1. What is an Adjective?

An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.
It tells what kind, how many, which one, or whose.

Examples:

• a beautiful dress

• three apples

• this book

• my car

2. Types of Adjectives

A. Descriptive Adjectives

These describe the quality or characteristic of a noun.

Examples:

• soft pillow

• tall man

• blue sky

• delicious food

These are the most common adjectives.

B. Quantitative Adjectives

These show how much or how many.

Examples:

• some water

• five dogs

• many books

• enough time

C. Demonstrative Adjectives

These point out specific nouns.

Examples:

• this car

• that house

• these shoes

• those birds

D. Possessive Adjectives

These show ownership or belonging.

Examples:

• my phone

• your pen

• her dress

• their home

Possessive adjectives are always followed by a noun.

3. Order of Adjectives

When using multiple adjectives, we follow a specific order in English:

Opinion → Size → Age → Shape → Color → Origin → Material → Purpose + Noun

Example:
A beautiful (opinion) small (size) old (age) round (shape) blue (color) Italian (origin) ceramic (material) coffee (purpose) cup

 Correct: a beautiful small old blue Italian coffee cup
 Incorrect: a Italian blue old coffee small beautiful cup

4. Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

We use these to compare people or things.

Comparative Adjectives

Used to compare two things.
Usually formed by adding -er or using more.

Examples:

• tall → taller

• smart → smarter

• beautiful → more beautiful

Structure:

• A is taller than B.

• She is more patient than her sister.

Superlative Adjectives

Used to compare three or more things.
Usually formed by adding -est or using most.

Examples:

• tall → tallest

• smart → smartest

• beautiful → most beautiful

Structure:

• He is the fastest runner.

• This is the most expensive item.