Monday, February 16, 2009

Parts of Speech: Adjectives


Adjectives are words used to describe nouns.
Adjectives give more information about a noun.
Use adjectives to make your writing more interesting.

"Fast, fun, new, old, red, ugly" are all adjectives. They describe a noun.
READ THESE EXAMPLES:
It's a fast car. It's a fun car. It's a new car.
It's an old car. It's a red car. It's an ugly car.

Adjectives can come BEFORE the NOUN (adjective + noun)
EXAMPLES:
It's an expensive bicycle. It's a racing bicycle. It's a red bicycle.

Adjectives can come AFTER a BE verb. (BE + adjective)
EXAMPLES:
The butterfly is pretty. The butterfly is blue. Butterflies are interesting.

Nouns can also work as adjectives. A noun can help describe an object.
EXAMPLES:
It's a business meeting. They're having a job interview. It's a school conference.

Present participles (-ing verbs) can also work as adjectives.
EXAMPLES:
Baseball is an exciting game. Baseball is interesting. It's an interesting game.

Past participles (verb 3) can also work as adjectives.
EXAMPLES:
The man is tired. The exhausted man fell asleep. He was worn out by work today.

Adjectives can be hyphenated.
EXAMPLES:
The computer-generated error message made the program freeze.
My friend isn't very good at do-it-yourself projects.

Numbers can be used as adjectives.
EXAMPLES:
That's a three-ton truck.
The man is a thirty-seven-year-old trucker.
In his 20-year career, he's never had an accident.

Adjectives can be used to compare things.
EXAMPLES:
Cats are softer than dogs. My cat is the cutest cat I know.

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