Adjective

11 ADJECTIVE
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Adjective (fo'ks"k.k)
%An adjective is a word used to qualify a Noun or a Pronoun.
 Adjective fdlh Noun ;k Pronoun dh fo'ks"krk crkrk gSA
Ram is a good boy.

a
He is intelligent.

ed
 Åij fn, x;s okD;ksa‘good’
esa ,oa ‘intelligent’ ‘Ram’ ,oa ‘he’ dh fo'ks"krk crk jgs gSA vr% os
Adjective gasSsA
Adjective dk iz;ksxnoun ds igys ;k verb ds ckn gksrk gSA
THE ADJECTIVE: KINDS
Ke
Adjective vkB izdkj ds gS%
1. Adjective of Quality (xq.kokpd)
2. Proper Adjective (O;fDrokpd)
n

3. Adjective of Quantity (ifjek.kokpd)

4. Adjective of Number (la[;kokpd)
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5. Demonstrative Adjective (ladsrokpd)

6. Distributive Adjective (foHkkxlwpd)
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7. Interrogative Adjective (iz'uokpd)

8. Possessive Adjective (laca/okpd)
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1. Adjective of Quality (xq.kokpd)% og Adjective tksNoun dk xq.k] ;k nks"k ;k jax&:i izdV

djrk gS] mls
Adjective of Quality (xq.kokpd fo'ks"k.k)
dgrs gSA tSls%
an honest man. ;gk¡
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‘honest’ xq.kokpd fo'ks"k.k

gSA
 Adjective of Quality (xq.kokpd fo'ks"k.k)
%fuEufyf[kr nks izdkj ls okD; esa iz;qDr gks ldrs gSa%
(i) Attributive use: tc fdlh Adjective dk iz;ksxNoun ds igys gksrk gS]Adjective
rks ds ,sls
iz;ksx dk
sAttributive use dgrs gSaA
tSls%Solomon was a wise king

.
Noun
 Åij fn, x, okD; esaking ds igys wise dk iz;ksx gqvk gS]Attributive
tks gSA
(ii) Predicative use: tc fdlh Adjective dk iz;ksxVerb ds ckn gksrk gS]Adjective
rks ds ,sls iz;ksx
dksPredicative use dgrs gSaA
tSls%The weather  is pleasant
Verb
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 Åij fn, x, okD; esapleasant dk iz;ksxPredicative part esa gqvk gSA
2. Proper Adjective (O;fDrokpd)%Proper Noun ls cuus okysAdjective dksProper Adjective
(O;fDrokpd fo'ks"k.k)
dgrs gSa% Buddhist
tSls% Monastery, British rule.
;gk¡‘Buddhist’ ,oa‘British’ Proper adjective gSA
3. Adjective of Quantity (ifjek.kokpd)%ftl Adjective ls oLrq dh ek=kk Kkr
gks]mls
Adjective
of Quantity(ifjek.kokpd fo'ks"k.k)dgrs gSa%Some
tSls% milk; enough oil; sufficient sugar;
no manners. ;gk¡‘some’, ‘enough’, ‘sufficient’ ,oa ‘no’ adjective of quantity gSA

4. Adjective of Number (la[;kokpd)% ftl 'kCn ls oLrq dh la[;k Kkrgks] mls Adjective of
Number (la[;kokpd fo'ks"k.k)dgrs gSaA

a
;s nks izdkj ds gksrs gSa% (i) Definite (ii) Indefinite

ed
 tc os fuf'pr la[;k@O;fDrdks lacksf/r djs rksdefinite
os adjective of number dgykrs gSA
tSls%Five boys, fifth class.
(i) Indefinite: tc os fuf'pr la[;k O;Dr u djsarks osIndefinite adjective of number dgykrs gSaA
Ke
tSls%Few girls, several boys.
(a) Cardinal Adjectives (fuf'pr la[;kokpd fo'ks"k.k)%fuf'pr la[;k tSlsone, two three, four
dk cks/djkus okys
Adjectives dksCardinal Adjective dgrs gSaA
n

tSls%He has four pens.

io

She has two books.

at

(b) Ordinal Adjectives (fuf'pr Øeokpd fo'ks"k.k)% fuf'pr Øe (order) dk cks/ djkus okys
Adjectives dksOrdinal Adjectives dgrs gSaA
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tSls%First, second, third, fourth…. etc.

The first chapter of this book is on verb.
Ed

 Article ‘the’ dk iz;ksx

ordinal ds igy s gksrk cardinal
gS] ds igys ughaA
tSls%Lesson one is on verb.
The first lesson is on verb.

