Adjectives

Adjectives give life and color to language. They also help us to give more exact pictures of what we are telling about, if we now how to select them carefully. As you improve your skill in using these words, your language will become more interesting and more explicit.

There are two kinds of adjectives: descriptive adjectives and limiting adjectives. Adjectives derived form proper nouns are called proper adjectives.
Adjectives that complete the meaning of the verb and modify the subject are called predicate adjectives.

The form of an adjective is often changed to show the extent or degree to which a certain quality is present. In grammar, this change in form to show a difference in degree is called comparison.