Adjective

What is an Adjective?

An adjective is a word that describes a noun in a sentence.

Examples of using an adjective in a sentence:

• The box is large.
• The shiny penny.
• The sun shone bright in the blue sky.
• A six-year-old child.

If a group of words containing a subject and verb acts as an adjective, it is called an Adjective Clause.

Example of using a subject and verb as an adjective:

• My sister, who is much older than I am, is a writer.

Adjectives are used in poetry to create different effects, either for a reflective description of the noun or to create more drama within a sentence description.

Why don’t you try writing a poem using adjectives and enter it into one of our Poetry Competitions.