Question

Form an adjective from the following noun:

Courage

a)Courageful
b)Courageless
c)Courageous
d)Couragely

Answer 1

Hint: Courage is a noun which means the ability to do something that one is afraid to do. It also means bravery, valour and fearlessness. It refers to the quality of spirit and conduct.

Complete step by step answer:
In general English, the simplest way to convert a noun into an adjective is by adding suffixes to the end of the word given. The most commonly used suffixes are -ly, -able, -al, -ous, -ary, -less, -like etc. For example: The word danger can be changed into an adjective by adding suffix -ous giving us the adjective 'dangerous'.

Courageless means devoid of courage but isn’t the adjective for the noun courage. Hence it’s inappropriate. Courageful and couragely aren’t used in English language and hence marked out.

Courageous is the correct adjective form of courage. Courageous is an adjective used to describe a person who is brave and their work is not deterred by danger or pain. It is formed by adding -ous to the root word, courage.

Example: You are a very courageous and resourceful person.

Note: Courageful is a less common word for courageous but when to decide between the two, go for courageous as courageful isn’t used in English language now.