adjectives (ad - ject - ives)

Adjectives can be used to modify a noun or pronoun.
They describe the size, color, or quality of something.

Examples (ex - am - ple)

An adjective can be placed before a noun:

Please carry that green chair over to me. (color)

What a terrible person she is for killing her own sister. (quality)

A large man walked up to me and asked me for directions. (size)

A compound adjective is formed by combining two or more words into a
single descriptive unit.

The police officer was well-informed.

She did a first-class job and so I promoted her.

The woman carried a 10-gallon tank of water up the stairs.

Keep me up-to-date on your progress.

The adjective can follow after a verb: (complement adjective)

My mother was very happy to hear that she was going to be a grandmother. (happy mother)

My dog is old and hops around on three legs. (old dog)

My younger brother is very angry about his car being stolen. (angry brother)

An adjective can be created by adding a suffix to a base word:

-able honour .... honourable      -ical analyse... analytical
-al form ........... formal             -ish fool.......... foolish
-an Europe ...... European         -ive invent...... inventive
-ese Japan ....... Japanese          -ly normal....... normally
-ful use........ .... useful              -n America..... American
-ian Brazil ...... Brazilian          -ous ridicule.. ridiculous
-ible digest ......digestible         -y speed......... speedy
                                                 -ic graph...........graphic