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4. Demonstrative They point out the nouns.  “This goat is crying,” said
Adjectives Heidi.

 Those packets are for you.
5. Possessive They show possession and  His house is on the hill.
Adjectives indicate that something belongs  Please take care of your things.
to someone.

A. Circle the adjectives and state their kind.

1. Heidi liked the sweet smell of the flowers.

2. Grandfather gave some food for the meal.

3. There was a big eagle in the sky.

4. I have five pens.

5. The dancer wore a colourful dress.

6. The first row in the movie hall has blue seats.

Comparison of Adjectives

Read these sentences.

Pomegranate is Pineapple is a bigger Watermelon is the

a big fruit. fruit. biggest of all these fruits.

The words big, bigger and biggest in these sentences are adjectives. These are three
degrees of comparison.

 We use the positive degree of comparison when we merely describe the quality of a
noun or pronoun, without making any comparison.

 When we compare two nouns or pronouns, we use the comparative form of an
adjective. We add -er, -ier or more to such an adjective. We use ‘than’ with this form

of comparison.

Examples: tall—taller, pretty—prettier, useful—more useful

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