Grammar: Adjectives

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Adjective
Definition: Words that describe nouns and pronouns . . . the how many, what kind, which one, and how pretty something or someone is. Or they may have the suffixes -er (comparative) or -est (superlative). POST CONTENTS: Placement Rules: General Placement Rules Specific Placement Rules Adjectival Endings Three Types of Adjectives: Attributive Postpositive Predicative Clause & Phrases: Adjectival Clause Adjective Phrase Attributive Adjective Phrase Predicative Adjective Phrase Kinds of Adjectives include: Three Degrees of Comparison Positive Degree Comparative Double Comparative Superlative Double Comparative in the Superlative Irregular Comparative Compound Coordinate Demonstrative Descriptive Common Adjective Proper Adjective Indefinite Interrogative Limiting Measure Modal Numeral Possessive Prenominal Pronominal Relative Super-Strong
Tyler bought the cottage across from the football field where I was born. Well, either he was born in the football field or he was born in the cottage, but we can’t tell. Silly or brilliant, I thought we needed to try his suggestion. Either the speaker is silly or brilliant or it’s the suggestion. Return to top or post contents
Placement Rules:
General Placement	Rule: Keep it near the noun it is modifying.
Return to top or post contents	An attributive adjective usually come before a noun. A postpositive adjective comes immediately after the noun. An adjective may follow: An article, A possessive pronoun, or A verb of being A predicative adjective comes after the verb — set it off with commas.
Specific Placement	Rule: There are times when a string of adjectives are used in a description, and there is a very specific order for those descriptive adjectives, and they are usually arranged in a sentence from adjectives that are more general in scope to adjectives that are more specific.
Return to top or post contents	In her article, Zetlin uses a noun phrase from Forsyth: “lovely little old rectangular green French silver whittling knife” Changing the order makes it more difficult, if not impossible, to figure out what’s being said. It may also make you question the writer’s competence!
	Adjective Descriptors
	Rule: Use descriptive adjectives, more or less*, in this order: * Various authorities have a difference of opinion on order and what to “name” the descriptor; the below attempts to provide a reasonable consensus.
	Usage Order Descriptor Example – Yes Example – No 1. Quantity / Number one, two, three, a/an, ample, few, many, several three ugly, red chairs red, ugly three chairs 2. Opinion amazing, beautiful, disgusting, pretty, ugly ugly, red chair red, ugly chair 3. Size big, gigantic, large, petite, regular, small a lovely, big-boned gal a big-boned, lovely gal 4. Temperature cold, freezing, hot, icy It was a beautiful cold day. It was a cold, beautiful day. 5. Age aged, new, old, 14-year-old, young, youthful It’s a gorgeous, old house. It’s an old, gorgeous house. 6. Physical quality blonde, rough, thin, untidy long-haired redhead red, long-haired head 7. Shape circular, curved, distorted, oblong, rectangular, square I insist that you eat a proper square meal. I insist that you eat a square, proper meal. 8. Color ash, blue, gray, green, purple, yellow It was a giant, green balloon. It was a green, giant balloon. 9. Origin / Nationality American, French, Italian, Spanish, Victorian The big, Egyptian mask hung on the wall The Egyptian, big mask hung on the wall 10. Material concrete, glass, leather, metal, plastic, wooden The blue, silken curtains are perfect in the bedroom. The silken, blue curtains are perfect in the bedroom. 11. Type † general-purpose, four-sided, U-shaped Panettone is a round, Italian, bread-like Christmas cake. Panettone is a bread-like, round, Italian Christmas cake. 12. Purpose / Qualifier cleaning, cooking, evening, priceless, sports He just bought a beautiful, old sports car. He just bought a sports, beautiful, old car. † The Cambridge Dictionary includes this descriptor, which doesn’t make much sense to me . . . Some examples are from “List of Descriptive Adjectives: Simple, Compound, and Proper“, Your Dictionary.com.
Adjectival Endings	Definition: Adjectives can be formed from adjectives, nouns, and verbs.
