Arpita Bose Roy

There is a special group of Adjectives named ‘Article Adjectives’ which includes ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’.

1. I want to buy a new pen drive to store my office documents.
2. I will buy the Kingston pen drive to store my office documents.
3. I want to buy an oval shaped pen drive to store my office documents.
4. Raju is going to have a trip at hill station.
5. Raju is going to the Himalayan range of mountains.
6. Pijush like to have an owl as his pet.
7. Pijush is going to buy a pair of love birds to give company to his pet owl.
8. You must not ask for a new mobile phone as you already have a mobile phone.
9. You must not ask for the latest model of Samsung mobile phone as you already have a mobile phone.
10. Renu is going to cook a delicious dish for our breakfast.
11. Renu is going to cook the delicious cheese bread for our breakfast.
12. We are going to have an apple in our breakfast.
13. I always wanted to wear an orange colored gown on my birthday.
14. Climate on the Equator is more unique than any other place of this planet.
15. You must buy a wireless mouse for easy access to your monitor.
16. Mina received a grand welcome in her office. The welcome was very overwhelming.
17. My dream destination is the North Pole where I want to spend a night in tent.
18. Let’s have some snacks with a cup of green tea.
19. Sandip is asking his father to buy an idol of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
20. There is a rumor in our village that we must not go to take bath at pond after sunset.
21. Flora and fauna of the Sahara are struggling to survive due to climate change.
22. I will gift a small puppy to my family.
23. Renu went to the local zoo where she saw an eagle. The eagle was trying to come out of its cage.
24. The Nile is habitant of some unique living beings.
25. My daughter has a red teddy bear but she doesn’t like it.
26. Rina bought a pair of pink colored socks to match with her new dress.
27. I am determined to have an ice-cream to enjoy my evening.
28. I am determined to have the Amul choco-bar to enjoy my evening.
29. Pijush completed his graduation in the year 2021.
30. There are lots of science fictions in the book stall but I picked the ‘Mysterious Island’ by Jules Verne.
31. Pijush bought a pair of shoes for his coming mountain trekking.

Explanation 1 – Here, the article adjective ‘a’ is in use to refer the singular countable noun or noun equivalent ‘pen drive’.

 Explanation 2 – Here, the article adjective ‘the’ is in use to refer the noun or noun equivalent ‘Kingston pen drive’ because the referred noun is specific and particular pen drive.

Explanation 3 – Here, the article adjective ‘an’ is in use to refer the noun or noun equivalent ‘oval shaped pen drive’ because the referred noun is singular countable noun and the first alphabet of the adjective ‘oval’ is a ‘vowel’. According to the rule we have to place the article in front of the adjective of the noun.

Explanation 4 – Here, the article adjective ‘a’ is in use to refer a noun or noun equivalent ‘trip’.

Explanation 5 – Here, the article adjective ‘the’ is in use to refer the noun or noun equivalent ‘Himalayan range of mountains’ because the referred noun is name of a specific range of mountains.

Explanation 6 – Here, the article adjective ‘an’ is in use to refer a noun or noun equivalent ‘owl’ because the referred noun is singular countable noun and the first alphabet of the noun is a vowel ‘O’.

Explanation 7 – Here, the article adjective ‘a’ is in use to refer a noun or noun equivalent ‘pair of love birds’.

Explanation 8 – Here, the article adjective ‘a’ is in use to refer a noun or noun equivalent ‘mobile phone’.

Explanation 9 – Here, the article adjective ‘the’ is in use to refer the noun or noun equivalent ‘latest model of Samsung mobile’ because the referred noun is name of a specific mobile company.

Explanation 10 – Here, the article adjective ‘a’ is in use to refer a noun or noun equivalent ‘delicious dish’.

Explanation 11 – Here, the article adjective ‘the’ is in use to refer the noun or noun equivalent ‘delicious cheese bread’ because the referred noun is name of a specific food item.

Explanation 12 – Here, the article adjective ‘an’ is in use to refer the noun or noun equivalent ‘apple’ because the referred noun is singular countable noun and the first alphabet of the noun is a vowel ‘O’.

