Adjectives — Chapter Summary

An adjective is a word

An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun. For example, in 'a red ball', the word 'red' is an adjective describing the color of the ball

Most adjectives come before the noun

Most adjectives come before the noun they describe, like 'a tall tree'. Sometimes, they come after the verb 'be', as in 'The tree is tall'.

There are six main types

There are six main types of adjectives: Adjectives of Quality (e.g., 'beautiful'), Quantity (e.g., 'some'), Number (e.g., 'three'), Demonstrative (e.g

Adjectives of quality describe the nature

Adjectives of quality describe the nature or kind (e.g., 'smart student'). Adjectives of quantity tell how much (e.g., 'much water') and are used with

These are adjectives formed from proper

These are adjectives formed from proper nouns, like 'Indian food' or 'Chinese silk'. They describe origin or nationality and are always capitalized.