DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES

Among the different kinds of adjectives, descriptive adjectives are probably the most
common ones. They simply say something about the quality or the kind of the noun or
pronoun theyre referring to.

Examples:
Erika is witty.
She is tired.
Adrians reflexes are amazing.
She brushed her long brown hair.
The slender man appeared out of nowhere.

LIMITING ADJECTIVE
A limiting adjective defines the noun rather than describes it. Most of the time we think
of adjectives as describing or adding detail to a noun. Limiting adjectives help to
describe or limit a noun.

The first types of limiting adjectives are called articles. The words 'the,' 'a,' and 'an' are
limiting adjectives because they tell us that the speaker or writer is referring to a specific
thing. Take a look at this sentence; 'We adopted the dog just yesterday, and he already
owns the couch.' The phrase 'the dog' contains a limiting adjective in the form of the
word 'the.' We know that the author is referring to a specific dog since it helps describe
our noun, 'dog.' 'A' and 'an' work in the exact same way; they limit the noun so that we
know which specific noun is being discussed.

For the families of the miners killed in the accident, the settlement was justice
denied.
A third-party panel issued a harshly worded report.
The three boys in the car are my brothers. (Three is an adjective referring to
number and modifies boys.)
I found three small round stones in my shoe. (three, small, round are
adjectives that refer to how many, size and shape and describe the noun stones)
This beautiful new bicycle is mine. (this, beautiful, new are adjectives that
refer to which one and describe the noun bicycle)

INDEFINITE ADJECTIVES
Indefinite adjective definition: An indefinite adjective is a type of adjective that is
modifies nouns in a non-specific manner.

Please bring home some dinner.

Do you have any information?
Teresa did not each much lunch.
 There were a few pieces remaining.
My friends are not like most people.

DEFINITE NUMERAL ADJECTIVES

Definite Numeral Adjectives give us an exact number in cardinal form that is one,
three, ten and in ordinal form that is first, second.

There are three books on the table.

There is only one solution for this problem.
He shared his experience with four persons.
Sameera ate two bananas.
Ten chairs are kept in a row.

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
Also called possessive determiners, possessive adjectives refer to words which modify
a noun by showing a form of possession or a sense of belonging to a particular person
or thing.

Whose bag is this?

That is his baseball cap.
I think Lea will miss her
My mother is here.
Her name is Michaela

DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES
Demonstrative adjectives point out pronouns and nouns, and always come before the
words they are referring to.
Examples:
I used to buy this kind of shirts.
When the old man tripped over that wire, he dropped a whole bag of groceries.
How much is that bag?
Bring me that book.

INTERROGATIVE ADJECTIVES
Interrogative adjectives ask questions and are always followed by a noun.

Examples:
What movie are you watching?
 Which plants should be placed over here?
Whose pen will they give us?
Where could I find the next petrol pump?
Why are they gone there?

CARDINAL ADJECTIVES
The Nintendo Wii remote requires two AA batteries.
Melissa visited seven countries on her recent Mediterranean cruise.
Before his Latin American History exam,
Derek stayed up for twenty-four hours straight
That'll be one pound.
Two billion people might die.

ORDINAL ADJECTIVES
Natalie's first car was a teal 1993 Ford Tempo.
Lane won fifth place in a Ryan Gosling lookalike contest.
Maine was the twenty-third state admitted to the Union.

That is my second victory.

This is the tenth time she's dumped me.

PROPER ADJECTIVE
A proper adjective is a modifier that is formed from a proper noun. Like adjectives,
proper adjectives modify nouns and pronouns.

The Chinese dumplings are the best item on the menu. (Chinese)
German chocolate cake is very rich in flavor and texture. (German)
The Japanese paper cranes are meant for good luck. (Japanese)
The African drums sounded loud in the concert hall. (African)

The Russian opera by Stravinsky is very beautiful. (Russian)