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Now, read these sentences.

y We bought six chairs.

y Bachendri Pal became the first woman from India to climb Everest.

y The apartment has fifteen storeys.

y We live on the tenth floor.

The highlighted adjectives tell us the exact number of nouns or the exact position of the
nouns being talked about.

Adjectives that tell us the exact number of nouns or their position in a series are
called adjectives of number.

B. Read this conversation. Circle the adjectives of number and underline the
adjectives of quantity.

Ms Jones: Could you give me a dozen pastries and some sandwiches, please?

Mr Gupta: Sure, Ma’am! How many sandwiches should I give you?

Ms Jones: Six cheese and four vegetable sandwiches, please! Do you have any

cheese puffs?

Mr Gupta: Yes, we have cheese puffs. Have you invited all your friends over,
Ma’am?

Ms Jones (laughing): A few of my friends from office are coming over. If all of them
were coming, I would have to buy your whole stock!

C. Underline the adjective of quantity in each sentence.
1. A spider has many legs.

2. I gave him some books.

3. There are many beaches in Goa.
4. There are several badminton players in India.

5. I gave her all the pencils.

6. She drank a lot of water before lunch.
7. Please give him some food.

8. She wanted some cheese sandwiches.

9. Do you have any novel in your bag?
10. There are some flowers in the garden.

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