adjective position; adjective order; -ing/-ed adjectives; nouns as adjectives
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| Adjectives usually go before the nouns they modify. | She is a nice girl. |
| When two or more adjectives come before a noun, they are usually separated by commas. Note that we do not put a comma after the last adjective in the series. |
A large, round table |
| When the last two are adjectives of color, they are usually separated by and. | A black and white cow. |
| When two or more adjectives come in the predicative position, we use and between the last two. | It was hot and sultry. |
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In many languages, adjectives denoting attributes usually occur in a specific order. Generally, the adjective order in English is:
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I love that really big old green antique car that always parked at the end of the street. |
| My sister adopted a beautiful big white bulldog. |
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Adjectives that end in -ed (e.g. bored, interested Adjectives that end in -ed generally describe emotions – they tell us how people feel |
I was so bored in that lesson, I almost fell asleep. |
| Adjectives that end in -ing generally describe the thing that causes the emotion – a boring lesson makes you feel bored | I could listen to her for hours. She’s so interesting. |
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Match the halves of these sentences
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My boyfriend sounded
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The school was
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My boss seemed
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We got
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The bread tasted
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I was feeling
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The milk smelled
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Put the words in order.
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My parents were _______ after the long flight
We were ______so we went to the cinema.
I enjoy my job but it’s very _______.
You will be ________ when I tell you what happened
Match the nouns.
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address
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alarm
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football
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traffic
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city
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credit
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Match the trip with the people. Good luck!
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David is an experienced cyclist. He has a couple of days to spend on his hobby bird-watching. He has a small tend and wants to get away from the crowd.
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Ian and his daughters would like an easy bike ride with time to play on the beach and have a swim in the sea.
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Nadine and Lee are interested in old buildings. They don't mind a few hills but don't want to go to the mountains. For lunch, they would like to go to a restaurant.
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Choose the correct option. Good luck!
I am going on holiday with my parents. We always stay near ________ on the coast.
My town has lots of ___________
But I often get _______ there.
My parents like going to __________.
I want to go to my ___________.
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