A good understanding of how to use adjectives correctly will give you more confidence to be more creative in your use of English.
Let’s begin at the beginning and understand what Adjectives actually are.
Now, with that clear we will look at the different types of adjectives. Starting with the comparative form the page More and -er with adjectives will explain when to use more and when to use -er with your chosen adjective. If you want to be more extreme in your creativity take a look at Superlative adjectives.
Adjectives can be gradable and non-gradable, but how do you know which is which? The page Check if an adjective is gradable or non-gradable will help you.
Can you use very much before an adjective? Very much before an adjective will answer that particular question.
The pages Numbers as adjectives and Adjectives ending in -ed or -ing cover two of the most common mistakes made by students of English.
What if you want to become really creative and put more than one adjective before a noun. The pages Correct order of adjectives, Commas with adjectives and More than one adjective before a noun will make sure that your creativity is done correctly.
The pages Never use hyphens with very nor adverbs ending in -ly and How to use hyphens with adverbs not ending in -ly will help you if you want to start being really, really creative and want to start mixing adverbs with your adjectives.
How to choose between Its and it’s is explained in How to check for its or it’s.
Nouns influence the use of a, an and the. So do adjectives. Fear not, the rules are the same and a simple explanation can be found on the pages Using a and an before adjectives and Using articles with adjectives without nouns.
The differences between this and that, and these and those is explained on the page about Demonstrative Adjectives.
This study of the common mistakes made with English adjectives is completed by a look at How to use such and so with adjectives and After stative verbs we use adjectives not adverbs.
Well, almost complete. Here are a few words that confuse a few people:
