There
are different kinds of adjectives. Some adjectives describe the qualities of
nouns.
a beautiful
rainbow
a clever
monkey
a difficult
question
happy
children
a kind
lady
a new
car
an old
house
a pretty
girl
a rich
family
a sad
story
a strong
man
a wicked queen
a cold drink
a hot bun
an ugly monster
a fierce dog
a loud crash
Some
adjectives tell you which place or country a person or thing comes from, or
belongs to. They are called adjectives of origin.
Australian
apples
a Balinese
dancer
the English
language
the French
flag
an Italian
car
a Japanese
garden
a Scottish
kilt
Thai boxing
A Filipino shirt
a Mexican hat
Dutch clogs
an Indian temple
Chinese kungfu
Some adjectives tell you the color of
things.
Please get me some white paint.
The sky is gray.
The
sea is blue.
George
is wearing brown shoes.
I
don’t like green apples.
Carrots
are orange.
Flamingos
are pink.
Eggplants
are purple.
Roses are red.
Your hands are black!
Some
adjectives tell you the size of the nouns they describe.
a big
hat
broad
shoulders
a high
mountain
a large
ship
a long
bridge
a low
ceiling
a narrow
path
small
animals
tiny
insects
a wide street
a huge balloon
a thin boy
a fat sumo wrestler
a short man
The
word tall describes people and narrow, upright objects. For example, you
can say:
a tall
girl
a tall
bookcase
The
word high describes bigger or wider objects that reach a great height.
For example, you can say:
a high mountain
a high wall
Numbers
are adjectives, too. They tell you how many people, animals, or things
there are. Sometimes they are called adjectives of quantity.
eleven
hens
fifteen
frogs
nineteen
lizards
twelve
geese
sixteen
snails
twenty
butterflies
thirteen
birds
seventeen
kittens
fourteen mice
eighteen ants
Other
adjectives tell you something about quantity without giving you the exact
number. For example:
a
little ice cream
a
little rice
some
soldiers
a
lot of books
a
few cups
a
few puppies
not many
people
too much
salt
lots
of insects
plenty
of money
some
food
Is there any milk?
NOTE:
Adjectives
that tell you about quantity are also called quantifying determiners.
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