Definition of an adjectives
An adjective is a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun. An adjective can indicate what kind of, how many, whose, or which. The words "a" and "an" are called indefinite articles and the word "the" is a definite article. They are adjectives too.
In general, adjectives usually appear before the noun they modify or after a linking verb. For example: "That is a red ball" (adjective before the noun) or "That ball is red" (adjective after the linking verb).
The following are the twelve major categories of meaning that are expressed with English adjectives. A few exemplars are listed for each category, but there are several more possibilities.
SIZE: big, small, little, long, tall, short, same as,
SHAPE: round ( a ball ), circle (a door knob), triangle, rectangle ( a flag ),
square ( a block ), oval ( an egg )
DISTANCE: long, short, far, around, start, high, low
FEELINGS OR QUALITIES: good, pretty, right, good, old, better, best, full, funny, light, clean, new, fast, happy, sad, crooked, straight, noisy, quiet, full, empty, fast, slow, closed, open, soft, hard
QUANTITY: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, ten, many, few, all, some, every, any, first, once, much,
TEMPERATURE: cold, warm, hot, cool
TIME: late, early, bed, nap, dinner, lunch, day, morning, night,
NATIONALITY or ORIGIN: American, Mexican,
MATERIAL: wooden, sharp, paper, cloth,
AGE: new, old, young, child, adult, baby, teenage
PURPOSE: (These adjectives usually end in /ing/) sleeping bag, frying pan, swinging door.
Examples :
Lets singing togetha! :)
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