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== adjective == | == adjective == | ||
* modify nouns | * = modify nouns (things) | ||
* do not change with noun tense (singular or plural) | * = add additional information to "qualify" or "modify" the noun in order to create a more specific meaning, ex.: | ||
** "I wore the shoes" v. "I wore the comfortable shoes" | |||
*** the idea changes from "I wore shoes" (in general) to the kind of shoes I wore, i.e, "the comfortable shoes" | |||
* adjectives do not change with noun tense (singular or plural) | |||
** i.e. "the red shoe" v. "the red shoes" | |||
*** whether or not "shoe" is singular or plural, the adjective remains the same | |||
**** other languages require singular/plural matching, such as "la chaussure rouge" ("the red shoe) v. "las chaussures rouges" (the reds shoes) | |||
* adjectives clarify ''what kind'', ''what characteristic'', ''what size'', ''which details", etc. | |||
** what kind: "the regular class" | |||
** what characteristic: "the difficult class" | |||
** what size: "the small class" | |||
** which details: "the rowdy class" | |||
** note: | |||
*** numbers are not technically adjectives, although they can operate like them | |||
**** "the third class" = a qualification of which class (among others) | |||
*** nouns and verbs can also act as adjectives | |||
**** "dog food" = "dog" describes the kind of food, even though "dog" is a noun" | |||
**** "cooked food" = "cooked" describes the kind of food, even though "cook" is a verb | |||
**** see "past participles" and "appositives" | |||
* sometimes adjectives stand alone following a verb | |||
** ex. "Josephus felt sad" | |||
*** "sad" = and adjective | |||
**** technically, "sad" is not modifying "felt" and instead is modifying "Josephus" (the subject) | |||
** verbs that may be followed by an adjective (and not an object/noun) include: | |||
*** be, feel, taste, smell, sound, sound, look, appear, seem | |||
== adverb == | == adverb == | ||