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LESSON NOTES
MODULE 35
CHAPTER: Adjectives
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An adjective modifies a noun; that is, it provides more detail about a
noun. This can be anything from colour to size to temperature to
personality. Adjectives usually occur just before the nouns they
modify. In the following examples, adjectives are in bold, while the
nouns they modify are in italics (the big bear):
The generator is used to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy.
The steel pipes contain a protective sacrificial anode and are surrounded
by packing material.
Adjectives can also follow a linking verb. In these instances, adjectives can modify pronouns as
well. In the following examples, adjectives are still bold, while the linking verb is in italics this
time (the sun is yellow):
The schoolhouse was red.
I looked good today.
She was funny.
Numbers can also be adjectives in some cases. When you say “Seven is my
lucky number,” seven is a noun, but when you say “There are seven cats in this painting,” seven is
an adjective because it is modifying the noun cats.
1. An adjective is a word which modifies a noun or a pronoun. In the example below:
He's got a beautiful car
beautiful is an adjective modifying car (it gives more information about the noun car.)
2. Adjectives may come before a noun
He found a nice job
3. Adjectives may also come after certain verbs like be, feel, seem, look:
He is intelligent
I feel happy
She seems unhappy
They look fantastic
Adjectives versus adverbs
A distinction must be made between adjectives and adverbs.
1. An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun.
She lives in a big house.
2. An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
She sings well
Her house is very big
She did it really well
Comparatives and superlatives
Adjectives can be used for comparison:
New York is bigger than Paris.
This is the nicest student in the class.
Other noun modifiers
There are other noun modifiers which function very much like adjectives:
1. Nouns can function as adjectives. A noun can help describe an object.
A business meeting
