In the most simple terms, a possessive adjective is an adjective that shows possession. This type of adjective is always used before a noun as a way of showing what or who owns it. The most common examples of possessive adjectives are as follows: my your his her their its our whose Lets take a look at…

What is a descriptive adjective in English? Generally, a descriptive adjective is probably what you think of when you hear the word adjective. Descriptive adjectives describe nouns and pronouns. In fact, descriptive adjectives can be attributive adjectives or predicate adjectives. Attributive Adjectives Adjectives which appear directly beside the noun, most commonly before, are called attributive, because they attribute a quality to the noun they modify. And, more than…

Common adjective suffixes in English -al, -ial, -ical -able, -ible -an, -ian -ary -full -ic -ive -ish -less -like -y -ous, -ose -ant, -ent -ile

Learn the difference between adjectives ending in -ED and -ING with useful rules and examples. List of adjectives ending in -ED and -ING Amazing – Amazed Amusing – Amused Annoying – Annoyed Boring – Bored Disgusting – Disgusted Disturbing – Disturbed Embarrassing – Embarrassed Entertaining – Entertained Exciting – Excited Fascinating – Fascinated Frightening – Frightened Frustrating –…

You can literally use an adjective to describe a whole wealth of things from how something appears to what it smells like or its size. We are now going to look at a few examples of adjectives to describe different things. Examples of Adjectives Taste Delicious Bland Bitter Sweet Tasty Touch Soft Windy Oily Smooth…

We can use two adjectives to describe a noun. To make our writing flow nicely we use a coordinate and cumulative adjectives. Coordinate Adjectives Two adjectives of equal weight constitute coordinate adjectives. We separate them with a comma. Example The girl had a vibrant, gorgeous smile. Cumulative Adjectives A cumulative adjective has two adjectives that build upon each other.…

We can compare adjectives by degrees. Adjectives come in a three-degree hierarchy: positive, comparative, and superlative. Positive It is an ordinary form of adjectives. We use the positive degree when referencing a single person, thing, or place. A positive adjective is used to describe something without making any sort of comparison to anything else. For example,…

Where to Place an Adjective in a Sentence Three types of placement adjectives exist. Attributive adjectives come before the noun they modify. A clear day is an example of this type. Predicate adjectives, the second type of adjectives, follow a linking verb. These adjectives include seemed, are, am, is, was, were, and looked. I was famished after dinner is an example of this type of…

Quantitative adjectives alter pronouns and nouns numerically. They answer questions of how much or how many. Examples She wants three children. She keeps her four dogs in the house. I have two jackets from which to choose. Adjectival Nouns When a noun modifies another noun they become a functioning adjective. We call these transformed nouns adjectival nouns or noun modifiers. Example…

Proper nouns birth proper adjectives. That is, proper adjectives forms from proper nouns. It is essential to capitalize these adjectives to stay true to the proper noun from which they arise. Examples I have a German grandmother. She enjoyed Shakespearean plays. Canada is an English and French-speaking country.