Adjectives
Adjectives Adjectives are words that are used to describe (what kind of?) nouns and pronouns and to quantify (how much of?) and identify (which one?) them. In a nutshell, Adjectives are what define nouns and give them characteristics to differentiate them from other nouns. For example: He was wearing a whiite shirt. Here 'whiite' is an adjective as it is describing the noun 'shirt' by answering the question 'what kind of shirt?' There are seven rooms in the house. Here ‘Seven’ is also an adjective as it’s telling the quantity/the number of the noun ‘rooms’, answering the question ‘how many rooms?’. There are different types of adjectives based upon their effect on a noun and what do they tell about the noun. There are five categories of adjectives 1. Adjectives of Quality: These adjectives are used to describe the nature of a noun. They give an idea about the characteristics of the noun by answering the question ‘what kind’. Honest, Kind, Large, Bulky, Beautiful...