Adjectives describe nouns and pronouns by indicating kind, number, or identity. Articles like "a", "an", and "the" precede nouns and adjectives, with "a" used before consonant sounds, "an" before vowel sounds or silent h's, and "the" before any letter. Adjectives formed from proper nouns are called proper adjectives and are capitalized, such as referring to a ship as "British".

2.  An adjective describes a noun or
pronoun. It tells what kind, how
many, or which one.
 What Kind: huge, luxurious ship
 How Many: 2,200 passengers;
many minutes
 Which One: that iceberg

3.  The articles a, an, and the appear
before nouns or other
adjectives.
 Use a before words that begin
with a consonant sound: a
lifeboat; a tragic shipwreck

4.  Use an before words that begin
with a vowel sound or a silent h;
an hour, an awful sound
 Use the before words beginning
with any letter: the anchor; the
satin shoes

5.  An adjective formed from a
proper noun is a proper
adjective. Proper adjectives are
capitalized: British ship