Explanation 13 – Here, the article adjective ‘an’ is in use to refer a noun or noun equivalent ‘orange colored gown’ which starts with a vowel ‘O’.

Explanation 14 – Here, the article adjective ‘the’ is in use to refer the noun or noun equivalent ‘Equator’ because the referred noun is specific and particular name of a place.

Explanation 15 – Here, the article adjective ‘a’ is in use to refer a noun or noun equivalent ‘wireless mouse’.

Explanation 16 – Here, the article adjective ‘a’ is in use to refer a noun or noun equivalent ‘grand welcome’.

Explanation 17 – Here, the article adjective ‘the’ is in use to refer the noun or noun equivalent ‘North Pole’ because the referred noun is name of a specific place.

Explanation 18 – Here, the article adjective ‘a’ is in use to refer a noun or noun equivalent ‘cup of green tea’.

Explanation 19 – Here, the article adjective ‘an’ is in use to refer the noun or noun equivalent ‘idol of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’ because the referred noun is singular countable noun and the first alphabet of the noun is a vowel ‘O’.

Explanation 20 – Here, the article adjective ‘a’ is in use to refer the noun or noun equivalent ‘rumor’.

Explanation 21 – Here, the article adjective ‘the’ is in use to refer the noun or noun equivalent ‘Sahara’ because the referred noun is specific and particular name of a place.

Explanation 22 – Here, the article adjective ‘a’ is in use to refer a noun or noun equivalent ‘small puppy’.

Explanation 23 – Here, the article adjective ‘the’ is in use to refer the noun or noun equivalent ‘local zoo’ because the referred noun is name of a specific place.

Explanation 24 – Here, the article adjective ‘the’ is in use to refer the noun or noun equivalent ‘Nile’ because the referred noun is name of a specific river.

Explanation 25 – Here, the article adjective ‘a’ is in use to refer a noun or noun equivalent ‘red teddy bear’.

Explanation 26 – Here, the article adjective ‘a’ is in use to refer the noun or noun equivalent ‘pair of pink colored socks’.

Explanation 27 – Here, the article adjective ‘an’ is in use to refer the noun or noun equivalent ‘ice-cream’ because the referred noun is singular countable noun and the first alphabet of the noun is a vowel ‘O’.

Explanation 28 – Here, the article adjective ‘the’ is in use to refer the noun or noun equivalent ‘Amul Choco-Bar’ because the referred noun is name of a specific food item.

Explanation 29 – Here, the article adjective ‘the’ is in use to refer the noun or noun equivalent ‘year 2021’ because the referred noun is a specific year.

Explanation 30 – Here, the article adjective ‘the’ is in use to refer the noun or noun equivalent ‘Mysterious Island’ because the referred noun is name of a specific book.

Explanation 31 – Here, the article adjective ‘a’ is in use to refer a noun or noun equivalent ‘pair of shoes’.

What are article adjectives?

There are three articles which come under the adjective group ‘Article Adjectives’. Those three article adjectives are

• ‘a’
• ‘an’
• ‘the’

These three article adjectives can be divided in two groups.

1. Definite Articles
2. Indefinite Articles

Definite Articles –

The single article which comes under the group ‘Definite Adjective Article’ is ‘the’.

Indefinite Articles –

Adjectives which come under the group ‘Indefinite Adjective Article’ are ‘a’ and ‘an’.

Example – I have a pet parrot which can speak in human voice.

Explanation –

Here, the article adjective ‘a’ is in use to mention the noun ‘parrot’. Here, we use the article ‘a’ because the noun is singular and starts with a ‘Consonant’.

Article adjectives sentences –

Sentence with article adjective ‘a’ –

 You must buy a bike to go to your work place without depending on any other transportation.

Explanation – Here, the article adjective ‘a’ is in use to refer the singular countable noun ‘bike’.

Sentence with article adjective ‘an’ –

You must carry an umbrella to save yourself from this heavy rain.

Explanation – Here, the article adjective ‘an’ is in use to refer the singular countable noun ‘umbrella’. The article adjective ‘an’ is in use instead of the article adjective ‘a’ because the referred noun ‘umbrella’ has a vowel alphabet in front of it and according to the rule we must use ‘an’ in front of vowels.

