What is an adjective

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An adjective is a part of speech that describes a noun or a pronoun.

For example: "John is a man" contains no adjectives. If I say "John is a
tall man", however, then the word "tall" is an adjective that modifies the
word "man".

Had you asked, "What is a bloody adjective?", then "bloody'" would be an
adjective.
 
But note that this is not, strictly speaking, a Word question. And note that
nouns can be used as adjectives (nominal adjectives), as in the previous
sentence.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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But, Suzanne... strictly speaking "What is an adjective?" *is* a "word"
question... is it not? ...well, maybe not a "Word" question, but certainly a
"word" question. <g>
 
----- Original Message -----
From: "Herb Tyson [MVP]" <[email protected]>
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Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: What is an adjective

But, Suzanne... strictly speaking "What is an adjective?" *is* a "word"
question... is it not? ...well, maybe not a "Word" question, but certainly
a "word" question. <g>
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Herb an actual adjective use may very well be a "Word word" :-)))
 
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