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Read the following sentences.

He bought four balloons.
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How many balloons did he buy?

(You get the answer: four.)

A year has twelve months.

How many months does a year have?

(You get the answer: twelve.)

The third child standing in the row is Mohit.

At what posi� on is Mohit standing?

(You get the answer: third.)

Here are some more adjec� ves of number:

one many fi � h several most ten

Practice Time 3

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

1. Two men are rich.

2. He scored ten marks in the English test.

3. There are thirty students in my class.

4. The cupboard has two drawers and four shelves.

5. The boy won the fi rst prize.

Let’s Learn About Participle Adjectives

The par� ciple adjec� ve is a tradi� onal term for an adjec� ve that has the same form Adjectives
as the par� ciple (that is, a verb ending in -ing or -ed/-en) and that usually exhibits the

ordinary proper� es of an adjec� ve.

For example: a running train, a fl ying plane, an experienced teacher, a wri� en answer.

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