They serve to qualify the noun, add more information and description about it.
British English
Fat
Short
Good
Long
Cold
American English
Fat
Short
Good
Long
Cold
Examples
The cat is too fat.
That is not a good idea.
I live in a big house.
Where is my green book?
It is cold today.
They indicate the proximity of the person with whom or about who we are talking. They determine the location of the noun with respect to the elements in the sentence.
British English
This
That
These
Those
American English
This
That
These
Those
Examples
This car is powerful.
Those apples look delicious.
That cat is going to jump!
These pencils are mine.
These drawings are perfect.
I like those jeans.
They express quantity imprecisely. They also qualify the noun imprecisely.
British English
Some
Any
Little
Few
Enough
Many
Much
American English
Some
Any
Little
Few
Enough
Many
Much
Examples
I do not have enough money.
I want some biscuits, please.
There is not much time.
How many bottles are there?
I need a little change.
They modify the Noun in the interrogative sentences.
British English
What?
Which?
Whose?
American English
What?
Which?
Whose?
Examples
What book are you reading?
Which team won the match?
Whose car was that?
Which fruit do you prefer?
What dress would you wear?
They establish a possessive relation respect to the noun.
British English
My
Your
His
Her
Its
Our
Their
American English
My
Your
His
Her
Its
Our
Their
Examples
This is my car.
The dog is eating its bone.
They are our new friends.
She lost her bag.
Tom closed his shop.
They complement the noun, express a quantity or number of things.
British English
Five
Ten
First
Second
One
American English
Five
Ten
First
Second
One
Examples
It is on the second floor.
I need one pencil.
There are five flowers.
Do you have ten minutes?
This is her first job.
NO GENRE
- Good
- Fat
- Pretty
- Fast
- Cold
To identify the genre of the Adjective, generally we have to take into account the attached noun.
Examples
She is a pretty girl.
This is a fast car.
This coffee is cold.
This dog is fat.
My book is good.
NO PLURAL
Excluding the quantitative and demonstrative Adjectives, which have different form in singular and plural.
Examples
This flower.
These flowers.
Much milk.
Many biscuits.
LOCATION
Before The Noun
Generally, the Adjectives are written before the noun.
The tall Boy.
The (article) tall (Adjective) boy (noun).
Examples
The tall boy.
My little dog.
The red bike.
I bought a pink dress.
She made a delicious cake.
RULE
When the Adjective depends on the verb, it is written after it. Some examples...
- She looks beautiful.
- Andrew is intelligent.
- He feels bad.
- It smells good.
- They are blue.
We can use many Adjectives together, there is an established order that has to be respected when we use several Adjectives in the same sentence.
ORDER |
TYPE |
EXAMPLE |
1° |
Opinion |
Expensive |
2° |
Size |
Big |
3° |
Shape |
Round |
4° |
State |
Dirty |
5° |
Age |
Old |
6° |
Color |
Brown |
7° |
Origin |
Irish |
8° |
Material |
Wooden |
9° |
Noun |
Table |
It is not necessary to use all the Adjectives at the same time, generally we use no more than 3 of them in the same sentence to describe a noun. Some examples...
- A small pink bike.
- An awful new cotton hat.
- This is an enormous broken old American car.
1 Generally, to describe a noun, we don't use more than 2 or 3 Adjectives.
2 There is not an established order to be respected when we use many Adjectives in a sentence.
3 When the Adjective depends on the verb, it is written…
4 Which of the following is an Interrogative Adjective?
5 "First" and "Ten" are examples of Quantitative Adjectives
6 "That" and "Those" are considered Quantitative Adjectives.
7 The Numerical Adjectives are used to talk about amounts.
8 The Adjectives have no gender.
9 The Demonstrative Adjectives have different form in Singular and Plural.
10 Generally, the Adjectives are written after the Noun.
11 There is an order to be followed when we use more than one Adjective in a sentence.
12 To identify the gender of the Adjective, we generally take into account the Noun next to it.
13 Which of the following sentences is written correctly?
14 _____ flowers are pink.
15 The Interrogative Adjectives are used…
