The Parts of speech

The adjective: An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun. The common

adjective usually responds to the questions: how many, what kind, which one.

Proper adjectives originate from proper nouns. Similar to the proper noun, a proper

adjective begins with a capital letter.

Examples: Irish sweater, Chinese food

Adjectives usually appear before the noun it is describing. However, the

adjective can also be found after a linking verb (to be).

Examples: The young boy swam in the cold lake. Those large lobsters were

delicious.

Degrees of comparison: Positive, comparative, and superlative

Positive degree describes one. My horse is fast.

Comparative degree compares two. My horse is faster than yours.

Superlative degree compares more than two. My horse is the fastest in the group.

Use more, most, less, or least if you are dealing with adjectives with two or more

syllables.

If an adjective has one and sometimes two syllables, add er or est.

If an adjective has one and sometimes two syllables and ends with a consonant then a y,

change the y to i and add er or est.

If an adjective has one syllable and ends with an e, add r or st.

Demonstrative adjectives:

Demonstrative adjectives specify particular persons, places, things, and ideas. The

demonstrative adjectives are: this, that these, those. A noun follows them.

Example: That guitar is a beautiful sounding guitar! These suggestions are good.