- What is an adjective?
It’s a word that modifying the meaning of a noun or the pronoun .
- Types of adjectives :
- Descriptive adjectives : New, old, big, little, fast, slow…
- Possessive : my, his, our, your, their, her,his,hers, mine, its, theirs, ours…
- Quantitative : first, second, third, few, all…
- Interrogative: which, what, whose…
- Demostrative : This, That, these, those…
- Distributive : each, every, either, neither…
- Some rules for the use of adjectives :
- When adjectives appear after the noun or pronoun, they will be preceded by a verb, often (but not always) an auxiliary verb such as ‘are’ or ‘is’.
- Adjectives can be used in multiple forms (The tough, long and ultimately boring paper was one I needed to pass), they can appear before or after the noun or pronoun they are describing.
- Examples of adjectives :
- Adjective Before the Noun :
- Old woman.
- Red coat.
- Cheerful man.
- Adjective After the Noun :
- Sofei was old.
- It looks red.
- He seems cheerful.
- Adjective Immediately After the Noun :
- someone interesting.
- those present.
- something evil.
- Nouns Used as Adjectives
Many words that are usually nouns can function as adjectives.
- For example:
- autumn colours
- boat race
- computer shop
- Devon cream
- Participles Used as Adjectives : Formed from a verb , a participle is a word that can be used as an adjective.
- For example :
- While the spoken word can travel faster, you can’t take it home in your hand.
- Always be wary of any helpful item that weighs less than its operating manual.
- Infinitives Used as Adjectives : An infinitive verb (e.g., “to run,” “to jump”) can also function as an adjective.
- For example :
- Progress is man’s ability to complicate simplicity.
- No human creature can give orders to love.
- The order of adjectives :
- Quantity or number
- Quality or opinion
- Size
- Age
- Shape
- Color
- Proper adjective (often nationality, other place of origin, or material)
- Purpose or qualifier
- Examples :
- My sister adopted a beautiful big white dog.
- The house is green and red.
- An amazing new American movie.