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Adjectives
A word which modifies a noun.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Descriptive Adjective | A factual, objective description. e.g. size, shape, colour.. |
| Evaluative Adjective | An opinion based description, it is usually subjective. e.g. beautiful, funny,best. |
| Comparative Adjective | All adjectives can be used in this form, and it is usually formed by adding -er to the end of an adjective. They are used to compare differences between two nouns. e.g most beautiful, faster, slower, higher. |
| Superlative Adjective | These are usually used in a sentence when a subject is compared to a group of objects in the highest degree. e.g tallest, lowest, fastest, highest. |
| Pre-modifying | A pre modifying adjective is an adjective that is placed before a noun to modify it. for example: The big cat. |
| post-modifying | a post modifying adjective is placed after a noun to modify it. for example: The cat was big. |