Adjectives are words we use to describe a noun. They usually come before it: {1 or more adjectives} + {noun} big, red, boring book The noun in this phrase is book and the adjectives tell us what size it is (big), what color it is (red) and what we think […]
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Adjectives as Nouns & Vice Versa
Adjectives normally tell us more about nouns e.g. {adjective} + {noun} rich + people poor + men Adjectives as Nouns However, we can also use an adjective as a noun by using this pattern: the + {adjective} We use this to talk about a group of people: The rich get […]
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This article looks at the Position of Adjectives in a phrase. In English, unlike many other languages, adjectives generally come before the noun they describe: {adjective} + {noun} These are called attributive adjectives. brown wall young girl And so on. We can also put adjectives after a verb. These are […]
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Adjective order concerns the order in which adjectives are used in a phrase. They usually follow this order: age color origin material purpose a new red Swiss plastic army knife We can have other types of adjectives which we put before the age. These are general adjectives about the size, […]
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Adjectival phrases are phrases that function as adjectives. They consist of the adjective(s) that modifies a noun and any adverb(s) or other elements that modify that adjective. Adjectival phrases always occur inside noun phrases. They always have a house full of friends during the summer. She prepared a wonderfully light […]
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