Return to top or post contents	Typical adjective endings include: Ginger
	-able capable readable understandable -al chemical functional mathematical influential -ed amazed challenged delighted hated -ful bashful beautiful harmful helpful -ible incredible -ic artistic manic rustic terrific -iest prettiest -ing boring fascinating interesting lightening -ish childish foolish selfish yellowish -ive attractive inventive intuitive submissive -less groundless hopeless restless sleeveless -ous adventurous dangerous fabulous gorgeous
	Untypical Adjective Endings
	Ending Exception Word Adjective -al If ending with an e, drop the e. nature function natural functional -ful If ending with a y, replace with an i. beauty peace beautiful peaceful -ic If ending with a y, drop the y. history rust historic rustic -ious -ous If ending with a y, drop the y. mystery danger mysterious dangerous -y If ending with an e, drop the e. ice oil icy oily
	Forming Adjectives From Other Words
	From This Adjective . . . . . . to this Adjective comic comical correct corrective elder elderly red reddish sick sickly From a Noun . . . to this Adjective accident accidental danger dangerous length long star starry wind windy From a Verb . . . to this Adjective enjoy enjoyable help helpful obey obedient play playful talk talkative
Adjective Types are:
Attributive	Definition: Adjective comes before the noun and describes or expresses a characteristic of the noun. CAUTION: Some adjectives can only occupy the attributive position. Greater detail can be found in “Attributive“.
Return to top or post contents	Legend: Green indicates the adjective Blue indicates the noun being modified That is one hunky man! I hate my red hair! Mary is such a pale girl. She seems a capable person. The red Aston Martin tore down the curvy roadway. That big-breasted blonde was one bodacious babe. Did you see that muscled hunk with the long, blond hair? There was a black dog running with the pack. It was a glorious, sunny day. There was a grand opening for the new library. The main reason we won was that our candidate was the better woman. The reason main we won . . . The terrified child was weeping uncontrollably. The child terrified was . . . although terrified can be predicative
Postpositive	Definition: Adjective which comes after the noun and modifies it.
Return to top or post contents	Legend: Green indicates the postpositive adjective Blue indicates the noun Behond the body beautiful. The Governor General announced a state of emergency today. The Princess Royal is due at eight. The judges present awarded the blue ribbon to Marjie Cunningham. In times past, we would bake all kinds of cookies for Christmas.
	Rule: Commonly found together with superlative adjectives in the attributive position.
	Legend: Green indicates the postpositive adjective Blue indicates the superlative (and attributive) adjective Orange indicates the noun See if you can find the shortest route possible. These are the worst conditions imaginable. Honey, this is the best hotel available.
	Rule: Postposition is obligatory when the adjective modifies a pronoun.
	Legend: Green indicates the postpositive adjective Orange indicates the pronoun Hmmm, this could be something useful. Is everyone present? Those responsible will be held to the highest possible standards.
Predicative	Definition: Adjective which comes after the verb, modifying it, and either connects via a linking verb, follows an intransitive verb, OR is set off as parenthetical text with commas. CAUTION: Some adjectives can only occupy the predicative position.
Return to top or post contents	A.k.a., subject complement, adjective complement, predicative complement, predicate adjective, predicator Rule: Follows a verb of being, linking, or intransitive.
	Legend: Green indicates the predicate adjective White-on-Green indicates the subject Blue indicates the being verb Purple indicates the linking verb White-on-Blue indicates the intransitive verb The child was terrified. We are broke. The steak smells great. He is a hunk. That birds are wild today. The Aston Martin is red and sporty. The road is curvy and dangerous. The dress she is wearing is red. My friends are Australian. The book was error-ridden. The beaches were sunny, breezy, and warm. That book looks fabulous. This chocolate cake tastes rich, sinful, and luscious. During the day, the kids became rambunctious.
	Rule: Set the adjectives off with commas.
	The Aston Martin, red and sporty, tore down the roadway.
