Question

Which type of numeral adjective is underlined in the given sentence?
Every member of the team is expected to undertake at least one task.
a- Definite numerical adjective
b- Indefinite numeral adjective
c- Distributive numeral adjective
d- Demonstrative adjective

Answer 1

Hint:Adjectives are used to modify and describe the nouns or pronouns. Numeral adjectives are used to indicate the value or the amount of the nouns or pronouns in a given sentence.

Complete answer:
As given in the hint, ‘numeral adjectives’ can be used to answer ‘how much’ or ‘how many’.
There are three types of numeral adjectives-
Definite numeral adjectives- These adjectives are used to refer to cardinal and ordinal numbers. Example- She had twelve books in the tenth class.
Indefinite numeral adjectives- These adjectives are used to refer to an unspecified amount or quantity of objects, people, or animals. Example- There are few eggs and some milk in the fridge.
Distributive numeral adjectives- These adjectives indicate the singular value of a noun among many. Example- Each student was asked to submit their notebooks.
In the given question- ‘Every’ is a numeral adjective that is used to indicate the value or number of team members.
Now, let’s examine the given options-
Option a- ‘Definite numerical adjectives’ are used to denote cardinal and ordinal values. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
Option b- ‘Indefinite numeral adjectives’ are used to indicate unquantified values. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
Option c- ‘Distributive numeral adjectives’ is used to refer to a single value out of many. In the given case, ‘every’ is used to denote a single member of the team. Hence, it is the correct option.
Option d- ‘Demonstrative adjectives’ are used to indicate the entity that is being referred. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
The correct answer is Option ‘c’.

Note:
 Keep in mind, a singular noun and verb are placed after a distributive numeral adjective. Example- Each child is writing a letter. Here, ‘child’ and ‘is’ are given in the singular form.