Sentence with article adjective ‘the’ –

There are lots of flower gardens in our village but you must come to visit the rose flower garden as it is the best among all.

Explanation – Here, the article adjective ‘the’ is in use to mention a specific type of flower garden.

Article adjectives use –

Rules of using ‘Definite Articles’ –

Rule 1 – The definite article ‘the’ must be used to mention specific noun or noun equivalent.

Rule 2 – The definite article must be placed in front of any specific noun.

Rule 3 – The definite article ‘the’ can be used for both ‘Singular Noun/Equivalent’ or ‘Plural Noun/Equivalent’ but the referred noun or noun equivalent must be specific and particular or part of a ‘Specific Group’.

Rule 4 – The definite article ‘the’ can also be used in a sentence when a specific noun or noun equivalent has already been used in the previous sentence.

Rule 5 – We can not use article adjective ‘the’ to refer below listed noun or noun equivalents.

• streets,
• parks,
• cities,
• states,
• counties,
• continents,
• bays,
• single lakes,
• single mountains,
• islands

Rules of using ‘Indefinite Articles’ –

Rule 1 – Indefinite articles ‘a’ and ‘an’ must be used to mention non-specific noun or noun equivalent.

Rule 2 – Indefinite articles ‘a’ and ‘an’ must be placed in front of noun or noun equivalent.

Rule 3 – The indefinite article ‘a’ must be placed in front of ‘Consonants’.

Rule 4 – The indefinite article ‘an’ must be placed in front of ‘Vowels’. There are some exceptions of this rule also.

Rule 5 – Indefinite articles ‘a’ and ‘an’ must be used to refer countable noun or noun equivalent.

Example – I am going to watch ‘Beauty and the Beast’ with my family members. This is the most popular movie of the year 2020.

Explanation –

Here, the definite article ‘the’ is in use to refer a specific ‘movie’ which is famous as ‘most popular movie of the year 2020’.

Conclusion –

The three article adjectives ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’ are the most widely used group of adjectives in English language.

Abstract adjectives refer to those words which can be used to describe not any physical or concrete form of noun or noun equivalent but to describe an idea, quality  or state of noun or noun equivalent.

1. Mina is anxious about her dance performance in her college festival.
2. Arnab is proud to be a part of literacy campaign of the society.
3. The painting of the rose flower drawn by Mina is very beautiful.
4. Children love to play with dogs as dogs are always joyful.
5. Mina always receives low grade in assignments as she is stupid.
6. Arnab’s loyal dedication to his boss brought promotion for him.
7. Sandip is brave as he has decided to join army to save our nation.
8. Lucky Mina easily got adopted by her foster parents.
9. We can’t calm down the chaotic atmosphere in the police station without interference of senior officers.
10. Please tell me the reason behind your sorrowful appearance.
11. Mina needs to control her compassionate nature as others are taking advantage of it.
12. Mayukh needs to be tolerant while teaching children.
13. Monks are quiet wise to leave all the earthly pleasures.
14. Luxurious Sea Blue hotel at Pune is best to enjoy holidays.
15. Arnab is curious to know the truth of the flood news.
16. Sandip is quiet generous to handle the pathetic situation wisely.
17. Mature Pradip always provides mature suggestions for his NGO.
18. Successful voice change presentation made Pradip famous among students.
19. Painful Himalayan trekking is a desire of every mountain trekker.
20. Arnab has broad shoulder as he is a professional weight lifter.
21. Mina’s humorous behaviour makes everyone happy and full of joy.
22. Many couples portray rainy season as most romantic season of the year.
23. Every household chores comes to Joy as he is very responsible person.
24. Arnab’s imaginative nature helps him to draw wonderful pictures.
25. You must not be jealous with your competitors rather you should put your best foot forward to win over.
26. Opinionated Pradip always becomes victim of the situation.
27. You are strong enough to carry both the luggage bags.
28. Warm liquid chocolate is best to enjoy in rainy season.
29. Witty Arnab is always center of attraction in every family get together.
30. Short Physical Science lessons are easy to understand.
31. Hot chicken curry with brown rice is the best combination for lunch.

