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For example:

Each child was asked to bring an umbrella.
O
Every child is special to their parents.
O

Rememberemember
R
Either and neither are used to talk about distribution between two things. Either for affirmative and
neither for negative. For example:
• Both are my favourite colours, so either colour is fine with me.
• Neither person is speaking the truth.

Interrogative Adjectives

Interrogative adjectives are used to ask questions. They modify nouns or pronouns and
cannot stand alone. They are generally placed before a noun. For example:
Which seat do you prefer?
O
In the above sentence, which modifies seat.

Whose house should we visit first?
O
In the above sentence, whose modifies house.

Possessive Adjectives
Possessive adjectives are used to show possession or ownership of a noun or pronoun in
a sentence. They modify nouns. Some commonly used possessive adjectives are my, your,
her, his, our, its, their, etc. For example:

Why didn’t you wash your plate?
O
Maya does not like my hairstyle.
O
Proper adjectives

As the name suggests, proper adjectives are made from proper names. Hence, they are
capitalized. Look at the sentences below. The highlighted words are proper adjectives.

Adjectives O The world loves Indian music. Practice Time 1
I love Japanese food.

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A. Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct adjectives from those given in brackets.
1. Please give me _______________ (many/some) sugar.
2. Despite being an engineer, he has _______________ (much/little) knowledge
of machines.
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