English: Adjectives

Question 1

What are adjectives?

Answer 1

Adjectives are describing words and usually describe nouns. They may be placed before or after the noun.

Question 2

What is it called when the adjective is placed before the noun? (give some examples).

Answer 2

If they are placed before the noun, they are called attributive adjectives.
For example:
Sol clutched the note between his GRUBBY fingers.
In this sentence, grubby is the attributive adjective.

Question 3

What is it called when the adjective is placed after the noun? (give some examples).

Answer 3

If they are placed after the noun, they are called predicative adjectives.
For example:
The film was FAMTASTIC but the girl felt SAD after leaving the cinema.
In this sentence, FANTASTIC and SAD are the predicative adjectives.

Question 4

What are comparative adjectives?

Answer 4

The comparative adjective makes a comparison between two things.
For example:
I am TALLER than you are.

Question 5

How do you make a comparative adjective?

Answer 5

To form the comparative of short adjectives such as ‘tall’, add ‘-er’ to spell TALLER.

Question 6

What is a superlative adjective?

Answer 6

A superlative adjective involves a comparison to an extreme degree.
For example:
This is the best car I’ve ever owned.