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Material Nouns
Material nouns are nouns that refer to materials or substances from which things are

made.

Examples: gold, wood, rubber and cloth

D. Circle the material nouns.
1. Cotton is cultivated in India.

2. Calcium makes our bones strong.

3. Iron is a useful metal.

4. The jeweller sold things made of gold.

5. The pudding was made of milk.

6. Platinum is a precious metal.

Adjectives

An adjective describes or modifies a noun or pronoun by giving
extra information about it.

Examples: 1. The boy took a nap in the cool shade of the tree.
2. The generous tree helped the boy.

Kinds of Adjectives

Adjectives can show and tell us the quality, quantity, number and possession of nouns

and pronouns. They can also be used to point at specific nouns (for demonstration).
In each of the given sentences, the adjective is highlighted and the related noun is
underlined.

1. The tree had true love for the boy. Quality

Number (Cardinal,
2. Three birds were sitting on the tree. First singer is here.
Ordinal)
3. People showered a lot of praises on the singer. Quantity

4. Meenu’s father said that his daughter enjoyed singing. Possessive

5. This bag is for Rina, and that bag is for Raju. Demonstrative
6. These people know me well, but those people do not. Demonstrative

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