Adjectives describe or give more information about nouns and pronouns. They help answer questions such as what kind, which one, how many, or how much.
Start with What Is an Adjective? for the basic definition, types, positions, and examples. You can then explore detailed lessons on adjective order, degrees of comparison, compound adjectives, proper adjectives, predicate adjectives, and other adjective types.
Adjectives help describe the qualities of nouns—how something looks, feels, or behaves. But when you compare those qualities, adjectives take different forms. Words like smaller, faster, and most beautiful show…
Adjectives allow us to describe the qualities of people, places, and things. But when we want to compare those qualities, adjectives take on new forms—known as the degrees of comparison.…
Most adjectives in English follow clear rules when you compare things. You add –er or use more to form the comparative, and –est or most for the superlative. But not…
Some adjectives describe qualities that can vary. Something can be cold, colder, or coldest. But others express ideas that can’t logically change in degree. A person is either married or…
Adjectives don’t just describe; they also compare. When you say one thing is faster, smarter, or more comfortable than another, you’re using comparative adjectives. When you describe something as the…
In English grammar, adjectives help describe the quality of nouns. How tall a person is, how fast a car moves, or how beautiful a painting looks. But when you want…
Some sentences don’t describe what someone does. They describe what someone is. That’s where predicate adjectives come in. A predicate adjective follows a linking verb and gives more detail about…
Participial adjectives are adjectives formed from verbs—usually ending in -ed or -ing—and they help us describe how someone feels or what causes a feeling. They’re often used to make writing…
In English, we often use more than one adjective to describe a noun, like “a beautiful old Italian painting.” But the order of those adjectives isn’t random. Native speakers instinctively…