Explanation 1 – Here, the word ‘anxious’ can be marked as an abstract adjective as it is an abstract concept which doesn’t carry any physical or concrete form while describing the proper noun ‘Mina’.

Explanation 2 – Here, the word ‘proud’ can be marked as an abstract adjective as it is an abstract concept which doesn’t carry any physical or concrete form while describing the proper noun ‘Arnab’.

Explanation 3 – Here, the word ‘beautiful’ can be marked as an abstract adjective as it is an abstract concept which doesn’t carry any physical or concrete form while describing the material noun ‘picture of rose flower’.

Explanation 4 – Here, the word ‘joyful’ can be marked as an abstract adjective as it is an abstract concept which doesn’t carry any physical or concrete form while describing the common noun ‘Dog’.

Explanation 5 – Here, the word ‘stupid’ can be marked as an abstract adjective as it is an abstract concept which doesn’t carry any physical or concrete form while describing the proper noun ‘Mina’.

Explanation 6 – Here, the word ‘loyal’ can be marked as an abstract adjective as it is an abstract concept which doesn’t carry any physical or concrete form while describing the proper noun ‘Arnab’.

Explanation 7 – Here, the word ‘brave’ can be marked as an abstract adjective as it is an abstract concept which doesn’t carry any physical or concrete form while describing the proper noun ‘Sandip’.

Explanation 8 – Here, the word ‘lucky’ can be marked as an abstract adjective as it is an abstract concept which doesn’t carry any physical or concrete form while describing the proper noun ‘Mina’.

Explanation 9 – Here, the word ‘chaotic’ can be marked as an abstract adjective as it is an abstract concept which doesn’t carry any physical or concrete form while describing the ‘atmosphere of the police station’.

Explanation 10 – Here, the word ‘sorrowful’ can be marked as an abstract adjective as it is an abstract concept which doesn’t carry any physical or concrete form while describing the pronoun ‘you’.

Explanation 11 – Here, the word ‘compassionate’ can be marked as an abstract adjective as it is an abstract concept which doesn’t carry any physical or concrete form while describing the proper noun ‘Mina’.

Explanation 12 – Here, the word ‘tolerant’ can be marked as an abstract adjective as it is an abstract concept which doesn’t carry any physical or concrete form while describing the proper noun ‘Mayukh’.

Explanation 13 – Here, the word ‘wise’ can be marked as an abstract adjective as it is an abstract concept which doesn’t carry any physical or concrete form while describing the common noun ‘Monks’.

Explanation 14 – Here, the word ‘luxurious’ can be marked as an abstract adjective as it is an abstract concept which doesn’t carry any physical or concrete form while describing the proper noun ‘Sea Blue hotel’.

Explanation 15 – Here, the word ‘curious’ can be marked as an abstract adjective as it is an abstract concept which doesn’t carry any physical or concrete form while describing the proper noun ‘Arnab’.

Explanation 16 – Here, the word ‘generous’ can be marked as an abstract adjective as it is an abstract concept which doesn’t carry any physical or concrete form while describing the proper noun ‘Sandip’.

Explanation 17 – Here, the word ‘mature’ can be marked as an abstract adjective as it is an abstract concept which doesn’t carry any physical or concrete form while describing the proper noun ‘Pradip’.

Explanation 18 – Here, the word ‘successful’ can be marked as an abstract adjective as it is an abstract concept which doesn’t carry any physical or concrete form while describing the proper noun ‘voice change presentation’.

Explanation 19 – Here, the word ‘painful’ can be marked as an abstract adjective as it is an abstract concept which doesn’t carry any physical or concrete form while describing the proper noun ‘Himalayan trekking’.

Explanation 20 – Here, the word ‘broad’ can be marked as abstract adjective as it is an abstract concept which doesn’t carry any physical or concrete form while describing the proper noun ‘shoulder of Arnab’.

Explanation 21 – Here, the word ‘humorous’ can be marked as abstract adjective as it is an abstract concept which doesn’t carry any physical or concrete form while describing the proper noun ‘Mina’.

