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English/Parts of Speech/Adjectives

An adjective is a word that describes a noun in a sentence. In short, it is a describing word.


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General: Introduction - Grammar
Parts of speech: Nouns - Verbs - Adjectives - Adverbs - Pronouns - Conjunctions - Prepositions - Interjections
Parts of the sentence: Subjects - Predicates
Word functions: Subjects - Predicates - Direct Objects - Indirect Objects - Objects of the Preposition
Types of sentences: Simple Sentences - Complex Sentences
Types of Phrases: Adjective - Adverb - Noun
Types of Clauses: Adjective - Adverb - Noun
Other English topics: Gerunds - Idiomatic Phrases - Spelling - Vocabulary - Punctuation - Syntax - Appositives - Phonics - Pronunciation

Adjectives come in many types, including:

  • Adjectives of quality, for example, "It is a good thing".
  • Adjectives of size, for example, "The elephant is a huge animal."
  • Adjectives of color, for example, "Look at the red rose."

Adjectives in English always come before the noun - "a big house", not "a house big". Adjectives are always the same and never change for plural - :3 big houses", not 3 "bigs houses".

Many regular adjectives (and adverbs) can be compared.

In addition to regular adjectives, there are two other types:

  • Possessive adjectives, that show who owns something (the object).
  • Demonstrative adjectives, that describe which thing.

You may learn about these types of adjectives, go back to the last section about verbs, or go on to the next section about adverbs.

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