A Guide to Grammar, Punctuation and Style
Adjectives are one of the eight parts of speech. Just as a reminder, the others are the verb, the noun, the pronoun, the adverb, the preposition, the conjunction, and the interjection. The primary purpose of an adjective is to modify a noun. They … [Read more...]
This is a special type of adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies (directly refers to) the subject of the sentence. [In the following examples, the predicate adjective is bold and the subject/noun is underlined.] People are interested … [Read more...]
These types of adjectives specify or limit the noun. An adjective that limits a noun; they include definite articles, indefinite articles, possessive adjectives, demonstrative adjectives, indefinite adjectives, interrogative adjectives, cardinal … [Read more...]
These types of adjectives add detail or description to the noun. [In the following examples, the adjective is bold and the noun is underlined.] When Tennessee and Connecticut first met in women's basketball in 1995, it was a nice made-for-TV game … [Read more...]
Ah, the adjective. The exquisite, illustrative, compelling adjective. How Do We Use Thee? How do we use thee? Let us count the ways We use thee to the interesting, fun, cool heights our purple prose can reach, when pushing past the limits of … [Read more...]
