Sequence adjectives assign numbers to nouns; however, they do not demonstrate order with ordinal numbers. Examples I enjoyed the first read. I was the second child. My third doctor made a difference.

Not all adjectives make nouns more specific. Indefinite adjectives are non-specific. Examples of indefinite adjectives include no, few, any, several, and many. Examples I saw several friends over the holiday season. I have few friends. I have no family.

Adjectives that ask a question are interrogative. What, which, and whose are interrogative adjectives. Examples Whose shoes did you take? Which dress will you wear? What dog did you adopt?

Possessive adjectives suggest ownership. Examples of possessive adjectives include the following: her, his, their, whose, your, its, our, and my. Examples I liked his song. I love your jacket. I lost our money.

Distributive adjectives point to a particular noun. Usually, these adjectives appear before the noun they wish to modify. In addition, they tend to accompany singular nouns. Any, each, every, neither, and either are examples of distributive adjectives. Examples I do not want either jacket. I do not want any candy. Each choice is miserable.

The most commonly thought of adjectives are descriptive. They help make our writing more clear and precise. Descriptive adjectives accomplish this task by modifying a pronoun or noun with an attribute. Hence, this type of adjective will come before a noun or pronoun. Examples The blue dog saved the day. The horrid woman cursed at me. The smiling cat hid behind…

Types of Adjectives in English We are now going to look at the various different types of adjectives that can be used to spice up your sentences. There are two main types of adjectives as shown below. Descriptive adjectives describe the quality of the noun. In fact, descriptive adjectives can be attributive adjectives or predicate adjectives. Attributive adjectives appear before a noun in…

Adjectives modify pronouns and nouns. In contrast, adverbs modify verbs. A lot of adverbs have an -ly suffix. Words like quickly and dangerously are examples of adverbs with this suffix. Example Adjective: The girl is bad. Adverb: The girl moves badly in an office setting. In the first example, the girl is being modified. In the second, the…

We can grade most adjectives. That is to say, adjectives allow alterations of their meaning by adverbs. Examples of adverbs include extremely, slightly fairly, and very. When pairing gradable adjectives with adverbs we can adjust their intensity. Example The ship was very big. She moved extremely slow.

When writing you want to choose adjectives that enhance your writing. Select adjectives that give your writing purpose. While adjectives can add specificity to nouns, they can also weigh your text down if used indiscriminately. Avoid adding adjectives to make your writing pretty. Do not use adjectives to compensate for weak nouns. Instead, choose stronger…