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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