Adjectives are used to describe nouns. They give more details or information about the nouns they are a__ociated with.

A: Tell me about your boyfriend
B: Well, he is tall, dark, and handsome.

A: Sounds like mine.

Adjectives can be used to answer the questions "What kind (of) ?" or "Which one?"

A: Hi. I'm calling about the car you're selling?
B: It's a great car. (It's) in excellent condition.

A: What kind of seats does it have?

B: They're very comfortable seats, (soft, plush, just like a sofa.)

A: Uh. I think I'll sleep on it.

A: Hand me a book.

B: Which one do you want?

A: The red book. The red one.

Adjectives come before the nouns they modify (not after).

Three happy hippies lived in the Heartquake Hotel.
WRONG: Three hippies happy lived in the Heartquake Hotel.

Adjectives can also be used with linking verbs to describe the subject of a sentence.
When used in this manner, the adjective(s) come after the linking verb.

My mother is tall and slender.
WRONG: My mother tall and slender. (No linking verb.)

Seem, become, appear, and verbs of perceptioncan also be used as linking verbs. Note how they are used with adjectives in the following. Can you identify the linking verbs and the adjectives?

The journey seemed long. (It appeared strenuous and boring.)
You smell nice today. What kind of cologne are you wearing?

A: What do you want to do this weekend? Bowling? Shopping? A movie?

B: Bowling sounds good.

CAUTION/BE CAREFUL:

Tom looked greedy. (He appeared to be a greedy person.)

The adjective greedy is used to describe Tom.

Tom looked greedily at the pie on the table. (He saw it and wanted it for himself.)

The adverb greedily is used to describe Tom's action.

Adjectives are the same for all nouns. They do not change for plurals.

Example: Three tired tigers tried to tie a triangulatie

Common Adjectives

big
large

short
fast

hot

good

old

pretty

fat

happy

full

dark

funny

interesting

cheap

high

deep

healthy

rich

soft

easy

clean

safe

same

early

strong

top

beautiful

handsome

hungry

thirsty

tired

busy

free

great

friendly

favorite
little
small

tall/long

slow

cold

bad

new/young

ugly

thin/skinny

sad

empty

light

serious

boring

expensive

low

shallow

sick/ill

poor

hard

difficult

dirty

dangerous

different

late

weak
bottom

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