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Read the following sentences.

She is a beau� ful girl.
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What kind of a girl is she?

(You get the answer: beau� ful.)

These are brilliant boys.
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What kind of boys are they?

(You get the answer: brilliant.)

Ashoka was a wise king.
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What kind of a king was Ashoka?

(You get the answer: wise.)

In the above sentences, beau� ful, brilliant and wise are adjec� ves that tell us about

the quali� es of nouns. Therefore, they are adjec� ves of quality.

Some more adjec� ves of quality are:

smart pre� y nice intelligent honest rich

poor big clever weak strong powerful

Noun As Adjectives

Some� mes a noun func� ons as a modifi er to another noun describing a quality/

material.

Example: gold ring, stone wall.

Here, the nouns gold and stone are ac� ng as adjec� ves.

Practice Time 1

Underline the adjec� ves of quality in the following sentences.

1. She was a nice girl.

2. My uncle is an honest man. Adjectives

3. These mangoes are juicy.

4. My mother is a kind woman.
5. It was a pleasant experience.

6. A fox is a clever animal.

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