All about Adjectives

In this video, you’d understand what adjectives are and how adjectives are used. Adjectives are words that describe the qualities or states of being of nouns or pronouns. They can also describe the quantity of nouns or pronouns.

Adjectives modify nouns or pronouns. Adjectives do not modify verbs or adverbs.

For example:

• Margot wore a beautiful hat to the pie-eating contest.
• Furry dogs may overheat in the summertime.
• My cake should have sixteen candles.

In the sentences above, the adjectives are easy to spot because they come immediately before the nouns they modify.

Uses of adjectives

Adjectives tell the reader how much—or how many—of something you’re talking about.

Degrees of comparison

Adjectives come in three forms: absolute, comparative, and superlative. Absolute adjectives describe something in its own right, for instance, a cool guy.

Comparative adjectives, make a comparison between two or more things. For most one-syllable adjectives, the comparative is formed by adding the suffix -er (or just -r if the adjective already ends with an e). For two-syllable adjectives ending in -y, replace -y with -ier. For multi-syllable adjectives, add the word more. For instance, a cooler guy.

Superlative adjectives indicate that something has the highest degree of the quality in question. One-syllable adjectives become superlatives by adding the suffix -est (or just -st for adjectives that already end in e). Two-syllable adjectives ending in -y replace -y with -iest. Multi-syllable adjectives add the word most. For instance, the coolest guy.