The "crayons" of the grammar world Adjectives The "crayons" of the grammar world

Adjectives What Kind? Which One? How Many? How Much? They draw descriptive "pictures" in our writing by answering the following questions: What Kind? Which One? How Many? How Much?

A word that describes or modifies a noun. Right beside/before the noun: The fluffy kitten purred while sleeping. The round ball rolled away. Location of Adjectives in sentences Following a linking verb: The kitten is fluffy. The ball was flat.

Some Adjectives have special names Possessive adjectives: Shows ownership and "which one" My hat His car Her book Our house Demonstrative adjectives: points out "which one" That dog This key Those kids These pencils Interrogative adjectives: asks a question and shows "which one" Which room Whose bag What bus All of these MUST be located next to/before the noun being modified

Examples Quantity or number - many, few, several, one, two, three Quality or opinion - good, great, poor, horrible Size - large, small, medium, tiny, humongous Age – 3-year old, etc. Shape – square, round, triangle Color – red, purple, etc. Nationality - Dutch, American, and French Material - cotton, metal, plastic Qualifier or purpose (often a noun) - grandfather clock, floor lamp, hat box Possessive adjectives - my, your, his, her, our Demonstrative adjectives - that, these, those, this Interrogative adjectives – what, whose, which