Friday, March 3, 2017

Grammar Lesson: What is an Adjective?

lLink to Grammar Revolution article on Adjectives

From the Grammar Revolution Website:

Brief Definition of an Adjective: Adjectives describe nouns and pronouns: the tall boy, sixteen candles.

If a word is an adjective, it will answer at least one of the four questions.


1. Which one.

the brown dog; a tiny child; the tattered book.  Note that some grammarians consider the , a, and an to be adjectives while others do not.


2. What kind?

a furry rabbit; the plastic glass.





3. How many?

many people; twelve children; few men.


4. Whose

Joshua's hockey puck; Charlie's garden. Its collar.

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