ADJECTIVES

An adjective is a part of speech that is used to modify a noun. In other words, adjectives are used to add something to the meaning of a noun or pronoun.

For example, you may know the meaning of 'girl'. But if you add the adjective 'beautiful', you mean something different from girl. Check out the difference:

- Girl.

- Beautiful girl.

Most adjectives answer the questions;

(1) What kind?

- Correct answer

- Beautiful girl

(2) Which one or ones?:

- First person

- That house

(3) How many or How much?

- 100 shillings

- Half price

TYPES OF ADJECTIVES

There are many adjectives in English. Although some types overlap with the others, these types of adjectives have been categorized into severally in order to simplify the understanding of this broad part of speech. The following are the types of adjectives:

1. DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES

Descriptive adjectives are adjectives that describe the characteristics, traits, or qualities of a noun or pronoun. Most adjectives are descriptive adjectives.

Examples:

Attractive, old, blue, generous, and friendly.

Descriptive adjective sentences:

(1) She is very attractive.

(2) The old man who passes here every day is my grandfather.

(3) I need that blue jeans.

(4) She is very generous.

(5) Taifa Stars will play a friendly match with Malawi next month.

2. COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

Comparative adjectives are used to compare two different people or things to each other.

We make comparative adjectives in two ways:

(1) We add '-er' to one-syllabic words:

Examples:

Smaller, faster, taller,

Comparative adjective Sentences:

(1) The house is smaller.

(2) Usain Bolt is faster than me.

(3) She is taller.

(2) We add words 'more', 'less' to multisyllabic words:

Examples:

More expensive, less reasonable.

Comparative adjective Sentences:

(1) She is more beautiful.

(2) He is more intelligent than others.

3. SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

Superlative adjectives are used to compare more than two people or things by indicating which one is the most supreme or extreme.

We make superlative adjectives in two ways:

(1) By adding '-est' to one-syllabic words:

Examples:

Smallest, fastest, tallest,

Superlative adjective sentences:

(1) This house is the smallest.

(2) Usain Bolt is the fastest athlete in the world.

(3) She is tallest girl in the family.

(2) By adding 'most' to multisyllabic words:

Examples:

More expensive, less reasonable.

Superlative adjective sentences:

(1) She is the most beautiful woman in the village.

(2) He is the most intelligent person in the team.

4. ATTRIBUTIVE ADJECTIVES

Attributive adjectives are adjectives come before nouns and pronouns they modify. They can sometimes appear after them.

Examples:

- Good boy.

- Charming girl.

(Adjectives 'Good' and 'Charming' come before nouns: 'boy' and 'girl')

Attributive adjective sentences:

(1) She has beautiful eyes.

(2) The angry policeman.

(3) She gave me something special for my birthday.

5. PREDICATE ADJECTIVES

Predicate adjectives come after the verbs, especially after the linking verbs in sentences. Predicate adjectives act as subject complements.

Examples:

(1) Onyango is good.

(2) Angela is charming.

(Adjectives 'good' and 'charming' come before verb: 'is')

Predicate adjective sentences:

(1) Anna is beautiful.

(2) The policeman became angry.

(3) The food looks delicious.

6. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

Possessive adjectives are used to express possession or ownership.

Examples:

My, your, his, her, our, its, their, and whose.

Possessive adjective sentences:

(1) My favorite sport is football.

(2) Taifa Stars celebrated their first Afcon victory.

(3) I spent the weekend with my parents.

(4) His car is a brand new.

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