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

2. A word that describes or clarifies a noun.
There are several different kinds of adjectives.
Quantity or number
Quality or opinion
Size
Age
Shape
Color
Nationality or material
Qualifier (sometimes a noun)
Possessive adjectives
Demonstrative adjectives
Interrogative adjectives
Comparative adjectives

4. 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
Comparative adjectives – taller, tallest, faster, fastest, more + word, most + word