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3. Adjectives of Number

An adjective that shows how many people or things are being referred to or tells
us their order in a series is called an adjective of number. For example,
• Today is the first day of April.
• Open the sixth chapter of the book.
• Seven days make a week.
• He ate three burgers!
Note
4. Demonstrative Adjectives Demonstrative adjectives

An adjective that helps to point at people or are followed by nouns while
things is called a demonstrative adjective. demonstrative pronouns are not.
For example, For example,
• Whom does this bag belong to? • This car is very fast.
• That building is a museum. (demonstrative adjective)
• These girls are my classmates. • This is a fast car.
(demonstrative pronoun)
• Those towers are very tall.

5. Possessive Adjectives

An adjective that helps to identify possession is Note
called a possessive adjective. For example, Possessive adjectives are followed
• Have you met their pet? by nouns while possessive
• This is my room. pronouns are not. For example,
• That is his bicycle. • This is my car.
(possessive adjective)
• This is our garden.
• This car is mine.
6. Distributive Adjectives (possessive pronoun)

An adjective that expresses the distributive
state of nouns is called a distributive adjective. Note
For example,
• Each school sent two participants for There are four
distributive adjectives—
the inter-school debate. each, every, either and
• Every student has adopted a pet. neither. They are used
• Either road will lead you to my house. with singular nouns and
• Neither house is big enough. singular verbs.

7. Interrogative Adjectives

An adjective that helps to ask a question is called an interrogative adjective.
For example,
• What song are you listening to?
• Which book do you want to read?
• Whose house is this?

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