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Adjective

An adjective is a type of word that often describes someone or something.

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How else can an adjective be used?

  • An adjective can compare two or more things.
  • An adjective can function as a noun.
  • An adjective can function as an adverb.

If an article, adjective, and noun in a sentence all have the same case, gender, and number, then where the adjective is located can indicate the meaning. For example, a sentence might have the words "the," "tall, and "man." "The" is an article, "tall" is an adjective, and "man" is a noun.

  • If the order of the words is article, adjective, noun, then the phrase refers to the tall man.
  • If the order of the words is article, noun, article, adjective, then then the phrase refers to the tall man.
  • If the order of the words is noun, article adjective, then the phrase refers to the tall man.
  • If the order of the words is adjective, article, noun, then it is a clause that means that the man is tall.
  • If the order of the words is article, noun, adjective, it is a clause that means that the man is tall.