Most common adjectives in English

• 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 :

1. Old woman.
2. Red coat.
3. Cheerful man.

• Adjective After the Noun :

1. Sofei was old.
2. It looks red.
3. He seems cheerful.

• Adjective Immediately After the Noun :

1. someone interesting.
2. those present.
3. something evil.

• Nouns Used as Adjectives

Many words that are usually nouns can function as adjectives.

• For example:

1. autumn colours
2. boat race
3. computer shop
4. Devon cream

• Participles Used as Adjectives : Formed from a verb , a participle is a word that can be used as an adjective.

• For example :

1. While the spoken word can travel faster, you can’t take it home in your hand.
2. 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 :

1. Progress is man’s ability to complicate simplicity.
2. No human creature can give orders to love.

• The order of adjectives :

1. Quantity or number
2. Quality or opinion
3. Size
4. Age
5. Shape
6. Color
7. Proper adjective (often nationality, other place of origin, or material)
8. Purpose or qualifier

• Examples :

1. My sister adopted a beautiful big white dog.
2. The house is green and red.
3. An amazing new American movie.