5. Demonstrative Adjective (ladsrokpd)%tks Adjective vius rqjar ckniz;qDrNoun dh vksj

ladsrdjsa] mls
Demontrative Adjective (ladsrokpd fo'ks"k.k)dgrs gSaA
tSls%This boy, that group, these people, those countries.
UkksV%
;fn this, that, these, those ds rqjar cknNoun gS] rks ;s 'kCn
Demonstrative Adjectives
gksaxs vkSj ;fnrqjar
budscknVerb gS rks ;s 'kCn
Demonstrative Pronouns gksaxs_

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tSls%Demonstrative Adjective Demonstrative Pronoun
This girl is good. This is a good girl.
That pen is new. That is a new pen.
These shirts are white. These are white shirts.

6. Distributive Adjective (foHkkxlwpd) % tksAdjective fdlh oxZ dh izR;sd oLrq ;k O;fDr dks
lEcksf/rdjs] mlsDistributive Adjective (foHkkxlwpd fo'ks"k.k)
dgrs gSaA
tSls%Each candidate is honest.
Every boy is present today.
UkksV%Each, every, either, neither ds rqjUr ckn ;fnNoun gS ] rks ;s 'kCn
Distributive Adjectives
gksaxs_ vkSj ;fn every, either, neither ds rqjUr ckn dksbZ vU; 'kCn
each, ] rksgS
;s 'kCn
Distributive
Pronouns gksaxs%

a
tSls] Distributive Adjective Distributive Pronoun

ed
Each boy took the test. Each of the boys took the test.

7. Interrogative Adjective (iz'uokpd)%tksAdjective iz'u iwNus dk dk;Z s]

dj mls
Interrogative
Ke
Adjective (iz'uokpd fo'ks"k.k)dgrs gSa]
tSls%Which room is hers?
Whose book is this?
n

UkksV%
What, which, whose ds rqjUr ckn ;fn Noun gS] rks ;s 'kCn
Interrogative Adjectives gksaxs
vkSj ;fn muds
rqjUr cknVerb gS] rks ;s 'kCn
Interrogative Pronouns gksaxs_
io

tSls%Interrogative Adjective Interrogative Pronoun

at

What colour is your bag? What did you do?

8. Possessive Adjectives (laca/okpd fo'ks"k.k)tks

% Adjectives fdlh O;fDr vFkok oLrq ls laca/
uc

crkrs gSa
] mlsPossessive Adjectives (laca/okpd fo'ks"k.k)dgrs gSa]
tSls%My book, our class.
Ed

COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES
 Adjective dk iz;ksx rhu
degrees esa fd;k tkrk gS&
Positive, Comparative ,oa Superlative
degree.
 tc ,d (O;fDr] oLrq] lewg bR;kfn) dh fo'ks"krk dk o.kZu djuk gks rks
Positive degree dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%He is a good boy.
 tc ,d dh rqyuk nwljs ls dh tk, rksComparative degree dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%He is better than you.
 tc lHkh esa ls ,d dk pquko fd;k tk, rks
superlative degree dk iz;ksx gksxkA
tSls%He is the best student of my class.

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RULE 1

lkekU;r%fdlh adjective dk comparative degree cukus ds fy, positive degree esa‘er’

yxk;k tkrk gS vkSj
superlative degree cukus ds fy, positive degree esa‘est’ yxk;k tkrk gSA
I. Positive Comparative Superlative
Bold Bolder Boldest
Deep Deeper Deepest
High Higher Highest
Strong Stronger Strongest
Thick Thicker Thickest
Weak Weaker Weakest
RULE 2

a
;fn positive degree ds var esa‘e’ gks rks
comparative esa dsoy‘r’ vksj superlative esa‘st’
yxkrs gSA

ed
II. Positive Comparative Superlative
Able Abler Ablest
Ke
Brave Braver Bravest
Fine Finer Finest
Noble Nobler Noblest
True Truer Truest
Wise Wiser Wisest
n

RULE 3
io

tc positive degree consonant eas [kRe gks vkSj mlds igys short dksbZ vowel vk;s rks
at

consonant dksdouble djus ds ckn Øe'k%‘er’ ,oa ‘est’ yxkdj comparative ,oa superlative
degree cuk;k tkrk gSA
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III. Positive Comparative Superlative

Big Bigger Biggest
Fit Fitter Fittest
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Hot Hotter Hottest

