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FORM AND FUNCTION OF ADJECTIVES
1.
Adjectives are invariable:
They do not change their form
depending on the gender or number of the noun.
-->
A hot potato & Some hot potatoes
2. To emphasise or strengthen the meaning of an adjective use
'very' or 'really':
--> A very hot potato & Some really hot potatoes.
3.
Position of adjectives:
a) Usually in front of a noun: --> A
beautiful girl.
b)
After verbs like "to be", "to seem" , "to look", "to
taste":
--> The girl is beautiful.
--> You look tired.
--> This meat tastes
funny.
c)
After the noun: in some fixed expressions: --> The Princess Royal --> The President elect
the
adjectives involved, present, concerned :
--> I
want to see the people involved/concerned (= the people who
have something to do with the matter)
--> Here
is a list of the people present (= the people who were in
the building or at the meeting)
Be
careful! When
these adjectives are used before the noun they have a different
meaning:
--> An
involved discussion = detailed, complex
FORM AND
FUNCTION OF ADJECTIVES
FUNCTION
Adjectives
tell us more about a noun. They can: Describe
feelings or qualities:
--> He is
a lonely man
--> They are honest
people
Give
nationality or origin:
--> Pierre
is French
--> This clock is German
Tell
more about a thing's characteristics:
--> A
wooden table.
--> The knife is sharp.
-->
He's
a young man
Tell
us about size and measurement:
--> John
is a tall man.
--> This is a very long film.
Tell
us about colour:
--> Paul
wore a red shirt.
--> The sunset was
crimson and gold.
Tell
us about material/what something is made of:
--> It
was a wooden table
--> She wore a cotton
dress.
Tell
us about shape:
--> A
rectangular box.
--> A square envelope.
Express
a judgement or a value:
--> A
fantastic film
--> Grammar is
boring .
FORM AND
FUNCTION OF ADJECTIVES
ORDER:
Where a number of
adjectives are used together, the order depends on the function of the
adjective.
The usual order is: Value/opinion, Size,
Age/Temperature, Shape, Colour, Origin, Material
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Value/opinion |
delicious,
lovely, charming |
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Size |
small,
huge, tiny |
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Age/Temperature |
old,
hot, young |
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Shape |
round,
square, rectangular
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Colour |
red,
blonde, black |
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Origin |
Swedish,
Victorian, Chinese |
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Material
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plastic,
wooden, silver |
Examples:
--> a lovely old red post-box
--> some small round plastic
tables
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