Explanation 22 – Here, the word ‘romantic’ can be marked as abstract adjective as it is an abstract concept which doesn’t carry any physical or concrete form while describing the proper noun ‘rainy season’.

Explanation 23 – Here, the word ‘responsible’ can be marked as abstract adjective as it is an abstract concept which doesn’t carry any physical or concrete form while describing the proper noun ‘Joy’.

Explanation 24 – Here, the word ‘imaginative’ can be marked as abstract adjective as it is an abstract concept which doesn’t carry any physical or concrete form while describing the proper noun ‘Arnab’.

Explanation 25 – Here, the word ‘jealous’ can be marked as abstract adjective as it is an abstract concept which doesn’t carry any physical or concrete form while describing the pronoun ‘You’.

Explanation 26 – Here, the word ‘opinionated’ can be marked as abstract adjective as it is an abstract concept which doesn’t carry any physical or concrete form while describing the proper noun ‘Pradip’.

Explanation 27 – Here, the word ‘strong’ can be marked as abstract adjective as it is an abstract concept which doesn’t carry any physical or concrete form while describing the pronoun ‘You’.

Explanation 28 – Here, the word ‘warm’ can be marked as abstract adjective as it is an abstract concept which doesn’t carry any physical or concrete form while describing ‘liquid chocolate’.

Explanation 29 – Here, the word ‘witty’ can be marked as abstract adjective as it is an abstract concept which doesn’t carry any physical or concrete form while describing the pronoun ‘Arnab’.

Explanation 30 – Here, the word ‘short’ can be marked as abstract adjective as it is an abstract concept which doesn’t carry any physical or concrete form while describing the pronoun ‘Physical Science lessons’.

Explanation 31 – Here, the word ‘hot’ can be marked as abstract adjective as it is an abstract concept which doesn’t carry any physical or concrete form while describing ‘chicken curry’.

What are abstract adjectives?

At first we need to know the concept of adjectives. Adjectives are words which describe noun or noun equivalent. Abstract adjectives are those words which don’t mean any physical or concrete form but ideas, quality, state etc. which we can feel. Abstract adjectives can be divided in below listed groups.

Group One –

Group one refers to those abstract adjectives which denote ‘ideas’, like; educational concept, theoretical knowledge etc.

Group Two –

Group two refers to those abstract adjectives which denote ‘quality’, like; honesty, presence of mind etc. Abstract adjectives can denote both good and bad quality of noun, pronoun or noun equivalent.

Group Three –

Group three refers to those abstract adjectives which denote ‘state’, like; alone, solitude etc.

Group Four –

Group four refers to those abstract adjectives which denote ‘emotion’, like; love, sorrow etc.

Example – I like Renu because she is not only honest but also dedicated to her work.

Explanation –

Here, the two adjectives which describe the proper noun ‘Renu’ are ‘honest’ and ‘dedicated’. Both of these attributes have no physical or concrete form but only quality which can be felt. Thus, both the adjectives ‘honest’ and ‘dedicated’ can be marked as ‘Abstract Adjectives’.

Abstract adjectives sentences –

Abstract adjective sentences carry adjectives which denote abstract quality of a noun, pronoun or noun equivalent. Abstract adjective sentences is all about emotions, feelings, concept, idea, state etc. in virtual form means those aspects do not have physical or concrete form. There are various types of abstract adjective sentences.

Type 1 –‘Abstract Adjective Sentence’ to denote good or bad ‘Quality’

Type 2 -‘Abstract Adjective Sentence’ to denote good or bad ‘State’

Type 3 -‘Abstract Adjective Sentence’ to denote ‘emotion’.

Type 4 -‘Abstract Adjective Sentence’ to denote ‘idea’ or ‘concept’.

Type 5 -‘Abstract Adjective Sentence’ to denote good or bad ‘State’

Example 1 – You must not poke Arnab frequently as he is very short-tempered.

Explanation –

Here, the adjective ‘short-tempered’ can be marked as abstract adjective because the attribute ‘short-temper’ doesn’t have any physical or concrete form. Temperament is one of the aspects of human nature and it is completely abstract.

