What is an Adjective?

An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun, making your sentences more descriptive and specific.

Adjectives add color and detail to your communication. Without them, your sentences would be flat and boring. Compare these two sentences:

Simple: "I saw a dog."

Descriptive: "I saw a big, brown, playful dog."

Type	Description & Examples	Example Sentence
Descriptive Adjectives	Describe quality, size, color, or shape. e.g., Tall, short, green, round, honest	The red car is very fast.
Quantitative Adjectives	Tell how much or how many. e.g., Some, many, few, several, ten	I have two brothers and many friends.
Demonstrative Adjectives	Point out specific things. e.g., This, that, these, those	I like this book but not that one.
Possessive Adjectives	Show ownership or possession. e.g., My, your, his, her, its, our, their	This is my bag and that is her phone.
Interrogative Adjectives	Used with nouns to ask questions. e.g., Which, what, whose	Which movie are you watching?
Distributive Adjectives	Used to refer to individual items. e.g., Each, every, either, neither	Each student must submit homework.

When using multiple adjectives, there's a preferred order: Opinion → Size → Age → Shape → Color → Origin → Material → Noun.

Example: "A beautiful large old round red Italian wooden table."

Degree	Usage	Example
Positive	Describes one thing	She is tall.
Comparative	Compares two things	She is taller than her sister.
Superlative	Compares three or more things	She is the tallest girl in class.

Some longer adjectives use "more" and "most" instead of "-er" and "-est" (e.g., beautiful → more beautiful → most beautiful).