An adjective is a word that tells more about a noun. We say that the adjective modifies a noun.An adjective usually goes right before the noun that is being modified. Look at these sentence examples:The pretty lady sang a song…. Read more996. An Adjective Modifies a Noun

An adjective modifies a noun. Sometimes the adjective tells the size of the noun. Look at that tall giraffe.A large box was delivered to our house. The tiny bug sat on a flower petal. Sometimes an adjective tells how many.I… Read more997. Adjectives Describe Size and Number

We use an adjective to modify a noun. Sometimes we modify a noun by telling its color or its shape. Color words can be used as an adjective. Here are sentences where the adjective tells more about a noun’s color.I… Read more998. Adjectives Show Color and Shape

An ordinal number serves as an adjective when it modifies a noun. Look at these examples.My sister is in the first grade. David was the second person to win the lottery in our town. I live in the third house… Read more999. Ordinal Numbers are Adjectives

An adjective is a describing word. An adjective modifies a noun. Usually an adjective is placed right next to the noun that is modifies, like this: I live in a red house. The adjective red modifies the noun house. Sometimes… Read more1001. Predicate Adjective

A possessive adjective modifies a noun by showing possession or ownership. Here is a list of possessive adjectives: my, your, his, her, its, our, their. Use these adjectives in front of a noun to show possession. That is our school…. Read more1002. Possessive Adjectives

A demonstrative adjective is a describing word that points to a certain noun. There are four demonstrative adjectives in the English language: this, that, these, those The words this and that are singular demonstrative adjectives.The words these and those are… Read more1003. Demonstrative Adjectives

A proper adjective derives from a proper noun and modifies a common noun. A proper adjective is always capitalized. Here are some examples of proper adjectives and the proper nouns from which they derive:American – AmericaChinese – ChinaEuropean – EuropeMexican… Read more1004. Proper Adjectives