Nouns, Adjectives, and Pronouns

Now that we know what all parts of speech are, let's look at them in more detail to see how they are different from each other and how they are used in sentences. First, let's see what other information we can learn more about nouns, adjectives, and pronouns.

Adjectives

When we look at adjectives in more detail, we can easily see how they have a special relationship with nouns. We already learned that adjectives describe nouns or pronouns. 

  1. When adjectives describe nouns, it is important to remember that in Standard English, adjectives come before nouns. This is specific to English, as other languages may place adjectives after nouns. Also, adjectives can describe nouns and pronouns when the sentence uses state or linking verbs. In this case, the adjective appears after the state or linking verb instead.

  • Robert's black cat only eats expensive food. (adjective + noun)

  • The cat is cute, but it is picky. (noun + linking verb + adjective | pronoun + linking verb + adjective)

Also, unlike nouns or pronouns, adjectives do not have number. Adjectives do not have a plural form. We cannot add -s or show that there is more than one of that adjective. Let's see what we can add to that to learn more about adjectives.