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Type of adjectives: Quantitative adjectives: B1.

 Quantitative adjectives are adjectives that indicate the quantity of something, and can be divided into definite and indefinite: Definite quantitative adjectives: Indicate a specific or exact number or amount Examples include one, two, three, four, five, ten, hundred, thousand. Examples of definite quantifiers include “all”, “each”, “every”, and “both” Indefinite quantitative adjectives: Describe an unknown or variable quantity  Examples include “some”, “several”, “many”, and “few”  Examples of indefinite numeral adjectives include “some”, “few”, “many”, “all”, “no”, “several”, “any”, “most”, “more”, “too”, “much”, “none”, “too many”, and “certain”  Other types of quantitative adjectives: Ordinal numbers: Show the order of things, such as “first”, “second”, “third”, and so on. Fractional numbers: Show a part of a whole, such as “half”, “quarter”, “third”, and so on. Quantitative adjectives that specify exact amounts (seven, dozen, thousands) usually do not agree in ...

Ordinary adjectives

  The adjective “ordinary” means something is common, general, or usual.  For example, you might describe something as “in the ordinary course of events”.  Definition: Ordinary means something is common, general, or usual. It can also mean something is of a kind to be expected from the average person. Examples: “This coffee is good” “This shirt is very big” “He wants a small sandwich” “The tea is hot” “The food is cold” “The supermarket is expensive” “This game is difficult” “These exercises are very easy” How adjectives are used: Adjectives are a grammatical part of speech that describe a noun. They can answer questions like “Which one?”, “What kind?”, “How many?”, and “How much?”.  Other types of adjectives: There are many different types of adjectives, including adjectives of quality, quantity, and more.  Common English Adjectives 1. Good This coffee is good. I am good. 2. Big This skirt is very big. 3. Small She wants a small dress 4. Hot The coffee is hot...

Extreme adjectives

Extreme adjectives describe a quality in its most intense or extreme form. They cannot be modified through comparison or grading.  For example, you can’t say “very exhausted” because “exhausted” already means extremely tired.  Absolute adjectives are a sub-category of extreme adjectives that describe binary states that cannot be modified at all, such as “dead” or “unique”.  Here are some examples of extreme adjectives:  Freezing: Means extremely cold Starving: Means extremely hungry Furious: An extreme adjective that means very angry Awful: An extreme adjective that means very bad Terrible: An extreme adjective that means very bad Huge: An extreme adjective that means very big Gigantic: An extreme adjective that means very big Spotless: An extreme adjective that means very clean Soaked: An extreme adjective that means very wet Drenched: An extreme adjective that means very wet Glacial: An extreme adjective that means very cold Infuriated: An extreme adjective that me...