Adjectives

Adjectives are an important part of speech. They usually describe a person or thing. They tell us what somebody or something is like.

What is an Adjective?
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Comparative Adjectives
richer, more exciting
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Superlative Adjectives
richest, most exciting
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Superlative/Comparative Song audio icon
My cute dog is cuter than your ugly dog...

Proper Adjectives
the Russian winter, a Shakespearean sonnet

Compound Adjectives

Adjective Order
beautiful, long, dark brown
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Adjective Gradability
rather hot, hot, very hot; hot, hotter, the hottest
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See also nouns as adjectives
coffee cup, bus station, research centre