English Grammar - Adjectives

What is an adjective?

An adjective is a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun. Every adjective answers one of these three questions: What kind is it? How many are there? Which one is it?

Examples:

warm -> warm weather

strong -> strong boy

slow -> slow train


There are a lot of adjectives ending with -ING and -ED such as boring and bored.

For example:

Ann's job is boring -

Ann is bored with here job.

Here are a list of -ING and -ED ending adjectives:

Interesting - Interested

Exciting - Excited

Amusing - Amused

Shocking - Shocked

Confusing - Confused

Worrying - Worried

Annoying - Annoyed

Exhausting - Exhausted

Satisfying - Satisfied

Amazing - Amazed


Some adjectives can stand together to described a noun such as: a nice sunny day or a beautiful large wooden table.

The order is often : 1) Size -> 2) Age -> 3) Color -> 4) Origin -> 5) Material -> Noun

For examples:

an old French song

a tall thin man

a small black plastic bag

a big red eyes


Here are some more interesting links on adjectives:


http://www.arts.uottawa.ca/writcent/hypergrammar/adjectve.html

http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/adjective.htm