Adjective by Rahul Goswami
Adjective
#Adjective_by_Rahul_Goswami
Describes (what kind of ) or categorizes (which one ) a noun or a pronoun
He is a good boy (attributively )
The boy is good. (predicatively )
DETERMINERS GRADABLE NON-GRADABLE
O S A S C O M P
very GRADABLE/QUALIFY
opinion
Size
age
very NON- GRABABLE/CATEGERISED
Shape
Colour
Origin
Material
Purpose
DETERMINERS
NUMBERS
LOCATION
IDENTIFY
Cardinal (เคธंเค्เคฏा ) One, two, three
Ordinal (เค्เคฐเคฎ) First, Second, third...
Multiplicative (เคुเคฃाเคค्เคฎเค ) Single, double, triple...
The first two double buses are burnt.
The driver took the three exit at the roundabout. (third)
My friend lives on the five floor of this building. (fifth)
The team won their four last games and ended the season with bang. (last four)
Noun + Ordinal= Cardinal
Kamal studied in the ________
a). class nine b). nine classes
c). ninth classes d). nine classe
page 3
a). 3 page b). 3 pages
c). 3rd page
They will be reviewing all the topics covered in the semester fourth . (the fourth semester/ semester four)
You are the seventh person to have won this award.
SOME / - positive sentence or doubt in questions
ANY - negative sentences or general questions
Some - Countable / uncountable; sing / Plural Positive Sent.
any - Countable / uncountable; sing; Negative sent. Negative words :- never, seldom, hardly, rarely barely, scarcely
They did not ask for any sugar.
She hardly knows some formulae any formula
Is there someone/anyone?
Would you like to have something / anything?
There is not any
He never said anything /
NO + SINGULAR NOUN
No children are allowed here. no child is
No boy and No girl is / are in his / her/ their class.
ANOTHER = An other , don't use articles
OTHER - PCN
The other = specific sense, SCN / PCN
Some other = SCN/PCN
Rohan bought another story book.
They saw other guests at the party.
Sobhit gave me an another example. another
The another aspect of the same story was nice. the other aspect
In one hand he carried an umbrella and in the other one he had a book.
You should try some other dresses.
FURTHER - SEQUENCE FARTHER - DISTANCE
What is your further question ?
Goa is farther than Patna from Delhi ?
UNCOUNTABLE NOUN - LITTLE A LITTLE THE LITTLE
COUNTABLE - FEW A FEW THE FEW
GLOBAL LINGUA
Govind drunk a little water from the glass.
Where are the few friends that you had in your college.
The doctor advised him rest for a few days.
I am thankful to him for the little help that he offered.
She know little German therefore she can't speak or write it.
Don't tease him as he has little patience.
GRADABLE & NON - GRADABLE
Adjective of Quality (what kind of ?)
The man whom he helped was old and weak.
adjectives used in predicatively must have conjunction but used in attributively conjunctions can be used with same grading adjective
The host served some hot and organic food to the guests.
Gifted him a beautiful and digital watch.
She gifted her husband a beautiful and attractive watch.
She gifted her husband an analogue attractive watch. attractive analogue watch.
A leather big brown bag was lying on the table. a big brown leather bag
They have invited some multinational FMCG famous companies. famous multinational FMCG companies
The shopkeeper displayed cotton bed beautiful sheets. beautiful cotton bed sheets.
The man bought a pair of round good-looking copper small plates. good-looking small round copper plates
Post positive
1. We are a confident team confident of winning the title again this year.
2. Solomon was a famous king famous for his wisdom.
3. The man has bought a compatible charger compatible with his phone.
4. A dependent man dependent on others can never be truly happy.
5. They have made an instructive documentary on homelessness. ✅️
They couldn't underland the hidden meaning of the message.
They couldn't underland the hidden meaning hidden in the message.
