Identify the word used as an adjective in the sentence:
Neha usually cooks the biryani herself on festive days.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → festive
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun, for example a tall tree, the food is tasty.
Here “festive” comes before the noun “days”.
| Option | What it tells | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) usually | an adverb here: tells how often Neha cooks | Papa usually walks to the office. |
| (2) herself | a pronoun: stands for Neha and stresses that she cooks without help | Meena painted the poster herself. |
| (3) festive (answer) | an adjective: tells what kind of days they are, days of a festival | The whole street had a festive look during Durga Puja. |
| (4) biryani | a noun: names the dish Neha cooks | Ammi makes biryani every Eid. |