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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Adjective Position‏‎ in English Grammar

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 in English Grammar

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 in English

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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Act an Adverb‏‎ – adverb activity

Act an Adverb is a simple game which you can play with different levels‏‎ and ages of class. It is based around the meaning and use of different adverbs‏‎. Preparation Prepare a set of flashcards‏‎, each of which has an adverb on it, e.g. happily quietly sadly carefully crazily (You […]


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