Grammar Session with Mbah Dandy (ADJECTIVES)

Good day grammarians and welcome to today's class.

Today, let's have a look at what an *ADJECTIVE* is. 

An adjective is a word used in painting a vivid picture of a noun or pronoun. In other words, adjective is a descriptive word. And it indicates things like size, shape, colour, age, origin, or material. If you really want to re-create sense impressions in your writing, you need to embellish it with adjectives. Adjective makes your content more specific and interesting. So, how do you identify an adjective? Simple! It is usually placed before the noun or pronoun that it describes. 

Examples:

1. Mary received a RED box filled with chocolate. (colour)

"red" is the adjective while "box" is the noun.

2. The BIG table in my room need to be fixed. (size) "big" is the adjective while "table" is the noun.

3. Could you pass the WOODEN spoon to me? (material) "wooden" is the adjective while "spoon" is the noun.

4. This is an OLD dress. (age)

"old" is the adjective while "dress" is the noun.

5. The ROUND glass is broken. (shape)

"round" is the adjective while "glass" is the noun.

6. I love ITALIAN food. (origin) "Italian" is the adjective while "food" is the noun.

Note that many adjectives are formed out of noun. 

Examples:

1. rain (noun) = rainy (adjective)

2. beauty (noun) = beautiful (adjective)

3. courage (noun) = courageous (adjective)

4. tragedy (noun) = tragic (adjective)

5. envy (noun) = envious (adjective)

This reminds me of some common errors in adjective. Let's 

examine some of these errors and their correct form or 

expression:

1. It was a raining day. (wrong)

It was a rainy day. (correct)

2. You are the most perfect person I have ever met. (wrong)

You are the perfect person I have ever met. (correct)

3. Which is the shortest of these two routes? (wrong)

Which is the shorter of these two routes? (correct)

4. I have a very stressing job. (wrong)

I have a very stressful job. (correct)

5. What are the needed ingredients for this soup? (wrong)

What are the necessary ingredients for this soup? 

(correct)

6. The young generation often lack ambition. (wrong)

The younger generation often lack ambition. (correct)

7. I can see that you have much book. (wrong)

I can see that you have many books. (correct)

8. Please don't disturb me, I have many works to do. (wrong)

Please don't disturb me, I have much work to do. (correct)

9. The room smells awfully. (wrong)

The room smells awful. (correct)

10. Titi is more stronger than her brother. (wrong)

Titi is stronger than her brother. (correct)

There are more, but I hope you learnt something from these?

We'll look at types of adjective tomorrow. 

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