​chocolate

sugar

stale

fresh​

What kind?

​pink

smooth

beautiful

Which one?

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​one, two, three, etc

all

several

a few

etc

How many?

​measurement

some

more

less​

How much?

Adjectives appear before nouns or after verbs that describe states of being (am, is, are, was, were).

Example: After the heavy rain, the roof was leaky.

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More than one adjective can come before a noun.

Example: Lane's grandfather worked long, hard hours as a talented, well-known sculptor.

Adjectives can be separated by the words and and or.

Example: Sonya was either too lazy or too tired to get up.

Example: We expected a clear, cold and breezy afternoon, but it was a warm and cloudy day instead.

Adjectives can come after the words am, is, are, was, and were.

Example: We were relieved to find Amina at home.