996. An Adjective Modifies a Noun

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. The word pretty tells more about the lady.
The grass is covered with sparkling snow. The word sparkling tells more about the snow.
Mom made a wonderful dinner for us last night. The word wonderful tells more about the dinner.

Use an adjective to tell more about a noun. Place the adjective right before the noun in a sentence.

It’s your turn. Find the adjective in this sentence that is telling more about a noun. I had to shelter my eyes from the bright sunshine. Did you figure it out? Good for you!

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