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Homepage Study Work Sheets! The seven adjective types and definitions: P.14
| 1. The three words: "a, an, the" - are called articles. They are classified as adjectives because they provide additional information about (modify) the noun they proceed. "A" and "an" are the indefinite articles and "the" is the definite article (underlined). And all three words proceed a noun. Articles: a car, an apple, the house. Nouns: a car, an apple, the house. |
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| 2. Possessive adjectives, also known as possessive determiners, are used to show possession or ownership of something. While we use them when we refer to people, it is more in the sense of relationship than ownership. The possessive adjectives are: my, your, his, her, its, our, and their. Eg. Should we take your car or mine? |
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| 3. Demonstrative adjectives are used to modify a noun to point out or demonstrate a specific item(s). The demonstrative adjectives are: this, that, these, and those. Eg. These books belong to John. |
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| Note: do not confuse demonstrative adjectives with demonstrative pronouns. Just because they are the same words, how they are used in the sentence determines which type they are. |
| 4. Interrogative adjectives (which and what) modify nouns and are used in questions. Eg. Which car is yours? |
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| 5. Indefinite adjectives give general information about the noun they refer to. The word "indefinite" suggests: unspecified, unknown, indeterminate, or undefined. The indefinite adjectives are: my, your, his, her, its, our, their and whose. The noun they refer to is called the antecedent. Indefinite adjectives can not stand alone. Eg. Whose books are these? |
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| 6. Because numbers provide additional information about the noun they proceed, they too, can be classified as adjectives. Eg. Six men arrived. Note: Numbers are classified as nouns if they stand alone. Eg. I'll take six, please. |
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| 7. Personal titles such Mr. - Mrs. - Auntie - Uncle - Dr. - Lord are classified as adjectives when they are attached to a name. Eg. Mr. Smith arrived. Dr. McGregor is a good doctor. Uncle John phoned me today. |
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