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


== adverb ==
== adverb ==