Abstract adjectives use –

Use of ‘Abstract Words’ –

Abstract words are used to refer those conceptual words which can not be felt with help of our five senses. We can only feel meaning of abstract words in our heart rather than touch, see or taste it.

Use of ‘Adjectives’ –

Adjectives are those words which we use to describe noun, pronoun or noun equivalent of any sentence.

Now, let’s look at use of abstract adjectives. Abstract adjectives are mainly used to denote below listed abstract aspects of noun, pronoun or noun equivalent.

1. Idea
2. Concept
3. Quality
4. Emotion
5. State

Example – Renu’s evil nature will ruin life of all of her family members.

Explanation –

Here, the adjective ‘evil’ can be termed as ‘Abstract Adjective’ as it is denote a bad human quality of the proper noun ‘Renu’ . A human quality can’t be felt with our five senses but can only be felt at heart. Thus, the quality ‘evil’ can surely be termed as abstract word and abstract adjective.

Conclusion –

‘Abstract Nouns’ can be formed from abstract adjectives. For example; the abstract noun ‘anger’ has been formed from the abstract adjective ‘angry’. Again we can see that the abstract noun ‘Success’ has been formed form the abstract adjective ‘Successful’.

Descriptive adjective examples and related explanations will help you to describe any noun or noun equivalent.

Adjectives which are in use to describe any noun, pronoun or noun equivalent can be termed as ‘Descriptive Adjectives’.

1. Pijush needs to be self-reliant to face all criticism by his colleagues.
2. I know cactus is not beautiful but I like it.
3. Rina is clever to manage the required leave from her office.
4. Though my boss seems to be a nice person but time will show the actual face.
5. Sandip is always busy to attend any party.
6. Rina has a very a sharp nose and she is very proud of it.
7. You must speak politely with Arnab as he is a very strong-headed person.
8. I am going to pick a golden South Indian dress for my mother.
9. The water ride at water-park is very dangerous for children.
10.  I like to buy that baby-faced teddy bear.
11.  We are going to have some delicious mutton curry with bread.
12.  Shalini is a hard-working woman who can manage her office and children at the same time with full efficiency.
13.  Let’s take a four-sided tent for our camp fire at Kaziranga.
14.  I like to have that big-brown burger with some extra cheese on top.
15.  The freckle-faced old man can tell stories of ancient times.
16.  The inter-school cricket match was exciting to cover as a reporter.
17.  Self-centered Ron become a person of joke in his office.
18.  My son likes to run behind the small rabbit of our garden.
19.  The mechanic tried but couldn’t join that broken parts of car.
20.  Hindu Bhagavad Gita are age old but still relatable with modern era.
21.  I like to read Satanic verses and Shakespearean sonnets at the same time.
22.  Mina went to buy silver frock to wear in her birthday.
23. The song which Mina sang yesterday was terrible.
24.  Most of the English words have their origin in French language.
25.  Arnab is looking handsome today.
26.  Mina has a fascination to buy expensive watches for her father.
27.  Coffee and novels both are great to enjoy in rainy season.
28.  I like to ride on swift car of Sandip.
29.  I can’t stand shrill voice of my English teacher.
30.  You can’t do argument with Rina as she is very short-tempered.
31.  I like to watch dance of Rina as she is very graceful lady.

Explanations 1 – Here, the adjective ‘self-reliant’ can be marked as ‘Compound Descriptive Adjective’ as it is describing the nature of the proper noun ‘Pijush’. The compound descriptive adjective ‘self-reliant’ has been formed by adding two words, ‘self’ and ‘reliant’.

Explanations 2 – Here, the adjective ‘beautiful’ can be marked as ‘Simple Descriptive Adjective’ as it is describing the noun ‘Cactus’.

Explanations 3 – Here, the adjective ‘clever’ can be marked as ‘Simple Descriptive Adjective’ as it is describing the nature of the proper noun ‘Rina’.

Explanations 4 – Here, the adjective ‘nice’ can be marked as ‘Simple Descriptive Adjective’ as it is describing the noun ‘Boss’.

Explanations 5 – Here, the adjective ‘busy’ can be marked as ‘Simple Descriptive Adjective’ as it is describing the proper noun ‘Sandip.

