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Adjective. Types of adjectives 
Plan: 
1. What Is an Adjective? 
2. Forms of Adjectives – Degrees of Comparison 
What Is an Adjective? 
An adjective is a part of speech that can be used to describe or provide more 
information about a noun or pronoun that acts as the subject in a sentence. 
Adjectives are found after the verb or before the noun it modifies. 
Definition of an Adjective 
According to the Cambridge Dictionary, an adjective is defined as “a word that 
describes a noun or pronoun.” The Collins Dictionary gives a more elaborate 
definition. According to it, “an adjective is a word such as ‘big’, ‘ dead’, or ‘ 
financial’ that describes a person or thing, or gives extra information about them. 
Adjectives usually come before nouns or after link verbs.” 
The Oxford Learner’s Dictionary defines an adjective as “a word that describes a 
person or thing, for example ‘big’, ‘red’ and ‘clever’ in a 
big house
, 
red wine 
and 
a 
clever idea
.” An adjective is “a word belonging to one of the major form classes 
in any of numerous languages and typically serving as a modifier of a noun to 
denote a quality of the thing named, to indicate its quantity or extent, or to specify 
a thing as distinct from something else”, according to the Merriam-Webster 
Dictionary. 
Forms of Adjectives – Degrees of Comparison 
Did you know that adjectives can be used to compare similar qualities of different 
subjects that perform the same action. There are three forms of adjectives or rather 
three degrees of comparison. The are: 
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Positive or Absolute Form 

Comparative Form 

Superlative Form 

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Positive Degree of Comparison: 
The positive form or the positive degree of comparison is the form of the adjective 
used in the original form. For example: This book is interesting. This form of 
adjective is used when there is no other subject to be compared. 
Comparative Degree of Comparison 
The comparative form of the adjective is used when two subjects performing the 
same action or possessing the same quality are compared. For example: The book I 
read yesterday was more interesting than the one I read today. 
Superlative Degree of Comparison 
The superlative degree of comparison is used when comparing the same quality of 
two or more subjects and to represent that a subject is superior to two or more 
subjects in performing an action. For example: This fantasy novel is the most 
interesting book that I have ever read. 
Types of Adjectives 
Adjectives can be divided into different categories based on their functions when 
used in a sentence. The different types of adjectives are: 
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Possessive Adjectives 
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Interrogative Adjectives 
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Demonstrative Adjectives 
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Compound Adjectives 
Possessive Adjectives: 
These adjectives, like possessive pronouns, are used to show or represent 
possession of a quality. For example: my, your, his, her, their, its, whose, etc. 
Interrogative Adjectives: 
An adjective that is used to modify a noun or a pronoun by asking a question is 
called an interrogative adjective. There are only a few adjectives that can be 
termed as interrogative adjectives. They are whose, what and which. 
Demonstrative Adjectives: 
Demonstrative adjectives are mainly used to describe the position of a subject (a 
noun or pronoun) in space or time. This, that, these and those are the demonstrative 
adjectives in English. 

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Adverb. Degrees of Adverbs 
Plan 
1. Adverb of Degree 
2. What is an adverb of degree? 
Adverb of Degree 
What is an adverb of degree? 
An adverb of degree is used to discuss the degree or intensity of an adjective, an 
action, or another adverb. There are so many adverbs of degree that it’s impossible 
to list them all in one short guide. Some common examples of adverbs of degree 
follow. 
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Almost 
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Absolutely 
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Barely 
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Completely 
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Deeply 
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Enough 
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Enormously 
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Extremely 
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Fairly 
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Fully 
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Greatly 
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Hardly 
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Incredibly 
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Practically 
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Quite 
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Scarcely 
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Somewhat 
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Terribly 
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Virtually 
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Adverbs of degree are important modifiers. As you will soon see, they are 
usually placed before the word they are modifying. 
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Examples of Adverbs of Degree 
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Adverbs of degree allow you to be very specific when writing, no matter 
what the purpose. In the following examples, the adverbs of degree have 
been italicized for ease of identification. 
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This cake is 
absolutely
wonderful. 

The temperature was 
barely
above freezing. 

Our driveway is 
completely 
frozen. 

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We felt 
incredibly
lucky after winning tickets to the World Series. 
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My teacher is 
terribly
grumpy today.
What are adverbs of degree? 
Definition: an adverb of degree modifies a verb, an adjective, or an adverb by 
telling to what degree they are true. When it modifies a verb, it indicates the degree 
to which the action takes place or is true. It talks about the intensity of the action. 
When an adverb of degree modifies an adjective and an adverb, they Indicate “to 
what degree” they are true. 
Adverbs of degree intensify (strengthens or weakens) the meaning of the word they 
modify. Let’s look at the list of adverbs of degree. 
Gradable adjectives show a point on a scale. For example, cheap and expensive are 
adjectives on the scale of 'how much something costs.' On the other hand, 
ungradable adjectives represent the two extreme limits of the scale, like priceless 
and worthless. 
Mitigators, also known as downtoners, have the *opposite effect of intensifiers. 
They are used to make words and expressions less strong or forceful, reducing the 
emphasis 
on 
them. 
These adverbs are commonly placed before the adjective or adverb. 
'Very' vs. 'Too' 
'Very' is used to emphasize the degree or intensity of an adjective, adverb, or 
phrase, while 'too' implies that there is a problem or an excessive amount of the 
quality being described, making it more than what is acceptable or possible. 

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