Kinds of Adjectives include:
Three Degrees of Comparison
Positive Degree	Definition: Does not make a comparison; it is the normal form for an adjective.
Comparative	Definition: To compare is to imply that at least two objects are involved, meaning that it will always be bigger, prettier, closer, whatever than something else or as something as something else. Always balance your comparisons by comparing two things that match each other. The adjectives may be irregular and sometimes use adverbs Bruckmyer, 36-37).
Double Comparative	Definition: An adjective that combines the comparative word more or less with the suffix -er. Rule: Sometimes a double comparative doubles up on the suffix -er to strengthen the emphasis. Wood
Return to top or post contents	Comparative More or Less Adjective Suffix -er Creating more loud -er louder more loud -er louderer more fluffy -er fluffier less blue -er bluer less big -er bigger
	Examples:
	“Every time you ask me not to hum, I’ll hum more louder.” – Corver 2005 “The Duke of Milan / and his more braver daughter could controul thee.” – Shakespeare, The Tempest John is more taller than Bill than you are. Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England. Shakespeare, King Richard II, ii, i Stealing Murakami: The plot gets still thickerer.
Superlative	Definition: Compares three or more nouns and allows the highest degree of comparison. SUPERLATIVE CONTENTS: Rules of Conversion to Create Comparative or Superlative from Positive Irregular Comparatives Bi-Ending Adjectives Double Comparative in the Superlative as . . . as One Stop English has an excellent post on comparatives and superlatives.
Return to top or post contents	Positive Comparative Superlative good better best handsome handsomer handsomest cool cooler coolest pretty prettier prettiest rich richer richest
	Rules of Conversion to Create Comparative or Superlative from Positive
	Rule: The number of syllables in a word determine how an adjective is converted into a comparative adjective.
	# of Syllables Rule: Comparative Rule: Superlative Examples 1 Add -er Add -est warm ￫ warmer ￫ warmest high ￫ higher ￫ highest safe ￫ safer ￫ safest 1 Ends consonant – vowel – consonant, double the last letter Add -est fat ￫ fatter ￫ fattest sad ￫ sadder ￫ saddest glad ￫ gladder ￫ gladdest hot ￫ hotter ￫ hottest 1 Ends with an e, add an r Add -est fine ￫ finer ￫ finest cute ￫ cuter ￫ cutest 2 OR 3 Use more or less in front of the word Add most or least difficult ￫ more difficult ￫ most difficult boring ￫ less boring ￫ least boring interesting ￫ more interesting ￫ most interesting dangerous ￫ less dangerous ￫ least dangerous 2 Ends with y, change y to i, and add -er Add -est gloomy ￫ gloomier ￫ gloomiest early ￫ earlier ￫ earliest skinny ￫ skinnier ￫ skinniest
	Irregular Comparatives:
	bad worse worst far farther further farthest furthest fore former foremost first good better best hind hinder hindermost ill more ill most ill late later latter latest last little less least many much more most near nearer nearest next
	YES NO My biology report is much bigger than my lab partner’s. I was more embarrassed than Carol about the test scores. My biology report is much bigger than my lab partner. Either her lab partner is really, really skinny or that report can be weighed by the pound. Lots and lots of pounds. I was more embarrassed about the test scores than Carol. She’s embarrassed about Carol, but she’s more embarrassed about those scores.
	Bi-Ending Adjectives
	More Exceptions: Some adjectives can go either way. common commoner more common commonest most common narrow narrower more narrow narrowest most narrow pleasant pleasanter more pleasant pleasantest most pleasant simple simpler more simple simplest most simple quiet quieter more quiet quietest most quiet unfriendly unfriendlier unfriendliest most unfriendly unhappy unhappier unhappiest most unhappy
Double Comparative in the Superlative	Definition: An adjective that combines the comparative word most with the suffix -est. Rule: Sometimes a double comparative doubles up on the suffix -est to strengthen the emphasis. Wood
Return to top or post contents	Comparative Most Adjective Suffix -est Creating most loud -est loudest most soft -est softest most red -est reddest most strong -est strongest most big -est biggestest
	Examples:
	“This was the most unkindest cut of all.” – Shakespeare, Julius Caesar John is the most tallest man I’ve ever met.
as . . . as	Rule: Never use as . . . if, but as . . . as.
