Definition of an adjective

We use an adjective to describe a noun.

 

They go:

 

1.     Before a noun:

I have a car blue.  Image

I have a blue car.  Image

 

2.     After 'to be':

 

My car is/isn't blue.

 

 

In English, adjectives do not have genders [masculine or feminine] and they do not have a plural form:

 

     My children are very differents.    Image

     My children are very different. Image

 

 

There are different kinds of adjectives. Here are some examples:

 

 

Examples

 

Colour

 

red, blue, green, yellow, black, brown, grey, beige, white, pink

 

 

Size/shape

 

big, huge, tall, long, high, small, tiny, short, round, triangular

 

 

Nationality

 

English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, French, Spanish, German, Italian

 

 

'ing' and 'ed'

 

exciting/excited; boring/bored; tiring/tired; interesting/interested

 

 

Opinion

 

nice, lovely, delicious, good, bad, horrible, beautiful

 

 

Material

 

wooden, metal, glass, plastic, leather, cotton, woollen

 

 

Negative

 

unpopular, indecent, illegal, immature, impatient, disloyal

 

 

Compound

 

2-hour, three-day, well-made, blue-eyed, young-at-heart

 

 

 

Jenny is a wonderful teacher. She works in a big school and lives in London with her Irish husband and two grown-up children. Her husband, Bill, plays the guitar in a famous band. Their daughter is tall and slim; she has an interesting job with a local newspaper. Their son is hard-working; he's a medical student.