Interrogative Adjectives

Like all adjectives, interrogative adjectives (also known as interrogative

determiners) modify nouns and pronouns. English has three interrogative
adjectives: what, which, and whose. They are called “interrogative” because they are
usually used to ask questions. For example:

 “What book are you reading?

 “Which shirt are you going to buy?”
 “Whose computer is this?”

The interrogative adjectives are used to modify the noun and ask questions too. They
are used with nouns to ask questions such as what, whose, where, why, how and
which. These are words specify the sentence from the questioning point of view. They
accompany or modify the noun or noun phrases and placed before them in a sentence.
Such as:

 Which lunch box is yours? (“which” word is an interrogative adjective that

modifies lunch box)
 What movie you are seeing to? (“what” word is an interrogative adjective that
modifies movie)
 Which fruits should be taken every day? (“which fruits” is the subject of verb
phrase “should be taken”)
 What program are you planning? (“what program” is the direct object of the verb
phrase “are planning”)

List of Interrogative Adjectives

Following words are used as interrogative adjectives:

 What
 Whose
 Where
 Why
 How
 Which

Examples of Interrogative Pronoun:

 Which is your book?

 What is your task?
 Who do you want to win the game?
 What is the color of your hair?
 What are you doing this weekend?
 Which is your mother?
Examples of Interrogative Adjective:

 Which book is yours?

 What task is yours?
 What color is your hair?
 Which mother is yours?

The relative pronouns

Subject Object Possessive

who who(m) whose

which which whose

that that

 We use who and whom for people, and which for things.
Or we can use that for people or things.

 We use relative pronouns after a noun, to make it clear which person or

thing we are talking about:
the house that Jack built
the woman who discovered radium

 to tell us more about a person or thing:

My mother, who was born overseas, has always been a great traveller..
We had fish and chips, which is my favourite meal.

 We use whose as the possessive form of who:

This is George, whose brother went to school with me.

 We sometimes use whom as the object of a verb or preposition:

 This is George, whom you met at our house last year.
This is George’s brother, with whom I went to school.

 When whom or which have a preposition the preposition can come at

the beginning of the clause...
I had an uncle in Germany, from who[m] I inherited a bit of money.
We bought a chainsaw, with which we cut up all the wood.

 … or at the end of the clause:

I had an uncle in Germany who[m] I inherited a bit of money from.

 We can use that at the beginning of the clause:

I had an uncle in Germany that I inherited a bit of money from.

Indefinite Adjectives

An indefinite adjective is used to describe a noun in a non-specific sense.

The most common indefinite adjectives

are any, each, few, many, much, most, several, and some.

They are often used to describe a noun to show an element of uncertainty.

Indefinite adjectives should not be confused with indefinite pronouns. Indefinite

adjectives modify nouns or pronouns. Indefinite pronouns are standalone pronouns. For
example:

 We are all born with genius, but most of us only keep it for a few minutes.
(In this example, most is an indefinite pronoun, and few is an indefinite
adjective. It modifies minutes.)

 However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will
they do you if you do not act on upon them? (Buddha)
(In this example, only the first many is an indefinite adjective. (It modifies holy
words.) The second many is an indefinite pronoun.)

Examples of Indefinite Adjectives

Here are some examples of indefinite adjectives:

 There are several people in the safe room.

 (This is an indefinite adjective. It modifies the noun people.)

 There are several in the safe room.

(This is an indefinite pronoun. It stands alone. It does not modify a noun.)

 I have seen some cartridges in the cupboard.

(This is an indefinite adjective. It modifies the noun cartridges.)

 I have seen some in the cupboard.

(indefinite pronoun)

 There are only a few deer left

(This is an indefinite adjective. It modifies the noun deer.)

Indefinite Pronouns

An indefinite pronoun refers to a non-specific person or thing.

The most common ones

are all, any, anyone, anything, each, everybody, everyone, everything, few, many, nobo
dy, none, one, several, some, somebody, and someone.

The Difference between Indefinite Pronouns and Indefinite Adjectives

When a word like all, any, anyone, etc. is used as an adjective, it is known as
an indefinite adjective. (In the examples below, the indefinite pronouns are shaded.)

 All in the lobby must remain seated.

(This is an indefinite pronoun.)

 All personnel in the lobby must remain seated.

(This is an indefinite adjective. It modifies personnel.)

 Please take some to Mrs Chandler.

(indefinite pronoun)

 Please take some lemons to Mrs Chandler.

(This is an indefinite adjective. It modifies lemons.)
 Negative Pronouns
Definition:
A negative pronoun refers to a negative noun phrase; no-one, nobody, neither,
none and nothing are the negative pronouns used in English.

Negative Adjectives
Adjectives serve an important function in speech and writing. They help to
describe, people, places, animals, objects, places and experiences. As with many
other things in life, they can be positive or negative. Negative adjectives help to
describe the unpleasant side of people, animals, places, things and experiences.

Definition of Negative Adjective:

A negative adjective describes a person, thing or incident in a negative way. It
displays the opposite position of a positive adjective. A negative sentence or phrase
contains a word such as "not", "no", "never", or "nothing"

A Negative Adjective can:

1. expressing or meaning a refusal or denial: a negative answer.
2. lacking positive or affirmative qualities, such as interest, enthusiasm or
optimism.
Negative adjectives allow a person to express their unfavorable views or opinions
of places, happenings, incidents or events, experience, people, foods and things.
With these types of adjectives, clear imageries of the unpleasant side of life can be
sufficiently related.

Negative Adjectives Examples

Let’s understand Negative Adjectives appropriately by looking at the

examples below:
1. My friend has become less attentive these days. It could be because of work
pressure at office.
2. That’s dishonourable, Janet! You cannot plagiarize content without
acknowledgement.
3. My mother is not happy with me as I have made a mess of my room.
4. I cannot work with dishonest people. I walk out of such situations immediately.
5. My husband is not worried about losing his job as he is sure to find a suitable
one soon.
6. George became panicky after his father’s ill-health.
7. Is there something wrong, Annabelle? You seem so uptight.
8. I find going anywhere in the dark scary.
9. You must check your facts; you are completely misinformed about the project.
10.Ever since the realization that life is short and unpredictable, my husband has
become more attentive.