Adjective
What is an Adjective? An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. Adjectives give more information about an object's size, shape, age, colour, origin, or material. Example: She wore a beautiful dress. ( Beautiful describes the noun dress .) Functions of Adjectives Describing Quality: He is a clever boy. ( Clever tells us the quality of the boy.) Indicating Quantity: She has three dogs. ( Three tells us how many dogs.) Showing Size or Shape: They live in a small house. ( Small tells us the size of the house.) The round table is in the corner. ( Round describes the shape of the table.) Expressing Age: I have an old car. ( Old tells the age of the car.) Denoting Color: He wore a blue shirt. ( Blue tells us the color.) Indicating Origin or Material: She bought an Italian handbag. ( Italian describes where the handbag is from.) He buil...