Sad Sadder Saddest
Thin Thinner Thinnest
Wet Wetter Wettest
RULE 4

tc positive degree dk var ‘y’ esa gks vkSj mlds igys ,d

consonant gks rks ‘y’ dks ‘i’ esa
ifjofrZr djsa vkSj
Comparative ,oa superlative cukus ds fy, Øe'k%‘er’ ,oa ‘est’ yxk;saA
IV. Positive Comparative Superlative
Dry Drier Driest
Happy Happier Happiest
Heavy Heavier Heaviest
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Pretty Prettier Prettiest
Merry Merrier Merriest
UkksV%
vxj ‘y’ ds igys vowel gks rks fliQZ
‘er’ ,oa ‘est’ yxk;saA
Positive Comparative Superlative
Grey Greyer Greyest
RULE 5

nks 'kCn [k.M

(syllables) ds dbZadjectives ,oa nks ls vf/d 'kCn [k.M ds lHkh
adjectives ds
comparative ,oa superlative Øe'k%‘more’ ,oa ‘most’ yxk dj cuk;s tkrs gSA
V. Positive Comparative Superlative
Beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
Courageous more courageous most courageous

a
Intelligent more intelligent most intelligent
Pleasant more pleasant most pleasant

ed
UkksV%
dqNadjectives fdlh Hkh fu;e dk ikyu ugha djrsA os iwjh rjg ls ifjofrZr gks tkrs
A gS
Positive Comparative Superlative
Good/well better best
Ke
Bad/ill worse worst
Little less/lesser least
Fore former foremost/first
Late later/latter last/latest
n

Far farther farthest

io

Near nearer nearest/next

Old older/elder oldest/eldest
Much/many more most
at

CORRECT USE OF SOME ADJECTIVES

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1. Use of ‘some’ and ‘any’

 Some/ any dk vFkZ dksbZ] dqN vkSj
gksrk
FkksM+k
gS] ij nksuksa dsiQdZ
iz;ksx
gSAesa
Some dk iz;ksx Affirmative Sentence esaUncountable Noun (U.N.) ds igys ek=kk
Ed

(a)
(quantity) dk cks/ djkus ds fy, gksrk gS]Plural
rFkk Countable Noun (P.C.N.) ds igys la[;k
(number) dk cks/ djkus ds fy, gksrk gSA
tSls%I have some water
 .
U.N.

I have some friends

 .
P.C.N.

 Somedk iz;ksx lkekU;r%

+ve okD;ksasae gksrk gSA
 Any dk iz;ksx lkekU;r%
-ve okD;ksa vkSj
Questions esagksrk gSA
tSls%1. I have some problems.
2. I do not have any problem.
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3. Do you have any problem?
 tc ge tokc dh mEehn ^gk¡* esa djrs gS rks Hkh esa‘some’ dk iz;ksx dj ldrs g SA
Questions
tSls%Do you have some food?
uksV%‘no any’ dk iz;ksx ,d lkFk ugha gks ldrk
A
2. USE OF FEW, LITTLE, MUCH AND MANY.

a
ed
Ke
a few (la[;k esa de gS ysfdu gS)
Few few (la[;k esa bruk de dh uk ds cjkcj gS)
the few (la[;k esa de ysfdu fu/kZfjr o ftlds rjiQ ge bafxr dj ldrs gSA)
n

a little (ek=kk esa de gS ysfdu gS)

(ek=kk esa bruk de dh uk ds cjkcj gS)
io

Little little
the little (ek=kk esa de ysfdu fu/kZfjr o ftlds rjiQ ge bafxr dj ldrs gSA)
at

FILL IN THE BLANKS USING FEW/LITTLE, A FEW/A LITTLE OR THE FEW/ THE LITTLE.
uc

1. ______ Knowledge is a dangerous thing.

2. The doctor advised him to rest for _____ days.
3. ______ water I kept for you has been finished by him.
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4. The show was cancelled as ____ people turned up to see it.

5. I cannot prepare tea for you. There is ____ milk in the refrigerator.
Answer:-
1. A little (;gk¡ okD; dk vFkZ ;s gS fd vxj tkudkjh v/wjh gks rks [krjk c<+ tkrk gS ;kfu
Knowledge gS ysfdu
FkksM+k gS)
2. a few. (days countable noun gS vr% few dk bLrseky gksxk ulittle
fd dkADoctor us dqN ,d fnu
vkjke djus dh lykg nh gS vr% a few dk iz;ksx gksxk)
3. The little. (‘water’ uncountable gS ysfdu tks FkksM+k lk ikuh eaSus vki ds fy, j[kk Fkk og
definite
gS vr%‘the little’ dk iz;ksx gksxk)
4. Few (tc u ds cjkcj yksx vk;saxs rHkh
show cancel gksxk vr%
few dk iz;ksx gksxk)
5. Little. (tc milk u ds cjkcj gks rHkh pk; ugha cu ldrh)

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 'Quantity' ,oa'Number' 'kCn ds lkFk'Little' ,oa 'Few' 'kCn dk iz;ksx ugha gks ldrk
buds
gSlkFk
A
'small' dk iz;ksxgksrk gSA
tSls%Little quantity of food was wasted. (×)
Small quantity of food was wasted. ()
ADJECTIVE ds dqN lgh iz;ksx

RULE 1
'as ….. as'and 'so …..as' ds chpadjective/adverb ds positive degree dk iz;ksx djsaA
tSls%He is as good
 as his brother
Adj.

