What kind of adjective is the underlined word in the sentence?
Only one little girl from Class 2 knew all the words of the school song.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Adjective of Quality
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun, for example a tall tree, the food is tasty.
Here “little” means ‘small’ and tells the size of the girl.
| Option | What it tells | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Adjective of Quantity | how much of a thing there is (some, much, little, enough, whole); used with things we measure, not count | There is little milk left in the jug. |
| (2) Adjective of Number | how many, or the place in order (one, five, many, first) | Three girls from our colony cleared the exam. |
| (3) Demonstrative Adjective | which one: points to a person or thing (this, that, these, those) | That bus goes to Lucknow. |
| (4) Adjective of Quality (answer) | what kind a person or thing is: size, colour, nature | Nani lives in a small house near the temple. |