Explanations 6 – Here, the adjective ‘sharp’ can be marked as ‘Simple Descriptive Adjective’ as it is describing the noun ‘Nose’.

Explanations 7 – Here, the adjective ‘strong-headed’ can be marked as ‘Compound Descriptive Adjective’ as it is describing the nature of the proper noun ‘Arnab’. The compound descriptive adjective ‘strong-headed’ has been formed by adding two words, ‘strong’ and ‘headed’.

Explanations 8 – Here, the adjective ‘golden’ can be marked as ‘Simple Descriptive Adjective’ as it is describing the noun ‘’South Indian dress’.

Explanations 9 – Here, the adjective ‘dangerous’ can be marked as ‘Simple Descriptive Adjective’ as it is describing the noun ‘Water ride’.

Explanations 10 – Here, the adjective ‘baby-faced’ can be marked as ‘Compound Descriptive Adjective’ as it is describing the nature ‘teddy bear’. The compound descriptive adjective ‘baby-faced’ has been formed by adding two words, ‘baby’ and ‘faced’.

Explanations 11 – Here, the adjective ‘delicious’ can be marked as ‘Simple Descriptive Adjective’ as it is describing the noun ‘Mutton Curry’.

Explanations 12 – Here, the adjective ‘hard-working’ can be marked as ‘Compound Descriptive Adjective’ as it is describing the required nature of the proper noun ‘Shalini’. The compound descriptive adjective ‘hard-working’ has been formed by adding two words, ‘hard’ and ‘working’.

Explanations 13 – Here, the adjective ‘four-sided’ can be marked as ‘Compound Descriptive Adjective’ as it is describing the noun ‘tent’. The compound descriptive adjective ‘four-sided’ has been formed by adding two words, ‘four’ and ‘sided’.

Explanations 14 – Here, the adjective ‘big-brown’ can be marked as ‘Compound Descriptive Adjective’ as it is describing the noun ‘burger’. The compound descriptive adjective ‘big-brown’ has been formed by adding two words, ‘big’ and ‘brown’.

Explanations 15 – Here, the adjective ‘freckle-faced’ can be marked as ‘Compound Descriptive Adjective’ as it is describing the noun ‘old man’. The compound descriptive adjective ‘freckle-faced’ has been formed by adding two words, ‘freckle’ and ‘faced’.

Explanations 16 – Here, the adjective ‘exciting’ can be marked as ‘Simple Descriptive Adjective’ as it is describing the noun ‘Inter-school Cricket Match’.

Explanations 17 – Here, the adjective ‘self-centered’ can be marked as ‘Compound Descriptive Adjective’ as it is describing the proper noun ‘Ron’. The compound descriptive adjective ‘self-centered’ has been formed by adding two words, ‘self’ and ‘centered’.

Explanations 18 – Here, the adjective ‘small’ can be marked as ‘Simple Descriptive Adjective’ as it is describing the noun ‘Rabbit’.

Explanations 19 – Here, the adjective ‘broken’ can be marked as ‘Simple Descriptive Adjective’ as it is describing ‘Car Parts’.

Explanations 20 – Here, the adjective ‘Hindu’ can be marked as ‘Proper Descriptive Adjective’ as it is describing the proper noun ‘Bhagavad Gita’.

Explanations 21 – Here, we can find two descriptive adjectives. First is ‘Satanic’ and second is ‘Shakespearean’. The first descriptive adjective is ‘Simple Descriptive Adjective’ as it is describing the noun ‘verses’. The second descriptive adjective is ‘Proper Descriptive Adjective’ as it is describing the noun ‘Sonnet’.

Explanations 22 – Here, the adjective ‘silver’ can be marked as ‘Simple Descriptive Adjective’ as it is describing the noun ‘Frock’.

Explanations 23 – Here, the adjective ‘terrible’ can be marked as ‘Simple Descriptive Adjective’ as it is describing the noun ‘The song sung by Mina’.

Explanations 24 – Here, the adjective ‘French’ can be marked as ‘Proper Descriptive Adjective’ as it is describing a particular language.

