What kind of adjective is the underlined word in the sentence?
Shalini bought her new school shoes from that small shop near the clock tower.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Demonstrative Adjective
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun, for example a tall tree, the food is tasty.
Here “that” comes before “small shop” and points out which shop Shalini went to.
| Option | What it tells | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Possessive Adjective | shows who owns something (my, your, his, her, its, our, their) | Ravi left his umbrella on the bus. |
| (2) Demonstrative Adjective (answer) | points out a particular person or thing (this, that, these, those) | This road leads to the railway station. |
| (3) Distributive Adjective | takes the people or things of a group one at a time (each, every, either, neither) | Each runner got a water bottle at the finish line. |
| (4) Interrogative Adjective | asks a question about a noun (which, what, whose) | Which train goes to Kochi? |