The word "adjective" comes from the Latin word jacere, which means
"to throw."
Different Types of adjectives
Adjectives can be divided into several types:
Opinion
Nice, pretty, stupid, original, expensive, etc.
A sweet
girl
Size
Big, small, large, tiny, enormous, little, etc.
An enormous
cupcake
Age
Young, old, new, ancient, antique, etc.
An antique
car
Shape
Round, square, flat, straight, etc.
A round
coin
Color
Blue, red, white, black, dark, bright, yellowish, etc.
A red
apple
Origin
Italian, British, Mexican, western, southern, etc.
An Italian pizza
Material
Metal, wooden, plastic, golden, etc.
A wooden
house
Determiners
A determiner is a word that comes before a noun to show
which person or thing you are talking about.
Examples: A,
an,
the,
my, your, some, any, several, enough, any.
Example
sentences:
I have a
red hat.
Please give me my
bag.
Some
people decided to leave.
She doesn't want any
money.
They watched several
movies.
Some people consider determiners
to be a type of adjective.
What's special about determiners is that you usually can use
only one
determiner at a time.
Incorrect:
He has the my
ticket. Correct:
He has my
ticket / He has the
ticket.