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आजचा घटक - Adjective ( विशेषण )
( सर्व विद्यार्थी , शिक्षक व पालक यांच्यासाठी उपयुक्त )
♦️Adjective ( विशेषण )
An adjective is a describing word. It tells you more about
a noun. An adjective usually appears before the noun
it describes.
Sometimes, though, the adjective appears
after the noun, later in the sentence.
🔻Adjectives have different endings.
Some adjectives end in -ful or -less.
a beautiful dress
a careless driver
a faithful dog
a harmless insect
a useful tool.
♦️ Kinds of Adjectives
There are different kinds of adjectives.
Some adjectives describe the qualities of nouns.
a hot bun
a beautiful rainbow
a clever monkey
a difficult question
happy children
a kind lady
a new car
an old house
a pretty girl
a rich family
a sad story
a strong man
a wicked queen
Some adjectives tell you which place or country a person
or thing comes from, or belongs to. They are called adjectives of origin.
Australian apples
a Balinese dancer
the English language
the French flag
an Italian car
a Japanese garden
a Scottish kilt
Thai boxing
Some adjectives tell you the color of things.
The sea is blue.
George is wearing brown shoes.
I don’t like green apples.
Carrots are orange.
Flamingos are pink.
Eggplants are purple.
Roses are red.
Some adjectives tell you the size of the nouns they describe.
a big hat
broad shoulders
a high mountain
a large ship
a long bridge
a low ceiling
a narrow path
small animals
tiny insects
a wide Street
Numbers are adjectives, too. They tell you how many
people, animals, or things there are. Sometimes they are
called adjectives of quantity.
eleven hens
fifteen frogs
nineteen lizards
twelve geese
sixteen snails
twenty butterflies
thirteen birds
seventeen kittens
fourteen mice
eighteen ants
Other adjectives tell you something about quantity
without giving you the exact number.
a little ice cream
a little rice
not many people
too much salt
lots of insects
plenty of money
some food
Is there any milk?
Adjectives that tell you about quantity are also
called quantifying determiners.
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