Adjectives describe nouns or pronouns. They usually answer one of three questions:
| What kind? | Which one? | How much/many? |
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Changing Parts of Speech
Sometimes words can serve both as nouns and adjectives:
- How often do you watch television? (noun)
- What is your favorite television program? (adjective)
Sometimes words can serve both as nouns and pronouns:
- Each did the assignment. (pronoun)
- Each person did the assigment. (adjective)1
- These four examples are from Elements of Writing by James Kinneavy and John Warriner. [↩]