He ran as fast
 as he could.

a
Adv.

ed
RULE 2
Comparative degree esa 'adjective + er…. than' dk iz;ksx gksrkThan
gSA ds igys ges'kk
comparative degree dk iz;ksx djsaA
Ke
tSls%He is better than his brother.
Comparative degree ds ckn'than' dk iz;ksxgksHkh ldrk gS vkSj
ugha HkhA
Today I am feeling better.
n

RULE 3
Superlative degree' ds igysarticle 'the' dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
io

tSls%He is the best player of the team.

at

RULE 4
vxj fliQZ nks O;fDr@oLrq
bR;kfn sdchp esa ls,d dk pquko fd;k tk;s gks rks
superlative degree
uc

dk iz;ksxughsa
comparative degree dk iz;ksx djsa ftlds igysarticle ‘the’ vkSjftlds ckn
preposition 'of ' yxk;sA
tSls%She is the best of the two sisters. (×)
Ed

She is the better of the two sisters.()

 vxj lHkh esa ls ,d dk pquko fd;k tk;s'superlative
rks degree' dk iz;ksx gksxk ftlds igysarticle
Hkh
'the' dk iz;ksx gksxk vkSj ftldspreposition
ckn 'of ' dkA
tSls%He is the best of all the players.
RULE 5
tc ,d Noun ;k Pronoun dh nks fo'ks"krkvksa
ds chp rqyuk gks Comparative
rks degree ugha
more+ positive degree dk iz;ksx djsaA
tSls%He is wiser than intelligent (×)
He is more wise than intelligent. ()

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RULE 6
rqyuk djrs le; nwljk igys dks ;k vU; lHkh dks
exclude djus ds fy, ‘any other’ dk iz;ksxdjrk gSA
tSls%Gold is more precious than any metal. (×)
Gold is more precious than any other metal. ()
uhps fn;s x;s okD; ns[ksa&
Diamond is more precious than any metal. ()
mQij fn;s x;s okD; fcydqy lgh gS D;ksafd
Diamond metal ugha gSA
RULE 7
‘ior’ esa [kRe gksusadjectives
okys ds ckn‘than’ ugha ‘to’ dk iz;ksxgksrk gSA
tSls%superior, inferior, senior, junior, prior, anterior, posterior.
He is senior than me. (replace ‘than’ by ‘to’)
RULE 8

a
adjectives - interior, exterior, ulterior, major, minor, empty, excellent, circular,

ed
extreme, chief, entire, complete, perfect, final, last, unique, universal, round,
square, triangular, eternal, everlasting ideal, absolute, impossible ,oa supreme
dk iz;ksxcomparative ;k superlative degree esa ugha gksrkA
tSls%1. This is more inferior to that. (×)
Ke
2. This is inferior to that. ()
3. Good deeds are more everlasting (more gVk ns )
RULE 9
n

dqNadjectives dk iz;ksx fliQZ

positive ,oa superlative degree esa gksrk
Comparative esa
ughaA
io

Positive Superlative
top topmost
at

northern northernmost
southern southernmost
uc

eastern easternmost
western westernmost
RULE 10
Ed

Adjective “preferable” dk iz;ksx fliQZComparative degree esa gksrk gSA

 blds lkFk‘to’ iz;qDr gksrk gS ‘than’
u fd vkSj‘more’ dk iz;ksx blds lkFk ugha gks ldrkA
Prefer(v)
ds lkFk Hkh‘to’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
tSls%This is more preferable than that. (×)
This is preferable to that. ()
 ‘prefer’ ds lkFk‘to’ ds LFkku ij‘rather than’ dk Hkh iz;ksx gks ldrk gSA
tSls%I prefer tea to coffee.
or
I prefer tea rather than coffee. ( uksV%
'prefer' ds lkFk
'to' ds LFkku'rather
ij than' Hkh Lohdk;Z
) gSA

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RULE 11

vxj ,d gh noun ;k pronoun ds fy, nks adjectives dk iz;ksx gk s vkSjnksuksa dks ,d

Conjunction ls tksM+k tk,
rksnksuksa
adjectives ,d gh degree esagksus pkfg,A
tSls%Gandhiji was the noblest and wiser of all the leaders . (×)
Gandhiji was the noblest and wisest of all the leaders. ()
RULE 12

dqNadjectives ds igys ‘the’ dk iz;ksx djus ij adjective plural common noun cu tkrk
gSAbuds cknPlural verb dk iz;ksx gksrk
gSA
tSls%rich, poor, needy, aged, blind, dead, meek, wicked, etc.
The rich (rich people) usually exploit the poor (poor people).
RULE 13

a
lkekU;r%
verbs dksadverbs modify djrs gSA

ed
tSls%He works

 honestly

.
V adv.
 Adjective esa'ly' yxk dj Adverb cuk;k tkrk gSA (dqN vioknksa dks NksM+ dj)
Ke
tSls%Adjective Adverb
Polity Politely
Bad Badly
Sincere Sincerely
ysfduVerbs of sensation( seem, look, appear, feel , taste, sound vkSjsmell) ds ckn
n


adverb ughaadjective dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
io

tSls%He feels badly. (×)

