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ADJECTIVES
1. WHAT IS AN ADJECTIVE ?
qFl3ll Parts of Speech eFll<t{5l{ adjective slrs {c{ sl ffiC{R I qq-ci'
i5{s adjective-.{< frq 1RET GtT 6\eRI {lS I fi66j 31-ai erqt fl-s;
He is a good boy. His conduct (qF-{"f) is not bad.
He gave me five taka. Go to the next door.
He is the first boy in the class. She gave me much money.
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GT ffi$RT ftfrtr noun s pronouncs ffi s-<[R I q erElcs adjective
<cE rs.r{cdl
Definition : The parts of speech that modifies a noun or a pronoun
in a sentence is called the adjective.
(Noun Rf pronoun-6s <lc$I{ rl-cqt 6{ word ffi Tt-< slrs adjective
<rE t)
TWO USES OF ADJECTIVE
(Adiective-(F nt esl-{ <K{<)
(a) Attribuiive use
(b) Predicative use
(a) Attributive use r Fdj. + Nofil-qqr{ adjective-€K <I{{Er ErE,
9d19, adlective 6SF noun-q< qft't<'c{ qr+ qualify (ffi1 S-{rE s{q
El3l attributive use {-{ I ({:I;{ S
He is a good boir.
Adj. Noun
€ellf{ good€R fu'qE boy 4i q+F eq q-rFt s-{t I good q{lr{
boy-G1
fO qrq TrC C{ $lq Wil$ TCiCR r TvTt(. e{CT good adjective-fr aftributively
used R(ITR I
{(q Gq, attribute TfF 'ql-cilef s-fl," <l 6-ql{ ftg-c<T-{ C<T<[, ?<ftB,
cnF-qdt a*565 S"r< fi"tffi r
Attributive l'redlcailve
1. Man is mortal (T{{ql{) .
B. Adjective of quantity
B. Adjective of quantity ('iR{l"f u.|aE fr6r1-qq) t ,cA {<-rl<
adjective mF ({I{'kqs material € abstract noun-q3 C5-6E) frq-{ qft'fiq
(Quantity)firdti Tr< I m,IFI g
much--{E{- I need much money.
a litrle-qFlr{t- There is a little milk in the glass.
whole-qT?-{I- The whole (C{s) class laughed out (CEIC
Bbq r)
sorne-laR- Give me some salt.
no- C$FIi!tr- I have no pens. (9Ftrk 6afa a-ql ctt 1)
NoTE. qV
frrx<toift
There is no water in the mug.
4{IC{ no CE qTF descriptive adjective. No-4K ef-{ €SF noun(water)
<j<-ds qcTA t frq noun fr sfr Er{(} cllf$ q-qF' no (K {6{ none TC{ I frrFI B
Do you have any such (4<-+'{ f$l{) dress? No, I have none (:no such
dress).
Grammar : Adjectives 143
C. Numeral adjective
(qiqrrqu-+ RH{"f)
fr66-sqraism ns
They have three goats. She lives in the second room.
Many men came to the meeting.
E"rr<-< <lTlqrqks three (ffi), second (ft€'{), many (q54E;-
adjective effl {elf4fT goats, room, s men-€R noun QC{13[ Ci?fi {<[rDS
(.T5FI S-{, flRqlq, CqF[, sci, q-{qt-qiK T{ t) I qscEl3t qlc?I c$t{ c] GFFI number
(c$il) q&s, tr{i's
three -+ 3
, second
-+ 2
-+ 100, <l 200 (vfiffi)
many
qW(qi 4fiTcs T[al numeral adjective. vf<E <EI <l{ 3 c{ adjective 6fF
noun €i[ frffi ci"lTl, @'{, "dF ffi {<|lT ElriF numeral adjective TFT r
Uardinal L)rdinal
one (c+) first (Qrlr)
tlvo (nR) second GqT)
three (ft1) third (Yq-s)
four (DI<) fourth (t-rnd;
five ({lu) fifth (etftr)
etc. elc.
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NOTE. ordinal numeral adjective-4i glCrt the <Kq\5 q{ I qdts
the+Ordinal Numeral Adj+Noun
C{:F{ 3 He lives in the second room or compartment.
