Adjectives are words that modify nouns or pronouns. There are two main types: descriptive and limiting.Descriptive adjectives describe the nouns and pronouns they modify. They point out colour, shape, texture, scent or any other quality that entities named by nouns or pronouns can possess:"The HOT pan burnt my fingers." Limiting adjectives restrict the definitions of the nouns and pronouns they modify. Most standard limiting adjectives decribe quantity. They include the numbers: ONE, TWO, THREE, etc. and assorted quantity words such as HALF, DOUBLE, DAILY, WEEKLY, etc."I found FIVE dollars in my pocket."DEGREES OF COMPARISONThere are three degrees of comparison: positive, comparative, and superlative.The positive degree /basic form/ indicates a lack of comparison, expresses the pure quality of an object without making a comparison with other objects:" The night is WARM."In the comparative degree one object holds a greater or lesser degree of a quality than the object/s with which it is compared. Often this degree compares just two objects. Characteristic is the conjunction than:"This house is SMALLER than that one.""Mary is MORE BEAUTIFUL than Susan."The superlative degree is the highest degree. An object modified by an adjective in the superlative degree holds the greatest or least degree of the quality of that adjective. No object can possess a quality to a degree higher than the superlative. This degree compares more than two objects:"That was THE MOST BORING film I have ever seen.""They have THE LARGEST house in our town."DEGREES OF IRREGULAR COMPARISON /partial list/bad-worse-the worstfar-further-the furthestgood/well-better-the bestlate-later/latter-the latest/the lastmany/much-more-the mostno form-outer-the outmostno form-upper-the upmostend-no form-endmosttop-no form-the topmostold-older/elder-the oldest/the eldestADJECTIVES BEYOND COMPARISON /partial list/absolute, alone, blind, circular, complete, dead, empty, fatal, final, full, eternal, incomparable, mortal, perfect, perpendicular, single, square, supreme, straight, total, ultimate, unique, universal, vertical, wrong.See also: Verbs; Nouns