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Let’s Learn Adjectives of Quantity & Intesifiers

An adjec� ve that shows the quan� ty of a noun or a pronoun is called an adjec� ve

of quan� ty. Adjec� ves of quan� ty answer the ques� on: How much? Some of these
adjec� ves highten or reduce the eff ect of the noun they modify. These are intensifying

adjec� ves.

Read the following sentences.

I ate some food today.
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She has enough work.
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He ate the whole bread.
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It’s sheer nonsense.
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He is a mere beginner.
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She is quite a tbeauty.
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In the above sentences, some, enough and whole are adjec� ves that tell us about the

quan� � es of nouns. They are adjec� ves of quan� ty. Some adjec� ves which express
that extent not fully quan� ty are intensifi ers such as sheer, mere and quite in above

sentences.

Practice Time 2

Fill in the blanks with suitable adjec� ves of quan� ty.

1. I have ________________ money to spend today.

2. I need ________________ food.

3. The child drank ________________ milk.

4. The food was ________________ for the beggar.
Adjectives 5. ________________ boys came inside.

6. Is there ________________ water in the jug?

Let’s Learn Adjectives of Number

An adjec� ve that shows the number of a noun or its posi� on is called an adjec� ve of
number. Adjec� ves of number answer the ques� on: How many? or In what order?

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