Adjectives- are descriptive words enhancing the noun or pronoun in the sentence.
Adjectives usually answer the questions:
Which one?
What kind of?
How many?
The yellow elephant danced at the circus. (Which elephant?)
I lost ten of my valuable old stamps. (What kind of stamps?)
We’ll put sixteen candles on my birthday cake. (How many candles?)
Adjectives usually precede the words they modify. They can also follow linking verbs, in which case they describe the subject.
Example: Adjectives
they are delicious, she is pleased, I am sure, it seems strange, I feel sick, you look happy
**Articles- are sometimes classified as adjectives and are used to mark nouns. There are only three articles.
The- definite article
A- indefinite article
An- indefinite article
Example: Locating the Article
A school district can be judged by the test scores of students.
An eagle’s nest can be found at the museum.
Adjectives in Comparison- add –er to a short (usually one-syllable) adjective when you are comparing two things. Add –est when you are comparing three or more things.
Example: Locating Adjectives as Comparisons
This green jalapeño is hot, but that red one is hotter. Of all the jalapeños I’ve ever tasted, that red one is the hottest.
With most adjectives that have two or more syllables they don’t change form, you simply add the word more when comparing two things and most when comparing three or more things.
To me, David Letterman is more entertaining than Jay Leno, but Johnny Carson was the most entertaining of all.
**Do not use both an –er ending and more, or both an –est ending and most.
Example:
Incorrect- This is the most happiest day of my life.
Correct- This is the happiest day of my life.
Certain short adjectives have irregular forms:
Example: Short Adjective, Comparing two, Comparing three
Bad, worse, worst
Good/well, better, best
Little, less, least
Much/many, more, most
In my opinion, David Letterman’s show is good, but Jay Leno’s is better. However, Johnny Carson’s is the best.
