Chapter 5: Parts of Speech – Adjectives
Abstract: An adjective is a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun, providing details about its qualities, characteristics, or quantity . Here's a more detailed explanation: Definition: Adjectives are words that provide additional information about nouns or pronouns, answering questions like "what kind?", "which one?", "how many?", or "whose?". Examples: Descriptive Adjectives: tall, blue, happy, old Quantitative Adjectives: many, few, some, all Demonstrative Adjectives: this, that, these, those Possessive Adjectives: my, your, his, her, its, our, their Placement: Adjectives often appear directly before the noun or pronoun they modify. Attributive Adjectives: Appear before the noun (e.g., "a red car"). Predicative Adjectives: Appear after a linking verb (e.g., "The car is red"). Types: Descriptive Adjectives: Describe qualities (e.g., big, sma...