Adjectives
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| ADJECTIVES 1. Usage: As in French, adjectives are used in English to describe/give more information about nouns: e.g. the blue car the sad teacher the intelligent lion 2. Structure: A: Adjectives are placed immediately in front of the noun they are describing: e.g. the wild pig the enormous elephant the angry boxer B: In English, adjectives do not agree with the gender of nouns: e.g. the tall man the noisy boy the happy prince the tall woman the noisy girl the happy princess C: Certain words ending in -ly are adjectives and not adverbs: e.g. a friendly letter a lovely scene an early train Here are some other adjectives of this type: daily, hourly, weekly, monthly, yearly. cited from: http://www.rong-chang.com
Web Site Links: http://www.yindii.com/ref/grammar/adjective.htm : This web site describes Adjectives-descriptive, demonstrative, proper, numeral, possessive, quantitative adjectives, and Adjectives Quiz. http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/adjectve.html : This web site describes What is an adjective?. It includes possessive, demonstrative, interrogative, and indefinite adjectives.
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