A adjective is described as a word that qualifies or modifies nouns and pronouns. Adjectives generally give more information about nouns and pronouns in items of their attributes such as quality, colour, quantity, etc.; words come nearer to the nouns they modify than all other elements that modify such nouns.
TYPES OF ADJECTIVES USES
There are to uses of every adjective namely;
- Attribute use
- Predictive use
- Attributive Use: – An adjective used with a noun is known as attributive use.
Examples;
Beautiful girl
Cleaver student
Tall tree
Fair face
Lovely flower
- Predictive Use: – An adjective used with a verb is known as predictive use.
- Examples;
She is afraid
He is alive
They are dead
He looked happy
KINDS OF ADJECTIVES
Adjectives are divided into ten types namely;
- Adjective of Quality
- Adjective of Quantity
- Adjective of Number
- Demonstrative Adjective
- Distributive Adjective
- Interrogative Adjective
- Possessive Adjective
- Emphasizing Adjective
- Exclamatory Adjective
- Proper Adjective
- Adjective of Quality: – Is the adjective that is used to talk about the quality of a person or thing. Examples; Wealthy, Regional, Industrial, Fundamental, Elementary, Primary.
Example;
- The Yoruba is regional language
- He is a wealthy person
- Kafanchan is an industrial city
- Adjective of Quantity: – An adjective used to talk about quantity of things. Example; little, much, enough, no, any, whole, some, all great, half, sufficient.
Example;
- There is a little milk in the jug
- My father earned enough money
- He showed much courage in the war
- Adjective of Number: – An adjective used to talk about the number of things or person is known as adjective of number.
Examples; fine, few, no, many, all, some, most, several, first any, one
Example;
- She wrote six papers for her B.A
- Only a few people are kind to the poor
- I got first class in my B.A
- All students passed in the exam
- Demonstrative Adjective: – An adjective use to point out which person or thing we speak about is known as demonstrative adjective.
Examples; this, that, these, those
Example;
- This book is very interesting
- That girl is very beautify
- These flowers are lovely
- Distributive Adjective: – is an adjective used to refer to each and every person or thing separately.
Examples; each, every, either, neither, any, none, both
Example;
- Each boy was awarded a diploma
- Every Nigeria is entitled to adult franchise
- Every citizen should love his mother land
- Neither party has got majority in the recent elections
- Neither country accepted the treaty
- Interrogative Adjective: – An adjective used to question is known as interrogative.
Examples; what, which, whose.
Example;
- What advice shall I give you?
- What language do you teach at college?
- Which places do you wish to visit?
- Which poet do you like most?
- Whose photograph is this?
- Whose hand writing is this?
On whose recommendation did you apply for this post?
- Possessive Adjective: – Is an adjective used to talk about ownership or possession.
Examples; my, your, our, his, her, its, their.
Example;
- my mother is a teacher
- your father is a doctor
- our country is Nigeria
- his wealth was lost
- her husband died in an accident
- all their daughters were married last
ADVERBS
An adverb is a word which modifies the meaning of a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
Examples:
She writes quickly
Bokola is very smart
He explained the poem fairly well
KINDS OF ADVERBS
Adverbs are divided into eight kinds on the basis of their use.
- Adverb of Manner
- iAdverb of Place
- Adverb of Time
- Adverb of Frequency
- Adverb of Certainty
- Adverb of Degree
- Interrogative Adverb
- Relative Adverb
- Adverb of Manner: An adverb used to show how an action is done is known as an adverb of manner.
Examples; quickly, bravely, happily, hand, fast, well, clearly, soundly, probably, possibly, evidently, unfortunately, luckily, sadly.
Example;
- They lived happy
- Bukola walks gracefully
- She speaks fluently
- Adverb of Place: Is an adverb that is used to show where an action is done.
Examples; here, there, up, down, near, below, above, away, out, everywhere, backward, within, by.
Example;
- I went there
- She stood near the gate
- Please come here
- Adverb of Time: An adverb used to show when an action is done.
Examples; now, then, today, tomorrow, early, soon, already, never, since, formerly.
Example;
- My father is not at home now
- She will come here soon
- She came late yesterday
- Adverb of Frequency: An adverb used to show how often an action is done is known as an adverb of frequency.
Examples; once, twice, often, never, always, occasionally, again, frequently, seldom, sometimes.
Example;
- They talked to each other again
- We visited Jos twice
- They never go to films
- Adverb of Certainty: An adverb used to show definiteness of the action is known as an adverb of certainty.
Examples; certainly, surely, definitely, obviously.
Example;
- Surely, she love me
- I shall certainly help you
- Janet is obviously very clever
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