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ADJECTIVE QUCIK
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Rule 1:- It qualifies a noun or a pronoun.
;g nks rjhds lsuse fd;s tkrs gSa&
(i) Predicative  without noun
(ii) Attributive  with noun
e.g. He is brave (Predicative)

h
He is a brave boy. (Attributive)
Note:- Predicative esaArticle ugha vkrs D;ksafd
Article Noun ds fy;suse fd;s tkrs gSaA

i s
Rule 2:- 'Be' verb rFkk"linking verbs" ds ckn Adjective dk use fd;k tkrk gS]Adverb dk ughaA
e.g. He remained cheerfully. (use "cheerful")

l r
Note:-

i
• 'Be' verb ds cknonly 'Adverb of Place' dk use fd;k tk ldrk gSA

g
• Students dksParts of speech dh vPNhKnowledge gksuh pkfg;sA
Rule 3:- Noun + ly  Adjective

n s
y
e.g. Miserly, friendly, manly, cowardly, etc.

E b nt
Adjective + ly  Adverb
e.g. Carefully, honestly, etc.
fdarq gjsituation esa ;grule follow ugha gksrk gSA
e.g. Fast + ly  fastly [×] (There is no such word)

a
Friendly (adj.) + ly  friendly
Rule 4:- Enough + noun (enough is determiner here)

h
Adjective + enough (enough is adverb here)
[×]

s
e.g. (i) I am enough rich to buy this car. (use "rich enough")
(ii) I don't have money enough to buy this car. (use "enough money")
Rule 5:- Worth dk use 'Noun' ds ckn fd;k tkrk gS vkSj
worth ds ckn verb dh Gerund form dk use fd;k tkrk gSA

e.g. (i)
a
[Noun + worth + V1 + ing]

r
The Taj mahal is a worth visit monument [×]

P
(ii) The Taj mahal is a worth visiting monument [×]
(iii) The Taj mahal is a monument worth visiting []
Rule 6:- • Adjective + Noun + Preposition + Object
• Noun + Adjective + Preposition + Object
Preposition ftlds fy;s use gksrh gS] mlh ds lkFk fy[kh tkrh gSA

(i) He explained the hidden meaning of the passage.

(ii) He explained the meaning hidden in the passage.

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Rule 7:- tc adjective dksnoun ds ckn esa fy[ksagiven

rks situation dh ckr gksrh gS] tks
temporary gksrh gSA
• Noun + adjective  temporary sense
• Adjective + noun  permanent sense
e.g. The visible stars  lHkh fn[kus okys rkjs
The stars visible  at present tksstars fn[kkbZ ns jgs gSaA
blh rjg%&
Concerned officer  worried officer
Officer concerned  Related officer
Involved explanation  Complicated explanation
Explanation involved  Related explanation
Responsible people  Accountable (ftEesnkj
)
People responsible
Visible stars

sh 

Guilty (nks"kh)yksx
All stars

i
Stars visible  Visible at a specific time

l
Present members  Existing (all)
Member present
Opposite people

g



i r Attending (mifLFkr)
Different, contrary

s
People opposite  On the other side, facing

n y
(1) You should always encourage responsible people.

E b nt
(2) You should punish the people responsible.
(3) The outcome of the case was rather disappointing for the family involved.
(4) I couldn't solve it as it was an involved question [] (le>us esa eqf'dy
question)
Rule 8:- Kinds of Adjective

a
i. Gradable (Qualifying):-
• Can be used with very, too, as, extremely, etc.

h
• Can be compared
• Have degrees of comparison.

a s
e.g. Smart, Beautiful, Red, Important, Difficult, Hard, etc.
ii. Non - gradable:-
Can't be used with very, too as, extremely, etc.

r
• Can't be compared.
• Instead of "very" we can use "completely".

