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the adjective is captive - the noun is captivity

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Is the word original an adjective?

Yes, as long as you use the word to describe another word in the sentence, original is an adjective. For example, in the sentence "This is an original painting by van Gogh." the word "original" is an adjective. If, however you use the word to describe the entire item as in "This is an original.", it is a noun.


How do you use an adjective?

An adjective is a part of speech that is commonly called a "describing" word. An adjective is used to describe a noun in a sentence. For example, in the sentence "The sun set behind the red barn." the adjective is the word "red", and the noun it is describing is the word "barn."


Is Italian an adjective?

In English, the word 'Italian' can be an adjective or a noun depending on its use. In the sentence 'She is Italian' and 'this is an Italian car' the word 'Italian' is an adjective. In the sentences 'Here come the Italians' and 'Is he an Italian' the word 'Italian' is a noun.


Is the word lots an adjective?

Well, a lot is actually two words. The word "a" is an adjective and the word lot could be an adjective the way you use it. The words "a lot" are actually informal substations for the words many and much.


Is the word those an adjective?

It is both an adjective and a pronoun It's not an adjective, it's either a demonstrative pronoun or demonstrative determiner (determiners are words like 'the' and 'a'). Pronoun use: Those look pretty. Determiner use: Those flowers look pretty.The word 'those' is not an adjective. An adjective is something that describes a noun.