He feels bad. ()
at

The soup smells deliciously. (×)

The soup smells delicious. ()
 Verbs of sensation ds vykokbe, become, turn, get, grow, keep, make ,oa prove dks
uc

Hkhadverbs ugha cfYd adjective modify djrs gSaA

tSls%When he heard the news, he became sad
.
Ed

adj

RULE 14
dbZnoun hyphenated ;k Compound adjectives ds Hkkx gksrs gSA ;s dHkh Hkh
plural esa ugha
gks ldrsA
tSls%I delivered a two–hours lecture. (×)
I delivered a two–hour lecture. ()
He gave me two hundred–rupees notes. (×)
He gave me two hundred–rupee notes. ()
RULE 15

vxj dksbZNoun Adjective dk dk;Z djsa rks og

Plural form esa ugha gks ldrkA

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tSls%Lasers are indispensable tools for delicate eyes surgery. ( eyes dks'eye' esa ifjofrZr djsa)
RULE 16

dqNadjectives vFkZ esa confusing gksrs gSA vr% budk iz;ksx lko/kuhiwoZd djuk pkfg,A
(1) Farther ,oa Further
Farther dk vFkZ ^nwjh
gS esa vkSj vf/d^
A
tSls%She lives at the farther end of the lane.
Further dk vFkZ gS ^vkSj*A
tSls%I did not receive any further order.
(2) Last ,oa Latest
Last dk vFkZ ^vkf[kjh^
gS A

a
tSls%The last ruler of Mughal Empire was Bahadur Shah Jafar.

ed
Latest dk vFkZ ^uohure*
gS A
tSls%What is the latest score?
(3) Elder ,oa Older
Ke
Elder/Eldest dk vFkZ gS ^[kqu ds fj'rs esa cM+k*A
tSls%He is my elder brother
Older/Oldest dk vFkZ ^mezgS esa cM+k*
A
n

tSls%He is older than his friend.

io

(4) Nearest ,oa Next

Nearest dk vFkZ ^lcls
gS utnhd* A
at

tSls%Which is the nearest hospital?

Next dk vFkZ ^vxyk^
gS A
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tSls%The bank is in the next building.

(5) Later ,oa Latter
Ed

Later dk vFkZ gS ^ckn esa*

A
tSls%I will call you later.
Latter dk vFkZ ^ckn
gS okyk^ A
tSls%The latter part of the movie was boring.
Latter dk opposite ^former' gksrk gSA
RULE 17

'All' ,oa 'Both' ds ckn ghpossessive case dk iz;ksx gks ldrk gSA
tSls%My all friends have got selected. (×)
All my friends have got selected. ()
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RULE 18

vxj ,d okD; esaadjective ds positive ,oa Comparative degree nksuksa dk iz;ksx'as... gks rks
as' ,oa 'than' nksuksa dk iz;ksx
'AsgksxkA
...... as' ,oa 'so ...... as' ds lkFk
positive degree dk iz;ksx
gksrk gS 'than'
,oa ds lkFk'Comparative degree' dkA
tSls%He is as intelligent as if not more than his brother.
RULE 19
vxj ge 'times' 'kCn dks iz;ksx dj ys rksComparative
fiQj degree dk iz;ksx ugha dj ldrs gSaA
tSls%My house is four times bigger than yours. (×)
My house is four times as big as yours. ()
RULE 20
vxj adjective of size, colour, age bR;kfn dk iz;ksx ,d lkFk gks rks os fuEufyf[kr Øe esa gksaxsA

a
Size  shape  age  colour
  emotion
  nationality  material
  noun

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 
    
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

tSls%1. The police arrested a twenty two year - old black  Negro.
American
   
Ke
age colour nationality

2. The thief flashed a big sharp knife and asked the cashier to fill the
 
size shape

black  bag with money.

 leather

n

colour material
io

RULE 21
nksComparative ,oa nksSuperlative degree dk iz;ksx ,d lkFk ugha
gksrk gSA
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tSls%1- He is the most cleverest of all the officers. (×)

He is the cleverest of all the officers. ()
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2. This is more better than that. (×)

This is better than that. ()
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RULE 22
tc nksAdjectives ds lkFkvyx&vyx prepositions dh vko';drk gk s] rks mi;qDr
prepositions
dk iz;ksx djsaA
tSls%He is senior and more experienced than you. (×)
He is senior to and more experienced than you. ()

