Adjectives

Adjectives

An adjective is a describing word. It tells you more about a noun. An adjective usually appears before the noun it describes. Sometimes, though, the adjective appears after the noun, later in the sentence. Adjectives are words that describe "nouns" and pronouns. Adjectives answer the questions: What kind? How much? Which one? How many?

For example:

a busy street

a dark corner

a deep sea

a large bed

It is windy.

John’s handwriting is very neat.

The sea is rough.

All the players are very tall.

The baby’s hands are very small.

Sue’s drawing is beautiful.

That problem is too difficult.

Peter is very quiet today.

They live in a beautiful house.

Lisa is wearing a sleeveless shirt today. 

This soup is not edible.

She wore a beautiful dress.

He writes meaningless letters.

This shop is much nicer.

Ben is an adorable baby.

Linda’s hair is gorgeous.

This glass is breakable.

I met a homeless person in New York.

Q. What kind of this ring? 
A. It's gold ring
Q. How much Sugar do you want? 
A. I want more sugar
Which one? second chance, those chocolates
How many? several chances, six books

There are five kinds of adjectives:

• Common adjectives
• Proper adjectives
• Compound adjectives
• Articles
• Indefinite adjectives.

1. Common adjectives describe nouns or pronouns.
strong man
green plant
beautiful view

2. Proper adjectives are formed from proper nouns.
California vegetables (from the noun “California”)
Mexican food (from the noun “Mexico”)

3. Compound adjectives are made up of more than one word.
far-off country
teenage person

4. Articles are a special type of adjective. 
There are three articles: a, an, the.
The is called a “definite article” because it refers to a specific thing.
A and an are called “indefinite articles” because they refer to general things. Use a with
consonant sounds; use an before vowel sounds.

5. Indefinite adjectives don’t specify the specific amount of something.
all anotherany both each either 
few many more most neither other several some

Note
Follow these guidelines when you use adjectives:
1. Use an adjective to describe a noun or a pronoun.
Jesse was unwilling to leave the circus.

2. Use vivid adjectives to make your writing more specific and descriptive.
Take a larger slice of the luscious cake.

3. Use an adjective after a linking verb. A linking verb connects a subject with a descriptive
word. The most common linking verbs are be (is, am, are, was, were, and so on), seem,
appear, look, feel, smell, sound, taste, become, grow, remain, stay, and

One can make adverbs from some adjectives by adding the suffixly. Example: take the adjective "beautiful," the adverb is beautifully.

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