Parts of Speech.Adjectives.

Olga Tasenyuk

Parts of Speech

Adjectives

Adjectives are words used to describe nouns.
Adjectives give more information about a noun.
Use adjectives to make your writing/speaking more interesting.

1. "Fast, fun, new, old, red, ugly" are all adjectives. They describe a noun.

EXAMPLES: It's a fast car.    It's a fun car.   It's a new car.
    It's an old car.   It's a red car.   It's an ugly car.

2. Adjectives can come BEFORE the NOUN (adjective + noun).

EXAMPLES: It's an expensive bicycle.    It's a racing bicycle.   It's a red

bicycle.

3. Adjectives can come AFTER a BE verb. (BE + adjective)

EXAMPLES: The butterfly is pretty.    The butterfly is blue.   Butterflies are interesting.

4. Nouns can also work as adjectives. A noun can help describe an object.

EXAMPLES: It's a business meeting.    They're having a job interview.   It's a school conference.

5. Present participles (-ing verbs) can also work as adjectives

EXAMPLES: Baseball is an exciting game.    Baseball is interesting.   It's an interesting game.

6. Past participles (verb 3) can also work as adjectives

EXAMPLES: The man is tired.    The exhausted man fell asleep.   He was worn out by work today.

7. Adjectives can be hyphenated

EXAMPLES:  The computer-generated error message made the program freeze.  My friend isn't

very good at do-it-yourself projects.                    

8. Numbers can be used as adjectives.

EXAMPLES:  That's a three-ton truck.  The man is a thirty-seven-year-old trucker. In his 20-year

career, he's never had an accident.

9. Adjectives can be used to compare things

EXAMPLES:  Cats are softer than dogs.  My cat is the cutest cat I know.

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