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Chapter 5 of 41

Adjectives

Modify nouns accurately and form regular, irregular, comparative, and superlative degrees.

32 minutes 10 quick checksBy Subha Prasad
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Read, practise, then check your understanding

Adjectives describe or classify nouns and pronouns. They can appear before a noun or after a linking verb. Short adjectives often take -er/-est; longer ones use more/most. Irregular forms include good–better–best. Comparisons need logically comparable entities.

Patterns and examples

  • This is a quieter room.
  • Mira is more careful than I am.
  • That was the best available solution.

Notice how form and meaning work together. Read examples aloud, identify the controlling word or clause, and compare them with nearby alternatives before applying the pattern in new writing.

Practice sentences

  • Form the comparative and superlative of happy, useful, and bad.
  • Repair: Her salary is higher than Priya.

After answering, explain the rule in your own words and create one original sentence using the same structure.

Knowledge check

Answer every question correctly to complete this chapter.

Which explanation correctly describes adjective?
Which grammar term matches this explanation: A word modifying a noun or pronoun.
Which explanation correctly describes comparative?
Which grammar term matches this explanation: A form comparing two entities, such as taller or more useful.
Which explanation correctly describes superlative?
Which grammar term matches this explanation: A form marking the highest/lowest in a group.
Which explanation correctly describes attributive adjective?
Which grammar term matches this explanation: An adjective placed within a noun phrase before/after its noun.
Which explanation correctly describes predicate adjective?
Which grammar term matches this explanation: An adjective linked to the subject by a linking verb.

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