What is an Adjective? An adjective is a word that describes or limits a noun or a pronoun.

Descriptive Adjectives Types of Adjectives Descriptive Adjectives Limiting Adjectives

Descriptive Adjectives A descriptive adjective is an adjective that describes a noun or a pronoun. A proper adjective is an adjective that is formed from a proper noun. A common adjective is an adjective that expresses qualities of a noun or pronoun.

Proper Adjectives Columbian harbor French flag Olympic team Canadian railroad Scottish ballad

Common Adjectives deep harbor silk flag pale light elm tree dusty lane

Limiting Adjectives Limiting adjectives may be: numerical adjectives ( one, six, twenty-five) pronominal adjectives ( used as a pronoun) articles ( the, a and an)

Pronominal Adjectives this, that, these, those my, our , yours, his, her, its, their, whose each, every, either, neither any, all, another, both, few, many, several, some, such, much which, what

Other Types of Adjectives A demonstrative adjective is an adjective that points out a definite person, place or thing. A possessive adjective is that denotes ownership. A distributive adjective is an adjective that refers to each person, place or thing separately.

Other Types of Adjectives An indefinite adjective is an adjective that points out no particular person, place or thing. An interrogative adjective is an adjective that is used in asking a question.

Types of Adjectives Demonstrative This message will delight Marsha. Possessive Has your story been accepted. Distributive Each task has its own difficulties.

Types of Adjectives Indefinite Many varieties of fruit were on display. Interrogative Whose umbrella is this?