Explanations 25 – Here, the adjective ‘handsome’ can be marked as ‘Proper Descriptive Adjective’ as it is describing the proper noun ‘Arnab’.

Explanations 26– Here, the adjective ‘expensive’ can be marked as ‘Simple Descriptive Adjective’ as it is describing the object ‘Watch’.

Explanations 27 – Here, the adjective ‘rainy’ can be marked as ‘Simple Descriptive Adjective’ as it is describing the noun ‘season’.

Explanations 28 – Here, the adjective ‘swift’ can be marked as ‘Simple Descriptive Adjective’ as it is describing the noun ‘Car’.

Explanations 29 – Here, the adjective ‘shrill’ can be marked as ‘Simple Descriptive Adjective’ as it is describing ‘Voice’.

Explanations 30 – Here, the adjective ‘short-tempered’ can be marked as ‘Compound Descriptive Adjective’ as it is describing the proper noun ‘Rina’. The compound descriptive adjective ‘short-tempered’ has been formed by adding two words, ‘short’ and ‘tempered’.

Explanations 31 – Here, the adjective ‘graceful’ can be marked as ‘Simple Descriptive Adjective’ as it is describing the proper noun ‘Rina’.

Descriptive adjectives sentences –

Descriptive adjectives sentences help us to do description of noun or noun equivalent of the sentence. Descriptive adjective sentences can be divided in three groups.

Group One – Sentences with ‘Simple Descriptive Adjectives’

Simple descriptive adjectives are very ‘Basic Kind of Adjectives’. Examples of simple descriptive adjectives are nice, brave, beautiful etc.

Group Two – Sentences with ‘Compound Descriptive Adjectives’

When two words are combine together to describe any noun or noun equivalent then those words are called compound descriptive adjectives. There must be a hyphen in between two descriptive words to frame a compound descriptive adjective. Examples of compound descriptive adjectives are ice-cold, long-handed etc.

Group Three – Sentences with ‘Proper Descriptive Adjectives’

When proper nouns are used as adjectives then they are called ‘Proper Descriptive Adjectives’. Examples of proper descriptive adjectives are Indian, Hindu, Spanish etc.

Example – You must have some warm milk as your hands are ice-cold due to chill weather.

Explanation –

Here the example is a ‘Sentence with Compound Descriptive Adjectives’. The compound descriptive adjective used in this sentence is ‘ice-cold’. There are two descriptive words ‘ice’ and ‘cold’. Both the descriptive adjectives have been combined to frame the compound descriptive adjective ‘ice-cold’.

Descriptive adjectives use –

We can use descriptive adjectives to describe features of noun, pronoun or noun equivalents. Let’s look at various uses of ‘Descriptive Adjectives’ to describe various features of noun, pronoun or noun equivalent.

Feature One – ‘Quality’ of the noun or noun equivalent can be described by ‘Descriptive Adjectives’.

Feature Two – ‘Function’ of the noun or noun equivalent can be described by ‘Descriptive Adjectives’.

Feature Three – ‘Feelings’ of the noun or noun equivalent can be described by ‘Descriptive Adjectives’.

Feature Four – ‘Emotion’ of the noun or noun equivalent can be described by ‘Descriptive Adjectives’.

Feature Five – ‘Taste’ of the noun or noun equivalent can be described by ‘Descriptive Adjectives’.

Feature Six – ‘Physical Appearance’ of the noun or noun equivalent can be described by ‘Descriptive Adjectives’.

Feature Seven – ‘Sound’ can be described by ‘Descriptive Adjectives’.

Feature Eight – ‘Time’ can be described by ‘Descriptive Adjectives’.

Feature Nine- ‘Nature’ can be described by ‘Descriptive Adjectives’.

Example – I am going to buy your food product as your product is cheap and genuine.

Explanation –

Here, we can find two adjectives; cheap and genuine. Both of these adjectives can be termed as ‘Descriptive Adjectives’ because they are describing the food product which the speaker is going to buy.

Conclusion –

Descriptive adjectives can be used to describe only noun or noun equivalent. No other parts of speech can be described by descriptive adjectives.