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English Grammar - Adjectives

 

What is an adjective?

An adjective is a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun. Every adjective answers one of these three questions: What kind is it? How many are there? Which one is it? 

Examples:

 warm -> warm weather

strong -> strong boy

slow -> slow train

There are a lot of adjectives ending with -ING and -ED such as boring and bored.

For example: 

Ann's job is boring   - 

Ann is bored with here job.

Here are a list of -ING and -ED ending adjectives:

Interesting     -    Interested

Exciting        -     Excited

Amusing       -     Amused

Shocking      -     Shocked

Confusing     -     Confused

Worrying     -      Worried

Annoying     -       Annoyed

Exhausting   -      Exhausted

Satisfying      -       Satisfied

Amazing      -       Amazed

Some adjectives can stand together to described a noun such as: a nice sunny day  or a beautiful large wooden table.

The order is often :  1) Size   -> 2) Age  -> 3) Color  -> 4) Origin -> 5) Material  -> Noun

For examples:

an old French song

a tall thin man

a small black plastic bag

a big red eyes

Here are some more interesting links on adjectives:

http://www.arts.uottawa.ca/writcent/hypergrammar/adjectve.html

http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/adjective.htm