Adjectives

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ADJECTIVES

are words that describe or modify other words, making your writing and speaking much more specific, and a whole lot more interesting. Words like small, blue, and sharp are descriptive, and they are all examples of adjectives. Because adjectives are used to identify or quantify individual people and unique things, they are usually positioned before the noun or pronoun that they modify. Some sentences contain multiple adjectives.

 KINDS OF ADJECTIVES

1. Demonstrative Adjectives
2. Descriptive Adjectives
3. Interrogative Adjectives
4. Adjectives of Number or Adjectives of Quantity
5. Possessive Adjectives


DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES
- point out pronouns and nouns, and always come before the words they are referring. 
Example: I used to buy this kind of shirts.

DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES
-they say something about the quality or the kind of the noun or pronoun they’re referring to.
Example: I am tired.

INTERROGATIVE ADJECTIVES
-asks questions  and are always followed by a noun.
Example:
What novel are you reading?
Which plant should be placed over here?

ADJECTIVES OF NUMBER OR ADJECTIVES OF QUANTITY
-this kind of adjective answers the question, “How many?” or “How much?” 
Example:
Twenty-one students failed the exam.
The plants need more water.

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
-shows ownership or possession. Possessive adjectives always come before the noun.
Example:
I can’t answer my seat work because I don’t have a calculator.
Trisha sold his dog.

USE OF ADJECTIVES
Adjectives are used to modify (identify, describe or limit) a noun.

1. Proper Adjectives

2. Comparison Adjectives

PROPER ADJECTIVES
- an adjective, typically capitalized , derived from a pronoun.
Examples:   American history
                    French cuisine 

COMPARISON ADJECTIVES 
-many adjectives form the comparative of persons or things by adding er or est to the word or by prefixing the adjective with words such as: more, most, less, or least. 
Example:
  John is the best athlete on the team.
  Last year’s crop grew higher than this year’s.
  Her new car is better than that old one she drove. 

There are three degrees of adjectives:

     1. Positive  Adjective     2. Comparative Adjective         3. Superlative Adjective

 Some Examples:

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Big	Bigger	Biggest
Great	Greater	Greatest
Short	Shorter	Shortest
Old	Older	Oldest
Large	Larger	Largest
Happy	Happier	Happiest
Lucky	Luckier	Luckiest
Heavy	Heavier	Heaviest
Beautiful	More beautiful	Most beautiful
Horrible	More horrible	Most horrible
Good	Better	Best
Bad	Worse	Worst
Little	Less	Least
Many	More	Most

Example sentences:

Edna is tall.
Raquel is taller than Edna.
Fatima is the tallest among them.