Adjective
An adjective is a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun.  It answers the questions : what kind, which one, how much, and how many.

Sample list:
sad, yellow, polka dotted, that, pink, furry, rough, hot, soft, these, loud, empty, new, crackling, heavy, cute, crazy, frustrating, a lot, a few, many, none, tall, that, unusual, old

Examples:

1. The happy clown danced merrily around the stage.

2. The dog I drew is dark blue with light purple spots.

3. I have ten fingernails and only eight  toe nails.

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