Identify adjectives

Key Notes:

1. What Are Adjectives?

  • Adjectives are words that describe or modify nouns and pronouns.
  • They provide more information about a person, place, thing, or idea.

2. Types of Adjectives

  • Descriptive Adjectives – Describe the quality of a noun (e.g., beautiful, tall, bright).
  • Quantitative Adjectives – Indicate the number or amount (e.g., few, many, several, three).
  • Demonstrative Adjectives – Point out specific things (e.g., this, that, these, those).
  • Possessive Adjectives – Show ownership (e.g., my, your, his, her, their).
  • Interrogative Adjectives – Used in questions (e.g., which, what, whose).
  • Comparative and Superlative Adjectives – Used for comparison:
    • Comparative: Compares two things (bigger, smarter, happier).
    • Superlative: Compares three or more things (biggest, smartest, happiest).

3. How to Identify Adjectives in a Sentence

  • They usually come before a noun (e.g., The red car is fast).
  • They can also come after a linking verb (e.g., The car is red.).
  • Ask questions like:
    • What kind? (A soft pillow)
    • How many? (Three apples)
    • Which one? (That book)

4. Adjective Order

When using multiple adjectives, they usually follow this order:
Opinion → Size → Age → Shape → Color → Origin → Material → Purpose

  • Example: A beautiful small old round red Italian wooden dining table.

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