Question

Which part of speech can an adjective modify

Answer 1

Answer: a noun or a pronoun.

Explanation: an adjective is a word that describes or modify a noun or a pronoun. There are many different types of adjectives, for example: descriptive adjectives (such as: intelligent, kind, good, bad, green, etc), demonstrative adjectives (this, that, these, those), quantitative adjectives (one, two, many, whole, etc), possessive adjectives (mine, yours, ours, theirs, etc), interrogative adjectives (which, what, whose), etc.

Answer 2

The words luscious and seven are adjectives modifying the noun apple. Contrast with adverb, below. Note that verbals describing words (running, broken) are considered adjectives. ADVERB: A part of speech that modifies sentences, verbs,adjectives, or other adverbs.