Adjectives

What is an adjective?
A word that modifies a noun.
There are SIX different kinds of adjectives
There are THREE degrees of adjectives

Types of adjectives
Description
Limiting
Pronominal
Possessive
Proper

Descriptive adjective
Words that describe a noun or a pronoun
Yellow flowers
Spacious garden
Cardboard box
Heavy weights
Small animal

LIMITING ADJECTIVE
Also called ARTICLES
A, AN, THE
The book
A book
An orange
Numerals are also limiting adjectives
One book
Third prize
Seventh place

PRONOMINAL ADJECTIVE
Pronouns that modify a noun
Which, what, whatever, whatsoever, whichever, this
This reason
Which book
Whatever reason
What mistake

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE
Pronouns used as adjectives to show ownership
My, Your, His, Her, Its, Our, Their
Her bracelet
Their team
His hat

PROPER ADJECTIVE
Derived from Proper Nouns
Japanese students
American history
Korean film
French lessons
Mexican food
Ritz crackers

PREDICATE ADJECTIVE
Not a modifier of a noun
Always a complement
Tom was successful.
Successful is a complement of the subject
Successful Tom
Successful is the predicate adjective

Comparisons / degrees of adjectives
Positive
Comparative
Superlative

Positive
Expresses no comparison
Only about one noun.
The room was large.
The box is brown.
The room was long.
The bear was fuzzy.

Comparative
Compares two persons or things.
Tom is happier after lunch.
He is the taller of the two boys.
Some oranges are more delicious during the winter months.
I was less excited about the barbeque than Jenny.

Superlative
When more than two persons or things are compared.
This is the warmest room in the house.
Gloria is the most beautiful girl in the world.