P
• Don't have degrees of comparison
e.g. Impossible, Alive, Essential, perfect, Absolute, Dead, Human, empty, full, natural, complete, Excellent,
unique, extreme, supreme, exhausted, round, chief, parallel, ideal, permanent, eternal, flat, free, uni-
versal, circular, square, radioactive, etc.
e.g. This is very impossible. (use "completely")
This is completely beautiful. (use "very")
Rule 9:- Degrees of comparison
i. Positive degree
ii. Comparative degree
iii. Superlative degree

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Positive Degree
• No comparison at all
e.g. (i) Rohit is smart.
(ii) I have a very good car.
(iii) This substance is radioactive.
Comparative Degree
• One Vs Another
e.g. (i) Rohit is smarter than Mohit.
(ii) I have better car than you.
One syllable - er, est
Poly syllable - more, most
•

sh
S.D. ds lkFkR.P. 'That' vkrk gSA
Syllable  Number of vowel sounds.

i
Superlative Degree

l
• One among all

g i r
(1) Sagar is the most intelligent boy that I have ever met.
(2) Of all her friends Khushi is the most beautiful girl.

s
(3) This is the noisiest place I have ever visited.

n
Points to remember:-

E b nt
(3) Inclusion esa
y
(1) Comparative degree esaexclusion gksrk means
(2) Superlative degree esa
gS
inclusion gksrk means
 of (S.D.)
Exclusion esa
 other (C.D.)
gS
nks vyxgroup gksrs gSaA
,d gh group ds member esabest (choose) djuk gksrk gSA

a
(4) S.D. esa the
(5) Than  conjunction of comparison.
Rule 10:-

e.g. (i)

s h
Less  for uncountable
Fewer  for countable
No fewer than 15 students are absent.

a
(ii) No less than 200 gram gold was stolen.
Note:- tc Hkhsubtract djus dksense gks rks
less dk ghuse fd;k tkrk gS
(countable or uncountable nksuksa ds
) fy;s

Rule 11:-

P r
e.g. I have 20 students less 5.
Adverb dk Hkh
P.D.
Good/well
Bad/ill
comparison gks ldrk gSA
C.D.
Better
worse
S.D.
Best
Worst
Much/many more most
Little (U.N.) Less/Lesser Least
Late Later/Latter Latest/last
Old elder/older oldest/oldest
Far Further/Farther Furthest/Furthest
Near Nearer Nearest/Nest
Difficult More Difficult. More Difficult.

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Rule 12:-• Last  vafre (tc [kRe gksus dksense gks)(order)

• Latest  gky gh dk (tc dqN vkSj Hkh
add gksus dh laHkkouk(time)
gks)
(1) What is the latest news.
(2) She was the last to arrive.
(3) I caught the last bus home.
(4) This is Mahatma Gandhi's last book.
(5) This is Shashi Tharoor's latest book.
Rule 13:-• Elder  blood relations
• Older  things, animals, persons other than family member.
(1) His eldest son lives in Mumbai.
(2) Your son is older than mine.
(3) My elder son is 5 years older than my younger son.

h
(4) I am 5 year older than my brother.
• Elder + than [×] Comparison ds fy;s ughaA
•
•
Elder + to [×]

i
Elder + noun [] ges'kk

l s
noun ds lkFk vkrk gSA

r
• The elder []
Rule 14:- nks oLrqvksa@O;fDr;ksa esaChoose
ls ,d dksdjus ds fy;s The + Comparative degree dk use fd;k tkrk gSA

g i
e.g. Of the two girls, Anjali is better. (use "the better")

s
Rule 15:- Comparatively and Relatively ds lkFk dsoypositive degree dk use ugha fd;k tkrkA

n y
e.g. You are comparatively safer here. (use "safe")
Rule 16:- tc ,d gh person dh 2 qualities dk Comparison gks rks
more + positive degree dk use djrs gSA

E b nt
e.g. Gold is costlier than useful. (use "more costly")
Rule 17:- "as ____ as" rFkk'so ___as' ds lkFkpositive degree dk use fd;k tkrk gSA
e.g. Sagar is as rich as Shubham.

a
Sagar is not so rich as Shubham.
• As __ as dk use affirmative, negative & interrogative rhuksa
sense esa fd;k tkrk gSA
• So __ as dk use negative sense esa fd;k tkrk gSA

s h
Rule 18:- Twice, thrice, half, etc. ds lkFkcomparative degree ugha
use dh tkrhA
e.g. This bag is twice costlier than that one. (use "twice as costly as")
Note:- 2/3/4 times ds lkFkcomparative degree and simile nksuksa
use fd;s tk ldrs gSaA

a
e.g. This bag is 2 times costlier than that one. []

r
This bag is 2 times as costly as that one. []
Rule 19:- tc most ds igys Article 'a' vkrk gS] rc'most' superlative degree dh rjg use ugha gksrk gSA rc dk vFkZ
most
gksrk gS