Return to top or post contents	YES NO I think my work is as good as if not better than Beth’s. Denton Fuller is the quarterback, and the coach thinks he is as fast as if not faster than Morris Abel, who graduated last year. I think my work is as good as if not better than Beth’s. Denton Fuller is the quarterback, and the coach thinks he is as fast as if not faster than Morris Abel, who graduated last year. Legend: Green indicates the as . . . as phrase Gray indicates what’s missing
Compound	Definition: A type of neologism combining two or more adjectives.
Return to top or post contents	Joining reduces confusion as to what is being described. Whichever route you choose, be consistent in how you apply it. Do not alternate between, for example, start-up and start up. There are four types of compound adjectives: Open Closed Hyphenated Super-Strong A.k.a., phrasal adjective and a type of compound modifier.
	Quick Look at the Four Types
	Type Example Open greenish blue blouse Closed longtime friends Hyphenated well-intentioned advice Super-Strong Adjective unique
Open Compound Adjective	Definition: There is a space between two adjectives.
Return to top or post contents	apple pie attorney general coffee mug full moon greenish blue yellow green
	Rule: Exceptions can occur for some adjectives depending on if they come before or after the noun being modified: Hyphenate before the noun being modified Leave the adjective as an open compound after that same noun, although Chicago (7.86) states that keeping the hyphen is also acceptable
	Before a Noun After a Noun It’s a nicotine-free cigarette. It’s a cigarette, nicotine free. He’s a well-known figure. He’s a figure who’s well known.
Closed Compound Adjective	Definition: There is no hyphen or space between two adjectives.
Return to top or post contents	Legend: Green indicates the closed compound The baseball season was almost over. Moonlight becomes you. Jim has to be elsewhere tonight. We should get Jamie a skateboard for his birthday. Grandparents are usually more tolerant than parents.
	Rule: When the noun ends in two Ls, include a hyphen.
	bell-like doll-like
	Rule: Using -like to create a adjective from a noun is always closed.
	breadlike childlike doglike ladylike lifelike longtime springlike starlike
Hyphenated Compound Adjective	Rule: Always hyphenate before a noun; never hyphenate after a noun. Never hyphenate an adverb modifying an adjective, for example, brightly colored. For more examples, visit Hyphen. C.S. Lakin at Live Write Thrive has a post on this as well. Grammar.com has a list of words that should be hyphenated.
Return to top or post contents	snow-covered under-staffed well-dressed well-written
	Before After Now there’s a well-dressed woman! She’s always so well dressed. As an under-staffed office, we cannot take on any more work. I told you, the office is under staffed.
Super-Strong	Rule: Super-strong adjectives should never be modified. A.k.a. absolute adjective, incomparable adjective, ultimate adjective
Return to top or post contents	You can’t be a little bit pregnant. It’s either unique or its not. If it’s immovable, then it just ain’t gonna move. If it’s almost utter chaos, find a better word, as utter already means complete, absolute, etc. How can something be slightly ghastly?
	Partial List of Super-Strong Adjectives
	absolute all-powerful complete critical deadly dreadful ghastly ideal immovable massive perfect preferable pregnant terminal total unique utter
Coordinate	Rule: Equal and reversible adjectives
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	The irritable, fidgety crowd waited impatiently for the theatre to open. And in reverse: The fidgety, irritable crowd waited impatiently for the theatre to open. Her blonde, curly hair was blowing in the wind. And in reverse: Her curly, blonde hair was blowing in the wind.
