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Adjectives

Adjectives are describing words that add meaning to a noun.

What kind How many
How much Which person or thing



What kind of day is it?

It is a cold day.

How many children?

Several children played in the park

Which cat?

That cat belongs to Linda

There is often more than one adjective used to describe a noun or noun group.

Many frisky, young foals played in the paddock.

The farm had rich, black, fertile soil.

Some adjectives are describers:


There were
beautiful sunsets every night.

The farm had fertile soil.

Some adjectives are numerative - the word numerative means number.

Several children went to the park.

Ten cars were loaded onto the transporter.

Some adjectives are determiners - they are used to specify which noun is being spoken of.

That cat belongs to Linda

Those animals were taken away.