This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Quality, Demonstrative and Interrogative”.
1. Fill in the blanks.
___________ adjectives answer the question “which?”
a) Interrogative
b) Demonstrative
c) Quality
d) Emphasizing
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Explanation: Demonstrative adjectives answer the question “which?” For example: “Those chocolates are very sweet”. When the question “which chocolates?” is asked for this sentence, then answer is the adjective “those”. The rest of the options do not apply.
2. Fill in the blanks.
When “what?”, “which?” and “who?” are used with nouns to ask questions they are called __________ adjectives.
a) Interrogative
b) Demonstrative
c) Quality
d) Emphasizing
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Explanation: Interrogative adjectives are the adjectives where “what?”, “which?” and “who?” are used with the nouns to ask questions. Demonstrative adjectives answer the question “which?” The rest of the options do not apply.
3. Identify the type of adjective in the given sentence.
This is Raju’s bag.
a) Interrogative adjective
b) Demonstrative adjective
c) Quality adjective
d) Emphasizing adjective
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Explanation: The adjective “this” in the given sentence answers the question “which is Raju’s bag?” Therefore, it is a Demonstrative adjective. The rest of the options are incorrect or do not apply.
4. Identify the type of adjective in the given sentence.
Whose clothes are these?
a) Interrogative adjective
b) Demonstrative adjective
c) Quality adjective
d) Emphasizing adjective
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Explanation: The adjective “whose?” is used in the given sentence with a noun to ask a question “whose clothes are these?” Therefore, it is an Interrogative adjective. The rest of the options do not apply.
5. Identify the type of adjective in the given sentence.
The institution does not entertain such behaviour.
a) Interrogative adjective
b) Demonstrative adjective
c) Quality adjective
d) Emphasizing adjective
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Explanation: The adjective “such” in the given sentence is a Demonstrative adjective as it answers the question “which type of behaviour?” Demonstrative adjectives answer the question “which?” The rest of the options are incorrect.
6. Identify the type of adjective in the given sentence.
Those are Laila’s records.
a) Interrogative adjective
b) Demonstrative adjective
c) Quality adjective
d) Emphasizing adjective
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Explanation: The adjective “those” answers the question “which are Laila’s records?” Therefore, it is a Demonstrative adjective. The rest of the options do not apply or are incorrect.
7. Identify the type of adjective in the given sentence.
What kind of birds live in the city?
a) Interrogative adjective
b) Demonstrative adjective
c) Quality adjective
d) Emphasizing adjective
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Explanation: The interrogative adjective “what?” in the given sentence is an Interrogative adjective as it used with a noun in order to ask a question. The rest of the options do not apply.
8. Fill in the blanks.
_________ adjectives show the kind/quality of a noun.
a) Interrogative adjective
b) Demonstrative adjective
c) Descriptive adjective
d) Emphasizing adjective
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Explanation: Descriptive adjectives/ Quality adjective depict the quality of nouns. Interrogative adjectives are used with nouns to ask questions. Demonstrative adjectives answer the question “which?” Therefore, the other options don’t apply.
9. Choose the correct option.
Proper adjectives are not associated with Descriptive adjectives.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: Proper adjectives which are derived from proper nouns are associated with Descriptive/Quality adjectives. For example: “Indian tea”, where “Indian” is a Proper adjective associated with Descriptive adjective.
10. Fill in the blanks.
Descriptive adjectives answer the question _______
a) “Which?”
b) “Whose?”
c) “Of what kind?”
d) “What?”
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Explanation: Descriptive/Quality adjectives answer the question “Of what kind?” Demonstrative adjectives answer the question “which?” Interrogative adjectives use the “whose?” and “what?” with nouns in order to ask questions.
11. Identify the type of adjective in the given sentence.
We ate Chinese noodles for dinner.
a) Interrogative adjective
b) Demonstrative adjective
c) Quality adjective
d) Emphasizing adjective
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Explanation: The adjective “Chinese noodles” is a Proper adjective which is associated with Quality/Descriptive adjectives. The rest of the options do not apply or are incorrect.
12. Identify the type of adjective in the given sentence.
The King is a very humble man.
a) Interrogative adjective
b) Demonstrative adjective
c) Descriptive adjective
d) Emphasizing adjective
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Explanation: The adjective “humble” used in the given sentence answers the question “what kind of a man is the King?” Therefore, it is a Descriptive/Quality adjective. The rest of the options do not apply.
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