Adjectives
An adjective is a word like clever, beautiful, green, hungry, brave, which is used when we describe people, things, events etc. Adjectives are used in connection with nouns and pronouns.
- He wore a red shirt.
- We need some square tables.
- Each hand has five fingers.
- You are naughty.
- She is a beautiful girl.
- He is an honest boy.
- This is a wooden chair.
- She wore a gold necklace.
- It was an earthen pot.
- Sugar is sweet.
Position of adjectives
Most adjectives can go in two main positions in a sentence:
a) before a noun (attributive position)
- Our new principal is an old lady.
- He is a clever boy.
b) after be, seem, look and other copular verbs (predicative position)
- I am glad to meet you.
- You don't look happy to see me.
- The milk turned sour.
- She felt bad.
Sections in this article
Adjectives
Adjectives placed before
nouns
Adjectives placed after
verbs
Adjectives without
Nouns
Adjectives: order before nouns
Kinds of Adjectives
Adjectives with and
Complements of adjectives
See also
Adjective clauses
Relative clauses
Relative pronouns
Identifying relative clauses
Omission of relative pronouns