| Adjectives modify a noun or pronoun. Descriptive adjectives
describe the noun.
Examples of descriptive adjectives [in bold]: yellow banana, tall pole, wide door, deep ditch, flowing river, honest man, stormy sky
The suffixes below, when added to a word, will make that word into an
adjective. -able -ible -from -abilis (Latin) means-that can be - portable, audible -al from -alis (Latin) means of, like, having the nature of - ornamental -ate from atus (Latin) means of or having to do with - colligate -ful from -ful (Old English) means full of - playful -ive from -ivus (Latin) means of or having to do with - massive -ous from osus (Latin) means full of - joyous Here's a list of common adjective endings (suffixes): -able, -al, -ant, -ary, -ed, -en, -ent, -ful, -ic, -ish, -less, -ous, -some, -y
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