Jimmy: Oh Elvis! look at this starry night! Shining moon, twinkling stars and glittering
water... I am just amazed! Elvis: Yes, this night is really amazing and
you have described it so well by using perfect adjectives! Jimmy: Adjectives? Please tell me more about them. Elvis: Yes Jimmy. Look at these examples: Starry night Shining moon Twinkling stars Glittering water
In each of these examples, the highlighted word describes some or the other quality of
different things. Thus, words that
describe the quality of a person, animal, place or thing are called adjectives. For example,
Tall man Brown dog Small bridge Conical trees
Words for numbers are also called adjectives. For example,
Two benches Thus, we can say that The words that are used
to describe quality, colour, size, shape and number are called as adjectives. An adjective also describes how someone or
something looks, tastes, feels, smells, or sounds like. For example,
Cute puppy Here, ‘cute’ describes the looks of a
puppy. Sweet fruit Here, ‘sweet’ describes the taste of a
fruit. Cold water Here, cold describes the feel of the water. Fragrant breeze
Here, ‘fragrant’ describes the smell of the breeze. Rustling leaves Here, ‘rustling’ describes the sound of
the leaves. Jimmy: Wow, Elvis that was so interesting! I can now make use of correct adjectives to
describe the words. I can now tell my friends too that, the words
that describe the quality of a person, animal, place or thing are called adjectives. Elvis: Wow, that’s great! You Smart, intelligent and clever Jimmy!!
