Adjectives, for those of you who don’t traffic in words for a living, are the parts of speech used to describe nouns and pronouns. Two adjectives in the following quote have been bolded: “I ...

The Connections game, which challenges players to sort 16 words into four related categories, has quickly risen in popularity ...

Unlikely as it sounds, the topic of adjective use has gone “viral.” The furor centers on the claim, taken from Mark Forsyth’s book "The Elements of Eloquence," that adjectives appearing ...

Hyphens are only used to combine certain words together. They are not strong enough to set off phrases or words from a sentence. Use hyphens in the following situations: Use in compound numbers and ...

As a general rule, when a noun is preceded by two or more adjectives that could, without affecting the meaning, be joined by and , the adjectives are normally separated by commas. Such adjectives, ...

Why are advertisers using adjectives as nouns? University of Delaware English professor Ben Yagoda says it's all about getting us to sit up and pay attention.

Words matter, and this week’s readings introduce two adjectives that deserve some consideration. Leviticus introduces the notion of “holy,” while today’s Gospel ends with “perfect ...

11. Use a comma between two adjectives that modify the same noun. For example: "I saw the big, mean duck when I went running." Only coordinate adjectives require a comma between them.

Misogyny is deeply embedded in American life, but these two artists are not having it. How Mickalene Thomas and Simone Leigh deliver the right shows for right now.