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Mariappan Posted 18 years ago
I have some doubts in classifying adjectives. Can someone please
clarify those?
1) The child fell down from a great height.
I am thinking in above sentence "great" is "adjective of
quantity"(how much) but it is answered as "descriptive". Is it
correct?
Because here it answers the question "how much height?"
2) He was absent "last" week.
In this sentence why "last" is not an adjective?
3) My uncle lives in the next house.
In this sentence "next" answers the question "which house"? So I
thought it is demonstrative adjective. But the answer is "descriptive"
why?
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please clarify my doubts in classifying adjectives
I have some doubts in classifying adjectives. Can someone please
clarify those?
1) The child fell down from a great height.
I am thinking in above sentence "great" is "adjective of
quantity"(how much) but it is answered as "descriptive". Is it
correct?
Because here it answers the question "how much height?"
2) He was absent "last" week.
In this sentence why "last" is not an adjective?
3) My uncle lives in the next house.
In this sentence "next" answers the question "which house"? So I
thought it is demonstrative adjective. But the answer is "descriptive"
why?
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1) The child fell down from a great height. I am thinking in above sentence "great" is "adjective ofquantity"(how much) but it is answered as "descriptive". Is itcorrect?
- 1) The child fell down from a great height.
- I am thinking in above sentence "great" is "adjective ofquantity"(how much) but it is answered as "descriptive".
- Is itcorrect?
- -- Yes, descriptive-- 'great' is too vague to be considered a quantity.
- 2) He was absent "last" week.
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1) The child fell down from a great height.
I am thinking in above sentence "great" is "adjective ofquantity"(how much) but it is answered as "descriptive". Is itcorrect? -- Yes, descriptive-- 'great' is too vague to be considered a quantity.
2) He was absent "last" week.
In this sentence why "last" is not an adjective?-- 'Last' is indeed an adjective here.
1) The child fell down from a great height.
I am thinking in above sentence "great" is "adjective ofquantity"(how much) but it is answered as "descriptive". Is itcorrect? -- Yes, descriptive-- 'great' is too vague to be considered a quantity.
2) He was absent "last" week.
In this sentence why "last" is not an adjective?-- 'Last' is indeed an adjective here.
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He was absent last week . What is the adjective and what is its kind? Is 'absent' an adjective here
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