Adjectives describe or modify nouns. Here are a few examples:
green apple
tall building
three cats
Unlike some other languages, English adjectives do not change based on the gender or number of the noun they describe. For example:
a red shirt
red cars
a young boy
a young girl
Adjectives usually come before the noun they describe. For example:
I like the blue car.
In this example, "blue" is the adjective describing the noun "car."
Sometimes, adjectives come after the verb, especially when using verbs like "to be" (am, is, are, was, were) or "to seem." For example:
The car is blue.
In this example, "blue" describes the car and comes after the verb "is."
When you use more than one adjective to describe a noun, they usually follow a specific order:
Opinion: lovely, interesting, boring
Size: big, small, tall
Age: old, young, new
Shape: round, square, thin
Color: blue, red, green
Origin: American, Chinese, French
Material: wooden, plastic, metal
Purpose: sleeping (as in sleeping bag)
For example:
A big old house (size, age)
A beautiful wooden bowl (opinion, material)