Adjective + enough
Enough + Noun
6. The school was not enough big enough to accommodate all the children
7. We didn't have enough money to buy a new car.
8. He is enough sensible not to accept such a grudgingly given invitation. (Grudge - ill-will)
(A) sensible enough to
(B) sensible enough not to
(C) sensible enough to not
(D) not sensible enough to
(E) No Improvement
Qualifiers in sequence
Adv > Adj > Noun
Noun < Adj < Adv.
Adj > Adv > Noun ❌️
I have visited the mentabove (adj ) above (adv.) address ❌️
the above mentioned address
Or
The address mentioned above
If was a worth watching movie ❌️
a watching worth movie
Or
a movie worth watching
The movie was enough interesting enough.
It was an enough interesting movie.
A movie interesting enough
Their team has got some enough (adv) experienced (adj) players (Noun) ❌️
You must discuss this matter with.......
(A) some wise enough people
(B) some enough wise people
(C) some people enough wise
(D) some peope wise enough
Concerned parents =worried / anxious
parents concerned = related/referred
The principal met the concerned parents concerned of the child. nown
They have informed the cancerned parents cancerned
involved cases = hard, complicated
Cases involved = related, associated
3. The number of involved deaths involved makes this story newsworthy.
4. I sometimes wonder how this rather involved system involved works.
Proper method - right, correct
method proper → real, in true sense
5. The Superintendent found nothing in its place proper. Proper place
6. One who respects women is a proper man. Man proper
Present Mps - Current (Time)
Mps present = attending (attendance
They must move cautiously in the situation present. Present situation
There were 50 present people at the meeting. People present
Responsible people → accountable
people responsible = guilty, to blame
You can trust him with this work; he is a person responsible. Responsible person
All the responsible people will be brought to books. People responsible
opposite people - contrary
people opposite (adj / preposition) - on the other side, facing
She tried to calm him down, but it had the effect opposite. Opposite effect
The opposite building is in the possession of the Ahujas. Building opposite
His job is opposite (contrary) to mine.
His house is opposite (prep.) to mine. (Adv.)
Vinay sat opposite (prep.) to me "adverb "where" opposite is pre. + object" at dinner.
Opposite (pre/adj ) on the other side, facing
Vinay sat in the chair (adv.) opposite (adj.) to me at dinner
There used to live some foreigners in the hotel (adj.) opposite adj. to our college.
A tall man was sitting opposite / in front of me adv. in the cinema.
The newly built planetarium is in front of / opposite the National Museum.
1. This type of people think themselves superior than others.
2. This technique is more preferable than any alternative.
# Junior, Senior, Superior, Inferior, Prior, Preferable, Elder etc.
3. The party's decline began prior / before to the First World War. When (adverb)
4. The candidate was nervous during the prior week to the meeting.
5. I have got a prior appointment.
6. I have studied the prior events to the civil war. prior to the civil war.
Degree
Maharana Pratap is a brave Warrior.
The Brave are / Is always respected.
The Wise Says that the honest has / have to suffer a lot.
She helps the poor who has / have lost his house.
The noble is always trusted for his tone. (are, their)
Comparative degree
- Mr. Nahta is the
mostoldest employee in this company. - This candidate is less stronger than that candidate. weaker, (This candidate is not as strong as that candidate.,That candidate is stronger than this candidate.)
- They have become wiser and more intelligent.
- Saral is the most talented and less experienced. lest
- Sanskrit is the oldest and most systematic language in the world.
- Morning walk makes one healthier and
happy. Happier - The students found the test relatively
easier. easy - Patna is
comparativelyhotter than Delhi.
half, twice, thrice เคे เคธाเคฅ simile เคा เคช्เคฐเคฏोเค as.... as
This civilization is twice older than that civilization. as old as
as, so , too , very, enough เคเคฆि adverbs เคे เคธाเคฅ positive degree
He is too busiest these days. busy
You are as richer as your neighbour. rich
We should strive to make our students smarter enough. smart
Compare two qualities
Gold is costlier than silver.
