3. English Grammar. What Adjectives Are. English Grammar Lesson

Tough talk from Yossarian the Grammarian on adjectives, those words that modify nouns. English grammar

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[enos76]

1:25 "the and big are both adjectives"

Is "the" supposed to be an adjective? I thought it was a definite article!

[mrthoth]

In traditional grammar, every word fits into one of these eight categories: interjection, adverb, adjective, verb, pronoun, preposition, noun, and conjunction. Definite articles count as adjectives in this scheme.

[mary070187]

nice

[ASUcheerguy]

Adjectives also tell how much as in:

There are several cookies left.

[caradeyou]

THE IS DEFINETLY A DETERMINER AND ADJECTIVES CAN BE CONSIDERED DETERMINERS ALSO AS ARE PRONOUNS..THIS IS A LARGER CATEGORY...HENCE ADJECTIVES HELP TO DETERMINE WHICH ONE OR THING...SO A DETERMINER COULD NOT COME UNDER AN ADJECTIVE CATERGORY...

[TheLarssan]

Thanks. :)

[kecakurdan101]

You are the best : ))

[Brulluhman]

Learn Dutch you prick.

[TheNazism]

and why you angry man

[Cin763]

thanks man

[nihilist37]

I see your point because you make reference to mordern grammar. But, what I am saying is exactly as others before have said.

All words need to have a part of speech. A determiner is not a part of speech and in traditional grammar has been scooped up into the part of speech "adjectives".

I will add this caveat; I am new to formal grammar and have far less knowledge than most that have commented.

[liuzhou]

Nonsense.

Determiners share almost no similarities with adjectives.

Unlike adjectives, they cannot be used predicitively.

Unlike adjectives, they cannot be used comparatively.

Look at any modern grammar book.