English in Use/Vocabulary/Adjectives

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Adjective[edit | edit source]

A describing word.

An adjective is a word that describes how or what something else is. Examples include hot cold, and fluffy. The adjective usually goes before the object in English, for example:
A fluffy duck."

However, it can also be used in the following way:
"My hamster is sick."