P
very.
A most + Positive degree
The most + superlative degree.
e.g. (i) He is a most intelligent boy in his class. (use "the most")
(ii) He is the most intelligent boy. [use "a most (=a very)"]
Rule 20:- Very, too, so, as, how, etc. ds lkFkpositive degree dk use fd;k tkrk gSA
e.g. Your house is too smaller to accommodate a family of 10 people. (use "small")
Rule 21:- Order of Adjective -
Opinion  size  age  shape  colour  origin  material  classification  noun modifiers + noun
e.g. I like her black long hair. (use "long black")

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Rule 22:- tc 'of' ds lkFk nks oLrq,¡ gks rc mudk

comparison djus ds fy;s 'the + comparative degree' vFkok
'comparative degree +than dk use fd;k tkrk gSA
e.g. Of the two theories that you proposed, the former is better than the latter.
Of the two theories that you proposed, The former is the better.
Note:- tc than dk use gks rks
C.D. esathe dk iz;ksx ugha fd;k tkrkA
Rule 23:- Transition fn[kkus ds fy;s
positive  comparative  superlative degree esa tkrs gSaA
• Same degree esa
transition ugha fn[kk;k tkrkA
e.g. The condition of his health is getting from worse to worse. (use "bad to worse")
Rule 24:- tc adjective dksand ls tksM+k tk;s rFkk buds lkFk vkus okyk
preposition same gks rks
1 gh ckj preposition
dk use fd;k tk;sxkA fdqarq ;fn
preposition same ugha gSa rks nksuksa ds lkFk vyx&vyx
preposition vk;saxsA

h
e.g. She is more intelligent than and experienced than any other teacher in this school.
(use "more intelligent and experienced")

s
She is senior and more experienced than any other teacher in this school. (use "senior to")
Rule 25:- Adjective + er igys vkrk gS rFkk
more + Adjective mlds ckn use fd;k tkrk gSA

l i r
e.g. He is more intelligent and braver than I am. (use "braver and more intelligent")
Rule 26:- ;fn That clause esa
I have ever met gks rks
main clause esasuperlative degree vkrh gSA

g si
e.g Radha is very beautiful girl that I have ever met. (use "the most")
Rule 27:- tc nks adjective dksand ls tksM+k tkrk gS rks os degree esa gksus pkfg;sA
same

n
E b nt y
e.g. She is good and more intelligent than I. (use "better")
He is the strongest and most intelligent of all the boys studying in his class.
Note:- ,d gh person dh nksqualities dk o.kZu gksa rks dk use ,d ckj gh fd;k tkrk gSA
'The'
Rule 28:- Comparison ges'kksame things esa fd;k tkrk gS rFkk muds
structure Hkh
e.g. The pollution in Delhi is far more than __________.
same gh gksrs gSaA

a
(a) Kolkata (b) that of Kolkata
(c) Kolkata's (d) That in Kolkata []

h
Rule 29:- tc comparison ,d gh group dh fdlh oLrq dk group dh vU; oLrq;sa ls gksexclude
rks djus ds fy;s 'other'
dk use fd;k tkrk gSA

• D;ksafd s
e.g Gold is costlier than any other Metal,
Diamond is costlier than any metal.

a
'Diamond' metal ugha gS vr% exclude
bls djus ds fy, "other" yxkus dh vko';drk ugha gSA
Rule 30:- Date Formats
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
P r
16th September
The 16th September [date ds lkFkthe ugha
September 16
September 16th
]
[]
[×]
[]
[×]
(v) September the 16th [×]
(vi) 16 September [×]
(vii) The 16 September [×]
(viii) 16th of September [×]
(ix) The 16th of September []
(x) 16 of September [×]
(xi) The 16 of September [×]

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Rule 31:- We can use - Much/many, far, very much, lot, any, no even, rather, a bit, etc. before a compara-
tive degree.
(But very & quite dk use ugha djuk gSA
• With superlative  much, by far, quite, almost, nearly, easily, etc.
e.g. Radhika is very smarter than her brother. (Drop "very")
Rohan is quite wiser than Mohan. (Drop "quite")
Rule 32:- The + adjective  Noun
• Plural noun refers to whole community
• Plural verb vkrh gSA
e.g. The poor is suffering. (use "are")
The very rich almost never cares about others. []

h
The poor's life is difficult. [×]
 The life of the poor is difficult. []

s
[,sls esa
apostrophe (') ugha yxk ldrs
]

l i r
g si
n
E b nt y
ha
a s
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