Formation Of Adjectives.

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Formation Of Adjectives.

Published on Tuesday, 3 April 2012 in Grammar

How adjectives are formed?
Here you will learn adjectives are formed from nouns, verbs and other adjectives.
1. Many adjectives are formed from Nouns.
   Nouns           Adjectives                                Noun                         Adjective
   Boy                   Boyish                                        Dirt                            dirty
   Fool                  foolish                                       Storm    stormy
   Care       careful Pardon    pardonable
   Play    playful    Outrage outrageous
   Hope                hopeful                                      Courage                    courageous
   venture             venturesome                            Glory                          glorious

2. Some adjectives are formed from verbs.
   Verb                                Adjective
   Tire                                  tireless
   Talk                                 talkative
   Cease                              ceaseless
   Move                               moveable
3. Some adjectives are formed from other adjectives.
   Adjective                         Adjective
   Tragic                              tragical
   Whole                             wholesome
   Three                               threefold
   Black                               blackish
   White                              whitish
   Sick                                sickly