Today we’ll learn about the definition of limiting adjectives, their different categories and some examples to understand their usage.
What are Limiting Adjectives?
Limiting adjectives are adjectives used to describe the kind, number or possession of noun or a pronoun. As the name indicates, these adjectives are used while defining or limiting a noun or pronoun. As a result, there are six kinds of limiting adjectives:
- Articles – a pen, the tree, an apple etc.
- Demonstrative adjectives – those stones, that haircut, those socks, that song, this town etc.
- Adjective of Numbers – one pig, sixteen years, three potatoes, one onion, fifteen years etc.
- Possessive adjectives for pronouns – its place, your idea, her gloves, our class, his television, their orthotics etc.
- Possessive adjectives for nouns – Pat’s shoe, Omar’s hat, Ram’s book, Julio’s cat, Monty’s wife etc.
- Indefinite adjectives – few voters, several bikers, any syrup, several mice, any pests etc.
Examples of Limiting Adjectives
Following are some examples of limiting adjectives for kids to learn.
| A | Her | Some | Nancy |
| An | My | Many | Suman |
| The | Their | Few | Prem |
| This | His | Robert | Fifty five |
| That | Its | Jaime | Eight |
| Those | Our | Sunil | Two hundred |
| These | Your | Twenty | Thousand |
| One | Bob | Fifty | Shefali |
| Three | Rosa | Sushma | Sandhya |
| Twenty-two | Harman | Vidya | Rob |
| Forty | Paul | Seventy | Monica |
| Ninety | Samantha | Sixty | Rachel |
| Five | Richard | Any | Eighty |
| Ten | Bob | Little | Nine |
| Hundred | Stark | Several | Shweta |
Sentences using Limiting Adjectives
Following are examples of sentences using limiting adjectives to limit a noun or pronoun.
- He was sitting under a tree.
- He gifted her a beautiful flower.
- My friend is an explorer.
- An amendment was made in the constitution.
- I visited the Jalandhar branch of Kalyan jewellers.
- Lions live in the jungle.
- This car belongs to my father.
- That house is very beautiful.
- These apples are bought by me.
- Those trees were planted by my grandfather.
- I have one orange left.
- Bob has two children.
- Paul’s cycle was broken.
- Richard’s dream came true.
- Stark’s father was a brave man.
- I was using her pen.
- He was polishing his shoes.
- Children love their toys.
- My pet is very cute.
- Her suggestion was appreciated by all.
- Your patriotism cannot be questioned.
- Democracy is our greatest strength.
- Cat went back to its place.
- Some children like to remain busy in their studies.
- This restaurant has several delicious foods.
- The beggar was left with no food.
- Many items are on discount in this shop.
- Would you like ho have any juice?
- Few people voted in favour of Brandon.
- There were no bidders at the auction.
Keep exploring EnglishBix to learn about different forms of adjectives in English grammar and their usage.
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