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Adjective: Definition and

Examples
One of the most important components of a sentence is
the adjective. This part of speech is so common that people use it
almost automatically, both in speech and in writing.
An adjective is a part of speech which describes, identifies, or
quantifies a noun or a pronoun. So basically, the main function of
an adjective is to modify a noun or a pronoun so that it will
become more specific and interesting. Instead of just one word, a
group of words with a subject and a verb, can also function as an
adjective. When this happens, the group of words is called
an adjective clause.
Adjectives are words that describe or modify other words, making
your writing and speaking much more specific, and a whole lot
more interesting. Words like small, blue, and sharp are
descriptive, and they are all examples of adjectives. Because
adjectives are used to identify or quantify individual people and
unique things, they are usually positioned before
the noun or pronoun that they modify. Some sentences contain
multiple adjectives.

Kinds of Adjectives:
Descriptive adjective or adjective of quality
Descriptive adjectives are the most numerous of the different
types of adjectives. These adjectives describe nouns that refer to
action, state, or quality (careless, dangerous, excited, sad, black,

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white, big, small, long, fat, English, Mediterranean, threecornered).

dangerous chemicals

green vegetables

a square box

a big house

a tall tree

a cold morning

a true story

English language

Mediterranean country.

Adjective of quantity
An adjective of quantity tells us the number (how many)
or amount (how much) of a noun.

He has eaten three apples.

I dont have much money.

There is so much wine for the guests.

This long, thin centipede has many legs.

Demonstrative adjective

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A demonstrative adjective (this, that, these, those) shows the

noun it modifies is singular or plural and whether the position of
the noun is near or far from the person who is speaking or writing.
A demonstrative adjective also points out a fact about the noun.

This red balloon is mine and those three yellow ;ones are
yours.

This cute baby is his brother. That cute baby is his sister.

These two fat cats have tails, but that thin cat doesnt have
a tail.

Possessive adjective
A possessive adjective expresses possession of a noun by
someone or something. Possessive adjectives are the same as
possessive pronouns. All the possessive adjectives are listed in
the following table:
Possessive adjectives/pronouns
Singular

Plural

my

our

your

your

his

their

her

their

its

their

Examples of possessive adjectives/pronouns:

o

I spent my afternoon cleaning the toilet.

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This must be your cap.

His arms have a few tattoos.

Its skin is dry and rough.

Our grandmothers were classmates.

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