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Adjective

An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.


Adjectives provide additional information about the noun, such as its quality,
quantity, or state. Here are the key points about adjectives:
 Adjectives modify nouns and pronouns. They describe the traits,
qualities, or states of the thing named by the noun. For example, "the
red car", "a happy child", "an interesting book".
 Adjectives can come before the noun (attributive) or after a linking
verb (predicative). For example, "the big dog" vs "the dog is big".
 Adjectives have comparative and superlative forms to compare things.
For example, "bigger", "biggest", "more interesting", "most
interesting".
 There are different types of adjectives, including possessive (my,
your), interrogative (which, what), demonstrative (this, that), and
compound (well-known).
 Common examples of adjectives include descriptive words like
"happy", "large", "fragrant", as well as numbers and quantifiers like
"many", "few", "several".

Here is a detailed overview of different types of adjectives with examples:

Attributive Adjectives
Attributive adjectives directly modify a noun and are part of the same noun
phrase. They usually come before the noun they modify. Examples:
 The small dog barked.
 I bought three apples.
 She wore a beautiful dress.

Predicate Adjectives
Predicate adjectives follow a linking verb and describe the subject of the
sentence. Examples:
 The dog is friendly.
 The apples taste sour.
 The dress looks stunning.
Possessive Adjectives
Possessive adjectives show ownership or possession. They include words like
my, your, his, her, its, our, and their. Examples:
 This is my book.
 I cleaned your car.
 The students finished their homework.

Compound Adjectives
Compound adjectives are formed by combining two or more words that
together act as a single adjective. Examples:
 She bought a custom-made suit.
 She wore a knee-high skirt.
 It was a well-known fact.

1. Noun + Adjective
Examples:
 a world-famous actor
 a state-of-the-art facility
 a three-year-old child
 a high-quality product
 a long-term solution

2. Adjective + Noun
Examples:
 a full-length movie
 a last-minute decision
 a brand-new car
 a well-known author
 a good-looking person

3. Adjective + Adjective
Examples:
 a bright-red dress
 a sweet-smelling flower
 a quick-witted response
 a soft-spoken person
 a bittersweet taste

4. Noun + Present Participle


Examples:
 a mind-blowing performance
 a heart-warming story
 a jaw-dropping view
 a money-making opportunity
 a record-breaking achievement

5. Noun + Past Participle


Examples:
 a sun-dried tomato
 a wind-powered turbine
 a battery-operated device
 a custom-made suit
 a hand-crafted item

6. Adverb + Adjective
Examples:
 a well-known celebrity
 a brightly-lit room
 a deeply-rooted problem
 a highly-skilled professional
 a quickly-growing company
7. Adverb + Past Participle
Examples:
 a well-designed website
 a carefully-planned event
 a highly-anticipated release
 a poorly-executed strategy
 a greatly-admired leader

8. Preposition + Noun
Examples:
 an off-the-shelf product
 an in-depth analysis
 an on-the-job training
 an under-the-table deal
 an above-average score

9. Number + Noun
Examples:
 a three-bedroom apartment
 a five-course meal
 a ten-year-old child
 a two-story house
 a six-pack abs

10. Adjective + Verb-ing


Examples:
 a mind-blowing experience
 a heart-wrenching story
 a breath-taking view
 a spine-tingling performance
 a gut-wrenching decision

Proper Adjectives
Proper adjectives are formed from proper nouns and are capitalized.
Examples:
 The French cuisine is delicious.
 She bought a Victorian armchair.
 They hiked in the Himalayan mountains.

Interrogative Adjectives:
Interrogative adjectives are a type of adjective that are used to ask
questions about nouns. They modify nouns in a sentence to elicit more
specific information. The main interrogative adjectives in English are:
 What
 Which
 Whose
Here are some examples of interrogative adjectives:
1. What color do you prefer?
2. Which book did you enjoy reading the most?
3. Whose car is parked in the driveway?
4. What size shirt do you wear?
5. Which flavor of ice cream would you like?
Here are some examples of interrogative adjectives:
1. What color do you prefer?
2. Which book did you enjoy reading the most?
3. Whose car is parked in the driveway?
4. What size shirt do you wear?
5. Which flavor of ice cream would you like?
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Here are the main rules for forming the comparative and superlative
degrees of adjectives, along with exceptions and examples:

1. Add -er and -est to short adjectives (1-2


syllables)
 Examples:
 big, bigger, biggest
 small, smaller, smallest
 tall, taller, tallest
 short, shorter, shortest

2. Use more and most with longer adjectives (3+


syllables)
 Examples:
 beautiful, more beautiful, most beautiful
 intelligent, more intelligent, most intelligent
 expensive, more expensive, most expensive

3. Irregular adjectives
 Some common adjectives have irregular comparative and superlative
forms:
 good, better, best
 bad, worse, worst
 little, less, least
 much/many, more, most

4. Adjectives ending in -e add -r and -st


 Examples:
 large, larger, largest
 wide, wider, widest
 brave, braver, bravest

5. Adjectives ending in a consonant + -y change to


-i and add -er and -est
 Examples:
 happy, happier, happiest
 heavy, heavier, heaviest
 busy, busier, busiest

6. Adjectives with a short vowel sound and ending


in a single consonant double the consonant and
add -er and -est
 Examples:
 big, bigger, biggest
 thin, thinner, thinnest
 hot, hotter, hottest

7. Adjectives with two or more syllables ending in -


y use more and most
 Examples:
 lovely, more lovely, most lovely
 friendly, more friendly, most friendly
 silly, more silly, most silly

8. Use as...as to make comparisons


 Examples:
 She is as tall as her sister.
 The book is as interesting as the movie.
 He is as smart as his brother.

9. Use than to make comparisons


 Examples:
 She is taller than her sister.
 The book is more interesting than the movie.
 He is smarter than his brother.

10. Avoid double comparatives and superlatives


 Incorrect: more bigger, most smallest, more happier
 Correct: bigger, smallest, happier

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