Adjectives

Adjectives are words we use to describe a noun. They usually come before it:

The noun in this phrase is book and the adjectives tell us what size it is (big), what colour it is (red) and what we think of it (boring).

Adjectives never change their form; they are always the same:

However, the adjective order is important and also the position, too.

Types

Common types of adjectives are:

Possessive Adjectives: my, your, his, her, its, our, their

Demonstrative Adjectives: this, these, that, those

Indefinite Adjectives: some, any, every, etc.

Interrogative Adjectives: what, which, and whose

Cardinal Adjectives: These are adjectives that modify a noun by numbering it (stating how many there are).

Ordinal Adjectives: An ordinal adjective indicates the position of a noun in a series.