Adjectives are words that describe nouns and pronouns

Adjectives
Adjectives are words that describe nouns and pronouns. Adjectives answer the questions:
What kind? How much? Which one? How many? For example:
What kind? red nose goldring
How much? moresugar littleeffort
Which one? secondchance thosechocolates
How many? several chances sixbooks
There are five kinds of adjectives: common adjectives, proper adjectives, compound adjec-
tives, articles, and indefinite adjectives.
1. Common adjectivesdescribe nouns or pronouns.
strong man
greenplant
beautifulview
2. Proper adjectivesare formed from proper nouns.
Californiavegetables (from the noun “California”)
Mexicanfood (from the noun “Mexico”)
3. Compound adjectivesare made up of more than one word.
far-off country
teenageperson
4. Articles are a special type of adjective. There are three articles: a, an, the.
Theis called a “definite article” because it refers to a specific thing.
A and an are called “indefinite articles” because they refer to general things. Use a with
consonant sounds; use an before vowel sounds.