	Rule: Multiple adjectives use a comma, if: Two or more adjectives precede a noun (they’re nonessential) and they could be joined by and or but without changing the meaning of the noun
	Examples:
	Legend: Green indicates where a comma can replace the and Coral indicates where and doesn’t belong and no comma can be used I live in a little purple house. I live in a little and purple house. The little old lady. The little and old lady. She wore a red, leather dress. She wore a red and leather dress. The gay, bespectacled, celebrated British artist David Hockney is a master of color. The gay and bespectacled and celebrated and British artist David Hockney is a master of color. He is a tall, distinguished fellow. He is a tall and distinguished fellow. I live in a very old, run-down house. I live in a very old and run-down house. Her shiny, curly, shoulder-length hair trailed across his chest. Her shiny and curly and shoulder-length hair trailed across his chest.
Demonstrative	Definition: Show whether the noun they refer to is singular or plural and whether it is located near to or far from the speaker or writer (Demonstrative).
Return to top or post contents	You may want to have a look at pronominal adjectives as well. A.k.a.: definitive
	List of Demonstrative Adjectives:
	that these this those
	Examples:
	Legend: Green indicates the demonstrative pronoun Bring me this hat. Find those now!
Descriptive	Definition: There are two types: common and proper.
Return to top or post contents	Common Proper green soft silly Antipodean Siberian Elizabethan
Indefinite	Definition: Modifies a substantive.
Return to top or post contents	List of Interrogative Adjectives:
	both each either some so on such
	Examples:
	Each man was out for himself. Go ahead! Open either package. That is such nonsense.
Interrogative	Definition: An interrogative pronoun used as an adjective and are used to modify a noun or noun phrases.
Return to top or post contents	Rule: Can’t be used on its own.
	List of Interrogative Adjectives:
	what which
	Examples:
	What software program are you using? Which hammer did you want? Legend: Green indicates the what / which
Limiting	A.k.a., Articles
Return to top or post contents	a an the
Measure	Definition: Expresses weight, distance, size, etc., of persons or things. A.k.a. adjective of measure
Return to top or post contents	big bigger biggest bitty heavy large short small so tall
	Examples:
	That is one big mouse! That is the biggest horse I’ve ever seen. Is that heavy? Kinda short, aren’t you? Everything on his desk must be exactly so.
Modal Adjective	Definition: Noting or pertaining to mood. Credit to: 3.14
Return to top or post contents	necessary possible probable
Numeral	Definition: Expresses the quantity of persons or things.
Return to top or post contents	one, two, three, ten, fifty-five all, few, most first, tenth, hundredth quadruple, fourfold, tenfold
	Examples:
	I’m missing one screw. I am telling you for the hundredth time to stop that. You could say it was a tenfold problem.
Participial	See “Participle“.
Possessive	Definition: Modifies a noun by attributing possession (or other sense of belonging) to someone or something. A.k.a., possessive determiner
Return to top or post contents	Rule: Used before a noun to indicate possession.
	List of Possessive Adjectives
	These words are also possessive pronouns. my your his her its our their
	Examples:
	That’s my hat. Is this your notebook? Yeah, they’re bringing their daughter.
Prenominal	Definition: Precedes the noun it modifies, and it must occur in the same noun phrase.
Return to top or post contents	The eager student is usually successful. Mary’s youngest daughter turned five today. George and Helen chased after the bouncing ball. Legend: Green indicates the noun phrase
Pronominal	Definition: Uses pronouns that are demonstrative, indefinite, interrogative, possessive, or relative which affect a noun in some way.
Return to top or post contents	Demonstrative this, that, these, those Indefinite any, both, each, every, neither, other, some Interrogative what, which, whose Possessive mine, my, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, one’s, our, ours, their, theirs, whose Relative which, whose introduces dependent clause while modifying the noun in the clause
	Examples:
	Legend: Green indicates the pronominal These jeans are worn out. What time did you get here? I dunno, choose whatever you like. Which one of those do you need? Each one looks so good! It’s my hairbrush! Whose toys are scattered all over the living room? Do we have any cinnamon? I hate this class. Nah, neither one appeals to me.
Relative	Rule: You can tell it’s a relative adjective if a noun follows (usually!) what or which. See Relative Clause for an example of the difference between a relative adjective and a relative pronoun.