Gold is costlier than useful. more costly
She is prettier than Smarter in this office. more pretty, smart
She is more Senior to than more experienced in my office.
Delhi is more Congested than more Populated.
Sobhi is more Sincere and more intelligent than Ishaan
๐ซ๐ซLikewise comparision๐ซ๐ซ
Shikha is Smarter than him. (He)
She knows me better than him/he
He plays carrom better than me/I
They trust him more than us/we.
Your Jeans look better than Neha( Neha's)
Her dresses are more comfortable than Ritika (Ritika's)
The hotels of Kashmir are prettier than Patna (those of patna)
The screenplay of this movie is better than that movie.
The screenplay of this movie is better than that of that movie. (The screenplay of = that of)
Passenger vehicles with six airbags are safer than four airbags.
Passenger vehicles with six airbags are safer than those with four airbags.
People in India are more hardworking than china.
Your understanding is much clear than that of theirs.
Your understanding is much clear than that of theirs. (your understanding = theirs)
The prices of your car is greater than me.
The prices of your car is greater than those of mine.
EXCLUSION FROM GROUP
USING
OTHER (DETERMINER + NOUN) OR
ELSE ( PRONOUN)
Gold is costlier than any metal.
Gold is costlier than any other metal. (gold is a metal)
Diamond is costlier than any other metal. (diamond is not a metal)
Kamta is wiser than anybody.
Kamta is wiser than anybody else. ( use else with pronouns to exclude.) A NY / NO = ALL
No source of energy is as long lasting as the sun.
No source other of energy is as long lasting as the sun.
Aeroplane are faster than any means of transportation.
Aeroplane are faster than any other means of transportation.
You are richer than your other friends.
You are richer than your other friends.
You are richer than my other friends.✅
You are richer than my friends.✅
This person is much more experienced than his other colleague.
This restaurant is the best equipped of all restaurants. (better)
of all - inclusion one v/s all
This restaurant is the best equipped of all restaurants.
Rohan is the taller of all the candidates.
DON'T USE THESE / THOSE WITH----- kind / type / sort - NOUN
The warm climate favours these type of tropical plants. (this)
These type of questions can confuse anybody. (this)
The condition can affect otherwise healthful adults. healthy
healthful- good for health.
healthy- in good health, good for health.
Their advice appeared to be uninterested. disinterested
uninterested- unwilling
disinterested- unbiased, impartial, fair
They fined him for his exceptional behaviour towards the foreigners. exceptionable
exceptional- rare, outstanding, unusual
exceptionable- unacceptable, objectionable.
The operation revealed the extant of the cancer. extent
extant (adj.) surviving, existing extent (noun) - limit, range
antonyms
. extinct (adj.) - no more
little - less (comparison) - lesser (emphasis)
This place is less known than other ones.
This place is lesser known among foreign tourists.
He was encouraged to pled guilty to the less offence.
greater or lesser - to some extent
This policy will benefits everyone greater or less. lesser
Present participle - Active
Past participle - Passive
They have got some shocked news for you. shocking
It was a satisfied experience for all the tourists. satisfying
The emphasis is very much on learning the speaking language. spoken
The exciting audience cheered their team. excited
The much advertising products failed to impress people. advertised
What a...............holiday!
(A) momentous (gread/remarkable/ historic)
(B) memorable เคฏाเคฆเคाเคฐ (worthy of memory)
(C) momentary (trimmortal temporary)
(D) immortal (that never ends)
CGL 2016
Health is too important to be........
(A) discarded (set aside /get rid of)
(B) disposed (set aside /get rid of)
(C) neglected (not to pay attention)
(D) detested (loathe)
CGL 2016
Rituals become a part of the...............understandings of a society.
(A) tactfully (strategic)
(B) tacit adj (unspoken but understood)
(C) taciturn (reserve เคเคฎ เคฌोเคฒเคจे เคตाเคฒा)
(D) tacitly (adv. Of tacit) CGL 2017
