Adjectives

[Sohrab Khan]

Hi all,

How should we define an adjective?

Most books on grammer define it like;

"A word that qualifies a noun"

Then what about these sentences:

He is a good man.
He is a good teacher.
He is a good thief.


Or is it the noun that qualifies the adjective.

[bhaisahab]

Hi all,

How should we define an adjective?

Most books on grammer define it like;

"A word that qualifies a noun"

Then what about these sentences:

He is a good man.
He is a good teacher.
He is a good thief.


Or is it the noun that qualifies the adjective.

In your examples the adjective "good" describes the man, the teacher and the thief.