(c) Multiplicative numeral adjective (ecff<ltf$ C(?BI-{-F-S frc-il"f)
frrE{Bhlq<"t.}rf,l "tv s
Cardinal Ordinal Multiplicative
one (c+) -+ first (QQI) -+ single (qs-s)
two ({Q) -+ second 1frftt) -+ double (fre{)
"l*t three (ft1) -+ third (Yfr{) -+ threefold ro treble (&{e.l)
:L, qqr{ coFT adjective <ft con c("rR ss eq qfr1T{lT{ \51{"E \5R-s <re
multiplicative numeral adjective. fr65 cardinal number C<ltrF multiplicative
number rtbq <tr< E6+ m{l;t qq s
Cardinal Multiplicative
One (€n single (4o-+)
two (?t) twofold, double (freq, ftR<)
three (ft1) thredfold, treble, triple 1frR<, ftru"t;
four (El;t) fourfold,quadruple (DFN'I, uqftq)
five ({F) fivefold idiue"t;
CIqTqgIK 3
qrEf T3[, all, some, enough tsIlfrrs ql{-fi quantitative adjeciive {Iete
q< qftri grqQ I 4rla cqtq-m< {cq E* qtrlcs 1lr{, G'{-{; all{fi quantitative
s?F €fr ft frr{{ s-c< q<(R{{ numeral, v?n qF ft frtri.ts-r< | q<R Elqcq
"ndqF on:t r
csFlxq-{ {r{ $frc{ fi-TF q-{t q{|r{'€ T4l {(q. R, rl qfi s3l slT 4 el vqi
$46 qfutq fi{-q +Tl c{cs qNrs <cE uncountable noun, €{(
6Tq "flc< sf<
sel-{efcq' sl rt6l;l} s-<t {l{ q{ 4qrs i'6{ couniable noun. 9]3[ sl
tt"t{ T<t slR ;Tl
st3t C(1TI { nurnber e[+1 Cs{ al r iolR all +uncountable-€9f,{ <l{ds qCE
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D. PRONOMINAL ADJECTIVE
({,{qwp frrlvt;
ficu-<aorernt "tv r
qr;| Tlrlf,{ pronoun 'ef{| rqRlfr KIESE {{ r f}q q'$rEl {rl4 adjective '43
41q ry1{ sC< \5"]q ,{{i rioun r{i gTCi Rffi i
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EXERCTSEICITET qsrtr{ (b.[)
sallc\ (Colum") ({)EE
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Pronoun rronominal
Adjective
iualV are called but tew are chosen.
(<l'RT{ sr< 6fit S{) I
Demonstrative
Fronoun
This this + I\,loun I know this man
That that+ Noun I saw that man yesterday.
These these+.Noun She bought thesethings.
(pl.)
Those those+Noun Those frogs are croaking
c{.[{ 3
This is a book.
You gave me the book.
..* A
1141 Strrs relative pronoun "which', El{l
{$ S'(R 'Il€Tl {l{ S
This is the book which you gave me.
ft-q <r+rBcs sfr ell
qrq fi"R c.r GlTf,{
@ryli.d_ffffi lci1
L4-'.*"u]-* sTqr{ Cqr$-G' which 6$ {-c{ relative adjective. sBtct. .,=fi 6l bock
(noi"rn) 6$ modify FC{ I CqI;t s This is which L.ook you
gave me.
,.{9TQ 3 He gave me what
shoe I wanted.
4T( He gave me which pen i requested him for. (ffi 6 Aaix,ft6. E-a1
sll-{ w{c<t{ serRq]T cq qlrrs cctB lffiE r)
<lT1s6{lc'o what € which {fr relative acljective.
gl3s 4-6gq €l-sk Adjective :
Grammar : Adjectives 749
C+t{ CsFf adjective c-{FR noun T-Cef <I{QE qT I C{51{ s equal, yellow,
blue, black, green ffi t
tr5l;t 3
The boys, thin and smart, brilliant and wise, are invited to the game.
Noun Adj. Adj.
€<ll'6{ The thin and smart, brilliant and wise boys- qKTq <Kq\5 q{fr I
ftq esfr qfE adjective elfsrE El boys €K ql('t<qs I C{5FI 3 Allwise boys
are invited .
C1FG "{<( <lfflIq qlTETFl little 4R C-rc'G {j-{qR uncountable noun qK 6s,(q
e|c<lsTJ r
GRAND EXERCISE
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ftrD< qfuE et$
q-{R freu qr<, q<( qe6 catrs eF
"r{s "iR"i{ e{ec{l attend
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4. Fill in the blanks with 'a few', 'a little', 'few', 'iittle''
(a) He has- friends here;he is almost alone (fi;xi)'
the glass; bring me' a full glass of
(b) There is
- - water in
water please.
(c)-people are gossiping there; they may be workers'
(d) Give me-rnilk to drink.
5. Translate the following sentences into English'
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(h)frc-<!3 "nRum r
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rKR qrc-6q r
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(l)
'fisEt< esFcse Tq s] I (neither)
(m) (k) s (l)<f+]?F{ EcCafr q-{-dm either € neither adjective 4lft
pronoun Rcw< <I<qE scrcql
(n) qfi qlTl< frffi< <t t (own).
fr+ qq? qMr< (very).
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