Return to top or post contents	List of Relative Adjectives
	what which
	Examples:
	He didn’t tell me what suit he was going to wear (Relative). Legend: Green indicates the what / which
Adjective Clause:	Definition: A dependent (a.k.a., subordinate) clause that modifies a noun. An adjective clause can also be a relative clause if it answers the questions of what, who, how many, etc. A.k.a. adjectival clause Credit to: McGarry
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	Legend: Green indicates the adjective Blue indicates the adjective clause White-on-Blue indicates another adjective phrase Orange indicates the noun Coral-on-White indicates the dependent clause “Any man who hates dogs and children can’t be all bad.” – W.C. Fields “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character .” – the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This is the song that hurts the most. The game, which attracted 100,000 people, lasted more than five hours. He who laughs last laughs best.
Adjective Phrase:	Definition: A group of words with an adjective as its principal (head) word and tells us something about the noun it is modifying. It can be used before or after the noun or noun or noun phrases it is modifying. Adjective phrases can be further divided into attributive and predicative. Rule: The head adjective can begin the adjective phrase or end it. A.k.a. adjectival phrase Credit to: Shrives; Adjective.
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	Legend: Green indicates the head word (adjective) Blue indicates the adjective phrase Orange indicates the noun phrase The nearby motel offers cheap but comfortable rooms. These are unbelievably expensive shoes. Sarah was fairly bored with you. The dog covered in mud looked pleased with himself. The extremely tired lioness is losing patience with her overly enthusiastic cub. Churchill was an eminent man. Churchill was a man of eminence. I have the cutest, little daughter.
Attributive Adjective Phrase	Rule: Sits inside the noun phrase of the noun it modifies and may come before or after the noun.
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	Legend: Green indicates the adjective Blue indicates the attributive adjective phrase Orange indicates the noun phrase The beautifully carved frames are worth more than the painting. The frames beautifully carved by monks are worth more than the painting.
Predicative Adjective Phrase	Rule: Generally uses a linking verb AND sits outside and after the noun phrase it modifies.
	Examples:
	Legend: Green indicates the adjective Blue indicates the predicative adjective phrase Orange indicates the noun phrase of the noun being modified Purple indicates the linking verb The curtains look far too long. The frames were beautifully carved by monks.

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Resources for Adjectives

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“Examples of Adjectives.” Your Dictionary. n.d. Web. 19 Oct 2019. <https://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-adjectives.html>. A useful listing of various adjectives divided into groups “according to various functions i.e. their ability to describe touch, color, shape, and emotion”.

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McGarry, Mike. “GMAT Grammar: Adjectival Phrases and Clauses.” MMagoosh GMAT Blog. 23 Mar 2012. Web. n.d. <https://magoosh.com/gmat/gmat-grammar-adjectival-phrases-and-clauses/#sthash.EES8rPIM.dpuf>.

“Order of Adjectives.” Ginger Software. n.d. Web. 19 Oct 2019. <https://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar-rules/adjectives/order-of-adjectives/>. While I don’t agree with their order, they do have a useful “test” at the end.

“Predicate-Adjective.” Adjectives. Parts of Speech. Your Dictionary.com. n.d. Web. 19 Oct 2019. <http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/adjectives/predicate-adjective.html>.

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Wood, Jim. “Double Comparatives.” Yale Grammatical Diversity Project: English in North America. 2012. Updated by Tom McCoy (2015) and Katie Martin (2018) Web. 4 Dec 2022. <http://ygdp.yale.edu/phenomena/double-comparatives>.

Zetlin, Minda. “This is the Most Bizarre Grammar Rule You Probably Never Heard Of.” Inc. 23 Aug 2019. Web. 2 October 2019. <https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/grammar-bizarre-weird-rule-adjective-order-matthew-anderson-mark-forsyth-cambridge-dictionary.html?utm_source=pocket-newtab>. This article explores the order of adjective use.

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