Adjectives — Chapter Summary
ICSE · Class 7 · English Language-Grammar
Summary of Adjectives for ICSE Class 7 English Language-Grammar. Part of the ICSE Class 7 English Language-Grammar syllabus.
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Overview
An adjective adds to the meaning of a noun or pronoun. Adjectives describe quality, quantity, number, pointing out, asking questions, and possession. They can also be formed from nouns, verbs, and other adjectives. Correct use of adjectives helps make sentences clear, exact, and expressive.
Key Concepts
An adjective adds to the meaning
An adjective adds to the meaning of a noun or pronoun. In phrases like "cruel master" and "my aunt," the words cruel and my are adjectives.
Adjectives can be classified into six
Adjectives can be classified into six kinds: adjectives of quality, quantity, number, demonstrative, interrogative, and possessive.
Proper adjectives are formed from proper
Proper adjectives are formed from proper nouns and geographical place names and often show origin or source. They are treated as adjectives of quality
Adjectives of quality have three degrees
Adjectives of quality have three degrees: positive, comparative, and superlative. The positive degree shows no comparison, the comparative degree comp
Than is often used with
Than is often used with the comparative degree, and the is often used with the superlative degree.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the meaning of an adjective.
- Identify the six kinds of adjectives.
- Recognize proper adjectives and adjectives formed from other words.
- Use degrees of comparison correctly.
- Apply correct usage of some, any, much, many, little, few, elder, older, later, latter, nearest, next, and as ... as.
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