Parts of Speech - Adjectives

 

Adjectives are words that modify (describe) a noun or a pronoun.  Adjectives make up a very large group of words in the English Vocabulary (about 23%).

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Adjectives talk about the qualities and features of people, things or concepts (big, kind, heavy, inspiring)

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A test for adjectives

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A good way to make sure a word is an adjective is to ask about the modified noun:

 

What kind of (noun) is it?

 

“He is a respected teacher” is correct, as respected answers the question:

 

What kind of teacher is he?