SPOTTING THE ERROR

1. (a) Anurag is eclipsed by his wife, / (b) who is cleverer and / (c) amusing than
he is. /(d) No error
2. (a) The two first to arrive / (b) were the lucky recipients / (c) of a surprise
gift. /(d) No error
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3. (a) Of the billions of stars in the galaxy, (b) how much are / (c) suitable for life? / (d)
No error
4. (a) A few word of / (b) gratitude are enough / (c) to express your / (d) feelings sincerely.
/ (e) No error.
5. (a) He feels his troubles / (b) as much or / (c) even more than they. / (d) No error
6. (a) I like reading / (b) more than / (c) to play games. / (d) No error
7. (a) There is not many traffic / (b) along the street / (c) where I live. / (d) No error
8. (a) The police arrived and discovered / (b) a large number of hoarded sugar/ (c) in
his shop. / (d) No error
9. (a) As a dramatist / (b) Shaw is superior than / (c) any other twentieth century
writer. / (d) No error
10. (a) Of the two great cities/ (b) the former is / (c) biggest. / (d) No error

a
11. (a) A non banking financial company is a / (b) financial institution similarly to a
bank / (c) but it cannot issue cheque books to customers. / (d) No error

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12. (a) Everyone agrees that / (b) the Ganga is the holiest / (c) of all other rivers of
India. / (d) No error.
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13. (a) Krishna ran to the / (b) nearing grocery store to / (c) buy biscuits as his parents
were expecting guests. / (d) No error
14. (a) While giving a loan/ (b) you must check / (c) if the borrower has sufficiently
collateral to repay it. / (d) No error
n

15. (a) Although his speech / (b) was not very clearly everyone understood / (c) the
underlying meaning. / (d) No error
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16. (a) He is the most / (b) intelligent and also / (c) the very talented student of the
college. / (d) No error
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17. (a) Having been found / (b) guilty of the theft / (c) Sunny was sentenced to five
year’s imprisonment. / (d) No error
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18. (a) The Railways have made / (b) crossing the tracks / (c) a punished offence. / (d)
No error
19. (a) Alms / (b) are given / (c) to the poors. / (d) No error
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20. (a) Lasers are / (b) indispensable tools / (c) for the delicate eyes surgery. / (d) No
error
21. (a) The number of applications has risen / (b) this year by / (c) as many as 50%. /
(d) No error
22. (a) Two lakh of people / (b) attended the meeting / (c) held in parade ground. / (d) No
error
23. (a) These sort of men / (b) attain success by hook or by crook / (c) so they do not
deserve any applause. (d) No error
24. (a) Can you tell me how / (b) many eggs and / (c) milk he has brought / (d) No error
25. (a) Whole the chapter / (b) is full of printing errors which are the outcome / (c) of
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26. (a) Her black long / (b) hair adds / (c) glamour to her looks. (d) No error
27. (a) I trembled when I saw / (b) a sharp long knife / (c) in his hand. / (d) No error
28. (a) I saw / (b) an anxious pale girl / (c) who was fidgetting near the ICU / (d) No error
29. (a) Mumbai is / (b) further from / (c) Delhi than / (d) Patna. (e) No error
30. (a) This book is / (b) undoubtedly preferable than / (c) that and its printing / (d) is
also comparatively good. (e) No error
31. (a) You can trust / (b) this channel/ (c) for the last news of this hour. (d) No error
32. (a) Everybody knows / (b) that Radha is the most unique / (c) singer of this college
/ (d) No error
33. (a) The faster he completes / (b) the work given to / (c) him, the largest will be his
profit. / (d) No error.
34. (a) He does not have / (b) some money to buy a new machine so he is / (c) anxious

a
/ (d) No error
35. (a) This young lady is / (b) more beautiful but not so cultured / (c) as her sister. (d)

ed
No error
36. (a) Now-a-days, / (b) the weather / (c) is getting cold and colder. / (d) No error
37. (a) This photograph / (b) was comparatively better / (c) than that which he had kept
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in his purse. / (d) No error
38. (a) Ram is as good, / (b) if not better than / (c) they./ (d) No error
39. (a) Gopal felt happily / (b) to learn that I / (c) had got a job in the Bank./ (d) No error
n

40. (a) He is comparatively / (b) weaker / (c) in maths / (d) no error.

