What
are adjectives? Adjectives are words
that modify nouns and pronouns. So what is modifying? Modifying
a word means to help make it clearer, or to define it better.
If I were to say 'look at that car', you might not be able to
tell which car I was talking about. But if I said 'look at that
red car' then you would have a better understanding of which
car... the 'red' one.
Nouns
as adjectives: Nouns can be adjectives.
Be careful when deciding which words are nouns and which are
adjectives. Ask yourself this question, "does this word
describe another noun in this sentence?" If you say yes, then
it's an adjective. For example, the word 'truck' is a noun most
of the time. However, if I said 'truck tire' then truck is
telling me what kind of tire it is. Since that is the case,
'truck' becomes an adjective.
Questions
Adjectives answer: An adjective will
answer one of three questions about a noun or pronoun. These
are
What Kind?
Which One?
How many?
Adjectives Definition Page