
All students must appreciate the beanies in the word of God in Psalm 139:14 we are fearfully and wonderfully made, The manner and how the almighty had created us cannot be compared with anything.
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