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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.

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.