Adjectives in English can be classified into the following categories: determinative, qualifying, quantifiers, nationalities, participles, compound, numerals, etc. Here also see intensifiers adjectives, comparatives, superlatives and how comparisons are conducted in English.

1. UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CHIMBORAZO
FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN HUMANAS Y
TECNOLOGÍAS
LANGUAGES SCHOOL
GRAMMAR V
FIFTH SEMESTER
ADJECTIVES
INVESTIGATION ABOUT ADJECTIVES
STUDENTS:
DIANA CHAVEZ
PROFESSOR:
MAGDALENA ULLAURI
PERIODO
2015

2. HOMEWORK 2
Investigation about adjectives
Adjectives in English can be classified into the following categories: determinative,
qualifying, quantifiers, nationalities, participles, compound, numerals, etc. Here also see
intensifiers adjectives, comparatives, superlatives and how comparisons are conducted
in English.
Determinative adjectives
These adjectives are used to define, determine which noun / s we are referring. For
example: this, those, every, each, either, neither.
Examples:
 This house is too small for me.
 Those are your things.
 Every language has its grammar
 Each day is different for me.
 I have seen neither film.
 You can take either way.
Qualifying adjectives
They express the qualities of the noun they modify and are located in front of it. No
vary neither gender nor the number (red cars, fat woman).
Examples:
 Black
 Gray
 Small
 Thin
 Round
Quantifiers adjectives
Also called extensive adjectives qualify the noun loosely. Some of these: some, many,
much, and any.
Examples:
 one half
 one fourth
 three fourths
 a great deal of
 a little
 a lot of

3. Nationalities adjectives
Those adjectives referring to nationalities. Unlike Spanish, English these adjectives are
capitalized: English, French, etc.
Examples:
 France French
 Greenland Greenland
 Iceland Icelandic
Participle Adjectives
Participles adjectives are formed by using participle verbs either terminated "ed" or
"ing" (as characteristic of time or permanent).
Examples:
 alarmed
 annoyed
 confused
 exciting
 frustrating
 interesting
 surprising
Compound Adjectives
Are formed by combining the adjective with other parts of speech and vice versa.
Usually two or more words that form the adjective are separated by a dash: blue-eyed -
blue eyes, well- known - good / well known, etc.
Examples:
 An Actor Who is Well Known
 A girl Who is four years old
 A person who works hard
 A conference That lasts three hours
Note: Adjectives can have no plural word.
 A three-hours conference (is wrong)
 A three-hour conference (that's right)
Numeral Adjectives
Quantify accurately the noun. They are divided into ordinals (first, second,), cardinal
(one, two,), fractional (a half, a third,) and multiplicative (double, triple,)
Examples:
 0 - zero
 1 - one
 2 - two
 3 – three

4. (English, n.d.)
Bibliografia
English,S.(s.f.). Sherton English.Obtenidode
http://www.shertonenglish.com/resources/es/adjectives.php