Adjectives Of Number | Numeral Adjectives
Numeral adjectives answer the question how many. There are three types of them.
Definite numeral adjective | Examples: one, two, three, first, second etc.
- There are two birds in that nest.
- I bought twelve large eggs.
- This is the fifth time you have asked the same question.
- She was the first woman to win this award.
Note that before a noun, we put ordinal numbers (first, second etc.). After a noun, we put cardinal numbers.
Indefinite numeral adjective | Examples: some, any, many, few, all, none etc.
- I couldn’t answer any of the questions they asked.
- There weren’t many people at the party.
Distributive numeral adjective | Examples are: each, every, either, neither
- Each adult person has a vote.
- I don’t know either of them.
Worksheet
This grammar worksheet tests your knowledge of numeral adjectives.
Fill in the blanks.
- …………………. employees are protesting against the management. (Some / Any)
- …………………. person can learn a foreign language. (Any / Some)
- Some students ……………………… to retake the test. (has / have)
- There are ……………………. mistakes in this essay. (many / any)
- She has ……………………… interest in running her family business. (no / none)
- Who is that tall boy in the ………………………. row? (six / sixth)
- There is an error in the …………………….. line. (five / fifth)
- Open your book at page …………………….. (nine / nineth)
- …………………… child can learn to swim. (Any / Some)
- Not …………………. students passed the test. (many / any / some)
Answers
- Some, 2. any, 3. have, 4. many, 5. no, 6. sixth, 7. fifth, 8. nine, 9. any, 10. many
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