the adjectives describe the people, animals, or thing.
The simplest definition of an adjective is that it is a word that
describes or clarifies a noun. Adjectives describe nouns by giving some
information about an object’s size, shape, age, color, origin or
material.
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Examples of the Adjectives
It’s a big table. (size)It’s a round table. (shape)It’s an old table. (age)It’s a brown table. (color)It’s an English table. (origin)It’s a wooden table. (material)It’s a lovely table. (opinion)It’s a broken table. (observation)It’s a coffee table. (purpose)Read more at http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/adjectives/what-is-an-adjective.html#kSfXPUbMmUZZ87bB.99
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what do adjectives look like?
English grammar can be tricky, there are
often exceptions to the rules, so you need to be careful. You'll find
that English adjectives often end with these suffixes:-able/-ible – adorable, invisible, responsible, uncomfortable-al – educational, gradual, illegal, nocturnal, viral-an – American, Mexican, urban-ar – cellular, popular, spectacular, vulgar-ent – intelligent, potent, silent, violent-ful – harmful, powerful, tasteful, thoughtful-ic/-ical – athletic, energetic, magical, scientific-ine – bovine, canine, equine, feminine, masculine-ile – agile, docile, fertile, virile-ive – informative, native, talkative-less – careless, endless, homeless, timeless-ous – cautious, dangerous, enormous, malodorousRead more at http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/adjectives/what-is-an-adjective.html#kSfXPUbMmUZZ87bB.99
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where do yo adjectives goin a sentences?
f you come across a word that ends in -y,
-ary or -ate (or any other suffix for that matter), and you want to know
if it’s an adjective, just look at where it is and what it’s doing in
the sentence. If it comes immediately before a noun, and especially if
it comes between an article (a, an, the), a possessive adjective (my,
his, her, its, your, our, their), a demonstrative (this, that, these, those) or an amount (some, most, all, a few) and a noun, then it’s an adjective.The grassy field was wet with dew. – “Grassy” comes between an article (the) and a noun (field), so you know it’s an adjective.These are my old trophies. – “Old” comes between a possessive adjective (my) and a noun (trophies), making it an adjective.We had a few ordinary days. – “Ordinary” comes between an amount (a few) and a noun (days), so it’s definitely an adjective.Did you see that immaculate kitchen? – “Immaculate” comes between a demonstrative (that) and a noun (kitchen), so it must be an adjective.
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what the correct order for multiple adjectives?
When you list several adjectives in a row,
there’s a specific order they need to be written or spoken in. Native
speakers of English tend to put them in the correct order naturally, but
if you’re learning English, you’ll have to memorize the order. It goes
like this:Determiner – This means an article (a, an, the), a
number or amount, a possessive adjective (my, his, her, its, your, our,
their), or a demonstrative (this, that, these, those).Observation/Opinion – Beautiful, expensive, gorgeous, broken, delicious, uglySize – Huge, tiny, 4-foot-tallShape – Square, circular, oblongAge – 10-year-old, new, antiqueColor – Black, red, blue-greenOrigin – Roman, English, MongolianMaterial – Silk, silver, plastic, woodenQualifier – A noun or verb acting as adjective
This is the correct order for adjectives that come directly before a noun, and they are separated by commas.My beautiful, big, circular, antique, brown, English, wooden coffee table was broken in the move.If
the adjectives come after the verb “be” as the complement, then the
qualifier (the defining word) will stay with the noun at the beginning
of the sentence. The adjectives in the complement are separated by
commas with the final two being separated by “and.”My coffee table is beautiful, big, circular, antique, brown, English and wooden.Adjectives
add information and interest to your writing but more adjectives do not
necessarily make a better sentence. Use them wisely.Read more at http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/adjectives/what-is-an-adjective.html#kSfXPUbMmUZZ87bB.99
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