Flashcards
The adjectives
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- 1The AdjectivesMelani Elizabet
Melchor Alvarez
5to PC
"A"
- 2The adjectives serve us to give details of what we are talking aboutAdjectives always go before a noun?
true or false? - 3Examples: He lives in a blue house.. - Live is the adjective - house is the substantiveI feel happy
Feel is a link verb so it can be connected with an adjective.
-But the adjective comes later. - 4The dog is coffeeMy dad is happy
- 5Usual Position - Before a Noun The red car -After a link verb "Become", "Feel", "Be", etc... I feel coldAdjective Order
-Size
-Age
-Shape
-Colour
-Origin
-Material
-Noun - 6a lovely big old blue french leather bagA nice tall young English man
- 7There is another type of order in Opinion AdjectivesSome adjectives can be called in non-qualifying or extreme
- 8Gradable adjective: HOT - A big hot -Somewhat hot - Very hotNon- gradable adjective: BOILING
-Absolutely
-Totally
-Utterly boiling - 9This type of adjective can basically be used with the words "very" or "a little"In non-qualifying adjectives, words such as "absolutely", "totally" are used.
- 10She it is very beautifulThe man is fascinating
- 11Thank you for your attention
