An adjective is a part of speech that modifies a noun or pronoun, primarily by describing a particular quality of the word it modifies.

Quality Adjectives beautiful ugly

bulky skinny

honest stingy

rich poor

large small

kind mean

all many little enough

half few no most

great numerous sparse substantial

Quantity Adjectives

Number Adjectives boldly

cardinals one two three . . . .

ordinals first second third . . . .

indefinite [non-specific]

some many several few

all each enough any

distributive

either each another

neither every other

Demonstrative Adjectives [points out one]

this that these those

That eagle is perched high in the tree.

Interrogative Adjectives

where what which whose

Where are the worms? I want to go fishing.

Coordinate Adjectives

[can be rearranged in a dif ferent order] well-trained, loving dog loving, well-trained dog

Non-coordinate Adjectives

[cannot be rearranged in a dif ferent order] boldly

1. limiting articles, demonstratives, possessives , quantifiers, numerals, and distributives

2. opinion beautiful, dif ficult, adorable, fancy, plain

3. size scrawny, bulky, lean, vast, colossal, immense

4. age recent, young, old, mature

5. shape circular, oval, wavy, triangular

6. color red, yellow, pink, blue

7. origin Mexican, French, Latin, Italian

8. material wood, plastic, metallic

9 purpose hot fudge, Chevy truck

Comparative Adjectives

[compares 2 things]

friendly

friendlier

Superlative Adjectives

[compares more than 2 things]

cute cuter cutest

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