41. (a) Many a / (b) boys are / (c) absent today / (d) no error.
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42. (a) Honest are / (b) rewarded / (c) sooner or later / (d) no error.
43. (a) My all / (b) friends will come / (c) tomorrow to meet me / (d) no error.
at

44. (a) He is wiser / (b) enough to / (c) understand your trick / (d) no error.
uc

45. (a) Ramayana is more / (b) sacred than / (c) all the mythologies of Hindus / (d) no
error.
46. (a) He offered / (b) me a / (c) steamed cup of tea / (d) no error.
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47. (a) I will buy / (b) the book when / (c) the revise edition will come / (d) no error.
48. (a) He ran so fastly / (b) that he reached / (c) the destination in just two minutes. /
(d) No error.
49. (a) I am sure that / (b) all my monthly expenses / (c) would exceed the income if I do
not economise. / (d) No error.
50. (a) I am more lonelier/ (b) here than/ (c) I was in the USA./ (d) No error.
51. (a) To me it appears that/ (b) Anthropology is the more interesting/ (c) of all the
subjects./ (d) No error.
52. (a) The circulation of The Statesman/ (b) is greater than/ (c) that of any newspaper/
(d) No error.

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53. (a) In the garden/ (b) were the more beautiful flowers/ (c) and silver bells./ (d) No error.
54. (a) In his old age,/ (b) a person is likely to get/ (c) more weak day by day./ (d) No error.

Answers with Explanation

1. (c) amusing ds igys more yxk;saA Cleverer ds lkFk more amusing iz;qDr gksxk D;ksafd
Conjunction ls tqM+us okysadjectives
nksuksa ,d gh degree esa gksus pkfg,A
2. (a) two first dksfirst two esa ifjofrZr djsaA
3. (b) much dksmany esa ifjofrZr djsaA Stars countable noun gSA
4. (a) Word dh txg words dk iz;ksx gksxk D;ksafda few dk iz;ksx
plural countable noun ds lkFk gksxkA
5. (b) correct use ‘as much as’ gS

a
6. (c) Reading ds rjg playing Hkh ‘Gerund’ form esa gksxkA

ed
7. (a) Traffic uncountable gSA vr% many ugha much dk iz;ksx djsaA
8. (a) Sugar uncountable gSA vr% ‘large number’ ds cnys‘large quantity’ iz;qDr djsaA
Ke
9. (b) Superior ds lkFk ‘to’ iz;qDr gksrk gS ‘than’.
u fd
10. (c) biggest dks‘the bigger’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA tc nks ds chp rqyuk gks rks degree dk
Comparative
iz;ksx gksrk gSA
n

11. (b) similarly adverb gS tks verb dh fo'ks"krk crkrk gSA ;gk¡ iz;qDr gksxkA
similar
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12. (c) all other rivers dh txg all the rivers dk iz;ksx gksxk D;ksafd superlative degree ds
sentence esa other dk iz;ksx ugha gksrk gSA
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13. (b) ‘Nearing’ verb near dk ‘ing’ form gSA ‘Nearby’ adjective gSA ‘Nearing’ ds cnys‘nearby’
'kCn iz;qDr djsaA
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14. (c) Collateral dh fo'ks"krk sufficient (adjective) crkrk gS u fdsufficiently (adverb).

15. (b) Clearly adverb gS tks fdlh verb dh fo'ks"krk crkrkSpeech
gSA (noun) dh fo'ks"krk clear
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(adjective) crkrk gSA vr% Clear iz;qDr gksxkA

16. (c) Very dksmost esa ifjofrZr djsaAConjunction
vxj ls nks
adj dks tksM+k tk, rks nksuksa ,d
adjectives
ghdegree esa gksus pkfg,A vr%
‘the most intelligent ds lkFk the most talented iz;qDr gksxkA
17. (c) five-year imprisonment iz;qDr gksxkA Hyphenated adjective ges'kk singular form esa gksrk gSA
18. (c) Punish dk adjective form punishable gSA
19. (c) the poor dk vFkZ gS xjhc yksxA poors xyr 'kCn gSA
20. (c) eyes surgery esa eyes noun gS tks surgery ls igys iz;qDr gksadjective
dj dk dk;Z dj jgk gSA tc
noun adjective dk dk;Z djsa rkssingular
mls form esa gksuk pkfg,A vr%ugha
eyes eye iz;qDr gksxkA

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21. (c) 50% ds lkFkmuch iz;qDr gksxkA
22. (a) Definite numeral adjective ds lkFk ‘of’ iz;qDr ugha gksrk gSA TwotSls%&
lakh people.
Indefinite numeral adjective ds lkFk ‘of’ iz;qDr gksrk gSALakhs
tSls%& of people.
23. (a) These ds lkFk plural noun dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA vr%
sort dkssorts esa ifjofrZr djsaA
24. (c) 'Eggs' countable gS vr% many dk bLrseky lgh gS'milk'ij uncountable gSA vr% 'milk' ds
lkFk'how much' iz;qDr gksxkA
25. (a) the dk iz;ksxwhole ds igys gksrk gS uwhole
fd ds cknA ‘The whole chapter’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
26. (a) ‘black long’ dks‘long black’ esa ifjofrZr djsaA tc Hkhnoun fdlh ds fy, adj of size vkSj
adjective of colour dk iz;ksx gksrk gS rks igys of size vkrk gS vkSj mldsadjective
adjective ckn
of colour.
Long 
black hair.


a
Adj. of size Adj. of colour

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27. (b) ‘Sharp long knife’dks‘long sharp knife esa ifjofrZr djsaA
28. (b) ‘An anxious pale girl’ ds cnys‘a pale anxious girl’ dk iz;ksx djsA
Adjective of human
emotion/personality dk iz;ksx adjective of colour ds ckn gksrk gSA
Ke
pale
a  anxious
  girl.

