An adjective is a word used to describe a person or thing. Adjective usually go before the nouns modified by them. In the following sentences identify the adjectives.
1That was an incredible sight.
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The adjective "incredible" describes the noun "sight".
2It was a stupid thing to do.
Wrong!
The adjective "stupid" describes the noun "thing".
3She is cleverer than I thought.
Wrong!
The adjective "cleverer" is a comparative adjective describing "she".
4Do you know any shop that sells coconuts?
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The adjective "any" gives information about the noun "shop".
5She seems to be very intelligent.
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The adjective "intelligent" describes the subject "she".
6He was a mischievous boy who always landed himself in trouble.
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The adjective "mischievous" describes the noun "boy".
7She looked gorgeous in that gown.
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The adjective "gorgeous" describes how she looked.
8This is the eighth chocolate you have eaten today.
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The adjective "eighth" is an ordinal number describing "chocolate".
9Thank you for your quick reply.
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The adjective "quick" describes the noun "reply".
10The sun is the brightest object in the sky.
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The adjective "brightest" is a superlative adjective describing "object".
11It was an unforgettable experience.
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The adjective "unforgettable" describes the noun "experience".
12The job was more difficult than I thought.
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The adjective "difficult" describes the noun "job".
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- That was an incredible sight. — incredible
- It was a stupid thing to do. — stupid
- She is cleverer than I thought. — cleverer
- Do you know any shop that sells coconuts? — any
- She seems to be very intelligent. — intelligent
- He was a mischievous boy who always landed himself in trouble. — mischievous
- She looked gorgeous in that gown. — gorgeous
- This is the eighth chocolate you have eaten today. — eighth
- Thank you for your quick reply. — quick
- The sun is the brightest object in the sky. — brightest
- It was an unforgettable experience. — unforgettable
- The job was more difficult than I thought. — difficult