We use adjectives to describe nouns. Most adjectives can be used in front of a noun: They have a beautiful house. We saw a very exciting film last night. or after a link verb like be, look or feel: Their house is beautiful. That film looks interesting.

Here’s a sentence example for each kind of descriptive adjective. 1) Appearance: ‘She was an attractive girl.’ 2) Color: ‘He had blue eyes.’ 3) Condition: ‘The chair is broken.’ 4) Personality: ‘He was really brave.’ 5) Quantity: ‘The harvest was bountiful.’ 6) Sense: ‘The food was bitter.’ 7) Shape and Size: ‘The swimming pool was deep.’

Examples: Adjectives in a sentence I like old houses. The boy is tall and skinny. Jane is smarter than her brother.

The following sentences give examples of how we use adjectives: Gavin is a smart guy. The big basket is full of red apples. The cocky rabbit lost the race to the careful tortoise. The old clock was broken. The masked villain’s plot was stopped by the brave, groovy teenagers and their goofy, cowardly dog.