Existing, is an adjective describing nouns like: body, boundary and breed
An adjective is a part of speech, that describes a noun. It enriches a sentence by adding an additional information. There are several types of adjectives and different ways of creating them.
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What exactly is an adjective
Adjective is a word that illustrates and transforms a noun. This part of speech gives more details about a specific person, a place or a thing. Its role is to enrich a noun. However, it can significantly change the meaning of a described noun.
See examples blow:
• The opposite meaning, adjectives change the meaning of a noun: a spoken word or a written word
• More details, adjectives enrich a noun with detailed, the descriptive information: a dry and hot weather
• A different meaning, each adjective describes a noun with a different but not opposite meaning: a medical book or a Dutch book
So, in other words, adjective gives information of a state or quality of the described noun. It gathers and shows information about object, size, colour, age, shape, origin and many more.
Creating an adjective
This part of speech is formed in different ways. Some adjectives are built by adding a suffix –able to a verb, eg: capable. Other consist of a noun and –ful at the end, like joyful. Some suffixes with examples are listed below.
• - al: natural
• - ary: stationary
• - ish: childish
• - ic: paradigmatic
• - less: effortless
• - ous: mysterious
• - ive: creative
Adjective types
There are several types of adjectives, among others:
• Descriptive:
◦ (size): tiny
◦ (color): purple
◦ (opinion): purple
◦ (age): terrible
◦ (shape): seven
• Quantitative: octagon
• Nationality: Danish
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Last updated: Nov 7, 2024
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