Adj. of colour Adj. of emotion

29. (b) ;gk¡ nwjh dh ckr dh tk jgh gSA vr% ugha

‘further’ ‘farther’ dk iz;ksx djsaA
n

30. (b) Preferable ds lkFk ‘than’ ugha‘to’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA

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31. (c) Last ds cnysLatest dk iz;ksx djsaA ge uohure (Latest) news lquuk pkgrs gSA
32. (b) Unique dk iz;ksx superlative vFkok comparative degree esa ugha gksrkA
Rule 8 ns[ksaA
unique
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ds igysa dk iz;ksx djsaA

33. (c) largest dh txg larger dk iz;ksx gksxk D;ksafd lekukUrj o`f¼ ;k ßkl (decrease) dks
(increase)
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express djus ds fy, double comparative degree dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA

34. (b) Some ds txg ij any dk iz;ksx djsa D;ksafd negative okD; esa lkekU;r%‘any’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
more beautiful ds cknthan dk iz;ksx djsaA
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35. (b)
36. (c) Cold dkscolder esa ifjofrZr djsaA tc fdlh
gradual development dks n'kkZ;k tkrkcomparative
gS rks
degree dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
37. (b) Comparatively ds lkFk comparative degree dk iz;ksx ugha gksrkA
better ds cnysgood dk iz;ksx
djsaA
38. (a) ‘as good’ ds cknas dk iz;ksx djsaA
39. (a) happily (adv) ds cnyshappy (adj) dk iz;ksx djsa D;ksafd verbs of sensation (look, sum,
appear, feel, smell, taste vkSj sound) ds cknadj dk iz;ksx gksrk gS adverb
u fd dkA
40. (b) Comparatively ds lkFk comparative degree dk iz;ksx ugha gksrk gSAds cnysweak
weaker
dk iz;ksx djsaA
41. (b) Many a ds lkFk singular noun ,oasingular verb dk iz;ksx djsaA ‘Boys are’ dks‘boy is’ esa
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ifjofrZr djsaA
42. (a) Honest adjective gSA bldk iz;ksx
noun dh rjg rHkh gks ldrk gS tcarticle
;s ‘the’ ds lkFk iz;qDr
gksA ;kfu
‘the honest’ ftldk vFkZ gksrk gS bekunkj yksxA
43. (a) ‘All my’ dk iz;ksx gksuk pkfg, ‘Myu fd all’ dkA
44. (a) Wiser dkswise esa ifjofrZr djsaA
enough ds igyspositive degree dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
45. (c) All other mythologies dk iz;ksx djsa D;ksafd Ramayana dksexclude djuk gSA
46. (c) Steamed cup of tea dk vFkZ gksxk Hkkaicup yxk of
gqvk
tea. ‘Steamed momos’ dk iz;ksx lgh gS
ijUrq ;gk¡ xeZ (Hkkai fudyrk gqvk)
cup of tea dk mYys[k gSAsteaming
vr% cup of tea dk iz;ksx djsaA
47. (c) revise dksrevised esa ifjofrZr djsaA ;gk¡ already revise gks pqdk gS revised
edition vr% edition dk
iz;ksx lgh gksxkA
fastly dh txg fast dk iz;ksx gksxk D;ksafd vaxzsth Hkk"kk
dk iz;ksx
esa ugha gksrk
fastgSA
dk iz;ksx

a
48. (a) fastly
Adjective or Adverb ds :i esa gksrk gSA

ed
49. (b) all dk iz;ksx ugha gksxkMonthly
D;ksafd expenses esa lHkh izdkj ds [kpZ 'kkfey gSaA
50. (a) 'more' gVk nsAcomparative
nks degrees dk iz;ksx ,d lkFk ugha gksrk gSA
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51. (b) Superlative degree 'most' dk iz;ksx gksxkA
52. (c) 'any newspaper' ds LFkku ij 'any other newspaper yxk;saA 'Any newspaper' esa'The
Statesman' Hkh vk tkrk gSA
'more' dks'most' esa ifjofrZr djsaA
n

53. (b)
54. (c) 'more weak' ds LFkku 'weaker'
ij dk iz;ksx djsaA
io
at
uc
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