Author: Manjusha Nambiar

Adjectives Used Without Nouns

Adjectives are not normally used without nouns. He is a clever boy (NOT He is a clever.) She is a beautiful girl. (NOT She is a beautiful.) There are, however, some exceptions. The + adjective is often used to talk about certain...

Order Of Adjectives

Adjectives usually go before nouns. In this case, they are used attributively. He was a brave soldier. (Here the adjective brave goes before the noun soldier.) It was a terrible experience. (Here the adjective...

Adjectives Of Quantity

Adjectives of quantity answer the question ‘how much?’. Examples are: some, any, little, much, enough, sufficient, insufficient, all, whole, great etc. Examples are: We need to buy some coffee. I have little faith in the system. She didn’t each much breakfast. We haven’t got enough...

Kinds Of Adjectives

Adjectives are describing words. They tell us about the colour, size, shape, nature, quality or condition of a noun. Examples are: blue, green, round, square, good, old, tall, brave, beautiful, tired, happy, exhausted etc. An adjective usually...

Common Mistakes In The Use Of Adjectives

In this lesson we will take a look at some of the most common errors in the use of adjectives. Incorrect: These all mangoes are rotten. Correct: All these mangoes are rotten. Correct: All of these mangoes are rotten. Articles (a/an, the), possessives (my,...

What Are Adjectives?

Adjectives are words like kind, clever, pretty and old. They describe nouns. Adjectives usually go before the nouns modified by them. She is a pretty girl. (Here the adjective pretty goes before the noun...

Adjective Clauses

Adjective clauses function as adjectives. They describe nouns and pronouns. Most adjective clauses start with the pronouns who, whom, which, that, whose, when, or where. Other pronouns like whoever, whatever, whomever, whichever, what and why can also start an adjective clause. Adjective clauses that...

Adjective vs. Adverb

An adjective is a word used to modify a noun. An adverb is a word used to modify a verb. Note that adverbs can also modify adjectives and other adverbs. The team did not play (verb) well (adverb) last season. (NOT …...