Adjectives

FORM AND FUNCTION OF ADJECTIVES

Rules:

  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.
     Adverbs modify, or tell us more about other words, usually verbs:

    Examples

    • The bus moved slowly.
    • The bears ate greedily.
     Sometimes they tell us more about adjectives:

    Examples

    •  You look absolutely fabulous!
    They can also modify other adverbs:

    Examples

    • She played the violin extremely well.
    • You're speaking too quietly.

    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":

    Examples

    • The girl is beautiful
    • You look tired
    • This meat tastes funny. 
    c)  After the noun: in some fixed expressions:

    Examples

    • The Princess Royal
    • The President elect
    • a court martial
    d) After the noun with the adjectives involved, present, concerned:

    Examples

    1. I want to see the people involved/concerned (= the people who have something to do with the matter)
    2. 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
    • A concerned father = worried, anxious
    • The present situation = current, happening now
    you can see at the  english grammar
     

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