Types and Functions of Adjectives

The video tutorial provides an overview of adjectives, explaining their role in modifying nouns and pronouns. It categorizes adjectives into types such as descriptive, quantitative, demonstrative, attributive, proper, interrogative, and distributive, providing examples for each. The tutorial also distinguishes between attributive and predicative adjectives, highlighting their positions in sentences. Proper adjectives, derived from proper nouns, are noted for their capitalization. Interrogative adjectives are used in questions, while distributive adjectives refer to individual members of a group.

What is the primary function of an adjective?

• To describe or modify a noun or pronoun

• To describe or modify a verb

• To connect two sentences

• To express an action

Which of the following is a descriptive adjective?

• Each

• Blue

• This

• Several

What is the role of a descriptive adjective?

• To indicate the quantity of a noun

• To describe the quality of a noun

• To specify which noun is being referred to

• To ask questions about a noun

What do quantitative adjectives indicate?

• The type of a noun

• The quantity of a noun

• The location of a noun

• The color of a noun

Which of the following is a quantitative adjective?

• Funny

• Several

• Cool

• This

Which of the following is a demonstrative adjective?

• Funny

• Several

• That

• Whose

What does a demonstrative adjective specify?

• The action of a noun

• Which noun is being referred to

• The quality of a noun

• The quantity of a noun

Where does an attributive adjective appear in a sentence?

• After the noun it describes

• Before the noun it describes

• At the end of the sentence

• In the middle of the sentence

Which of the following sentences contains a predicative adjective?

• The clown was funny.

• He is a funny clown.

• This is a blue car.

• Each dress is beautiful.

What does an attributive adjective do?

• Comes before the noun it describes

• Describes the subject of a sentence

• Comes after a linking verb

• Asks questions about a noun