Adjectives
What words can you think of to describe this photo? As for me, I can think of words such as "serene", "inspiring", and "beautiful". Those describing words are called "ADJECTIVES". Grammatically speaking, adjectives are words that modify nouns or pronouns. Adjectives have 2 major classifications-descriptive and limiting.
Descriptive Adjectives-states the quality or condition of whatever is described
*examples: young, tall, handsome, quiet, soft
There are 2 types of descriptive adjectives:
Proper Adjectives-are those that have been derived from proper nouns, and thus the name proper adjectives (ex. Mexican taco, Giordanoshirt) The italized words were derived from proper nouns and they are used to describe the things mentioned.
Common adjectives-don't use words derived from proper nouns (ex. old, sweet, heavy)
Limiting Adjectives-are adjectives that indicate number, quantity or just limits in one way or another. There are many types of limiting adjectives.
Demonstrative-that, this, those, these (ex. That book is mine.)
Numerical-ordinal(first, second, third...) and cardinal(1,2,3...) numbers that are used to modify nouns (ex. The first movie I've ever seen was Terminator.)
Interrogative-what, which (ex. What is your name?)
Identifying-same, similar, such (ex. I have heard of such stories before.)
Article-a, an, the (The apple I bought is on the table.)
Descriptive Adjectives-states the quality or condition of whatever is described
*examples: young, tall, handsome, quiet, softThere are 2 types of descriptive adjectives:
Proper Adjectives-are those that have been derived from proper nouns, and thus the name proper adjectives (ex. Mexican taco, Giordanoshirt) The italized words were derived from proper nouns and they are used to describe the things mentioned.
Common adjectives-don't use words derived from proper nouns (ex. old, sweet, heavy)
Limiting Adjectives-are adjectives that indicate number, quantity or just limits in one way or another. There are many types of limiting adjectives.
Demonstrative-that, this, those, these (ex. That book is mine.)
Numerical-ordinal(first, second, third...) and cardinal(1,2,3...) numbers that are used to modify nouns (ex. The first movie I've ever seen was Terminator.)
Interrogative-what, which (ex. What is your name?)
Identifying-same, similar, such (ex. I have heard of such stories before.)
Article-a, an, the (The apple I bought is on the table.)
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