Modifiers

Classification of Adjectives

  1. Limiting

    This type restricts or limits a noun or a pronoun. The table shows the different kinds of limiting adjectives.

    Articles
    Numerals
    Prominal


    a moat
    an avatar
    the ruler of Ayodha
    cardinal
    (modifies noun by numbering)
    one night
    two towers
    three brothers
    possessive

    my dream
    your move
    his work
    her hobby
    its habitat,
    our goal
    their concern
    ordinal
    (modifies noun by stating the position in a series)
    first day
    second chance
    third step
    demonstrative

    this epic
    that ruler
    these princes
    those warriors
    indefinite
    any man
    few soldiers
    many warriors,
    much control
    most people,
    several rituals
    some customs
    interrogative
    What animal?
    Which country?
    Whose story?
    distributive
    each warrior
    every inhabitant,
    either man or woman,
    neither friend nor foe
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