An adjective

What is an adjective?

Adjectives are words that describe or modify other words. They can identify or quantify another person or thing in the sentence. Adjectives are usually positioned before the noun or the pronoun that they modify.
In the following examples, the highlighted words are adjectives:

1.     They live in a beautiful house.

2.   Lisa is wearing a sleeveless shirt today.

Typical adjective endings

1.     They live in a beautiful house.

2.   Lisa is wearing a sleeveless shirt today. This soup is not edible.

3.   She wore a beautiful dress.

4.   He writes meaningless letters.

5.    This shop is much nicer.

6.   She wore a beautiful dress.

7.    Ben is an adorable baby.

8.   Linda’s hair is gorgeous.

9.   This glass is breakable.

10.         I met a homeless person in NY.

Forming adjectives

 

Comparing adjectives

 

Lists of adjectives