What are descriptive adjectives?

1. Grammar Toolkit Descriptive adjectives What are descriptive adjectives?

2. Grammar Toolkit Descriptive adjectives A descriptive adjective gives colour, shape, size and feeling to a noun or pronoun. They work with nouns to give us clear and interesting pictures of people, places and things. Choose adjectives carefully — they have a big influence on what you want to say. friendly “I have a bear that is …” huge adorable frightening soft fierce angry cheeky warm heavy hungry stuffed loveable strong broad

3. Grammar Toolkit Descriptive adjectives Some adjectives, like nice, big, cute and pretty, are used too often. Try to think of more precise, interesting adjectives instead. Choose adjectives to complete the sentences below. The road ran alongside the ______river. Simone’s _ _ , _ _ sports car seemed to enjoy the challenge of this road. Its ____ paintwork glinted in the sun and its _______engine roared at each corner. Simone could not imagine a more ___ day. raging twisty new blue winter glorious twisty blue difficult perfect mighty raging new difficult perfect mighty winter glorious

4. Grammar Toolkit Descriptive adjectives Some descriptive adjectives are called proper adjectives because they are formed from proper nouns. They usually have a capital letter. Germansausage the Australianoutback Scottishbagpipes Chinesefood Not every proper adjective has a capital letter — a dictionary will show you if it does. venetianblind brussels sprout manilaenvelope

5. Grammar Toolkit Descriptive adjectives • An adjective describes a noun or pronoun. A descriptive (or describing) adjective gives colour, shape, size and feeling to nouns and pronouns. • Proper adjectives are formed from proper nouns and usually have capital letters. • In the following sentence, the descriptive adjectives are red and the proper adjective is blue: Holly slurped a large, steamingbowl of Chinesenoodles.

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