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Adjectives describe people, animals, places, and things. They can come before a noun or after linking verbs such as be.
Overview
Adjectives describe people, animals, places, and things. They can come before a noun or after linking verbs such as be.
Form and rules
Adjectives usually come before a noun: a small apartment, an interesting class.
Adjectives also come after be and some linking verbs: The apartment is small. You look tired.
English adjectives do not change for singular/plural or masculine/feminine nouns: one expensive car, two expensive cars.
Do not normally add -s to an adjective because the noun is plural.
Very can come before many adjectives to make the meaning stronger: very tired, very good.
A closer look
Adjectives describe nouns. They usually come before a noun or after linking verbs such as be, seem, look, feel, sound, smell, and taste.
English adjectives do not normally change for gender or number: a cheap car, two cheap cars. Do not add plural -s to the adjective.
Examples
a beautiful city
The room is clean.
They are friendly people.
two old houses
The film was very funny.
Common mistakes
Most adjectives come before the noun.
Adjectives do not take a plural -s.
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