Adjectives

are words which give extra

information about nouns.
(Longman Adv. Learners’ Grammar)
Which is your favourite?
 They do not change their form
to show number or gender.

• Adj. can be used as nouns:

The Japanese enjoy high standard of
living.

But we can not use the possessive ’s with

them or make them plural.
 Position:
• In front of a noun (attributive
position): We’ve just seen an exciting
film

• After a linking verb (predicative

position): The film was exciting
But some adj. can be used only in one position.

Attributive position:
Classifying adj.
(describing type):
chemical, chief, Emphasising adj.:
entire, medical, meer, sheer, utter
national, etc.
 Predicative position
Beginning Ablaze, afloat, afraid, alight, alike,
with a alive, alone, aloof, ashamed, askew
, asleep, awake, aware

Health and Content, fine, glad, ill, pleased,

feelings poorly, ready, sorry, sure, upset,
unwell
 Order of adjectives
opinion

size

quality/character

age

shape

colour

participles

origin

material

type

purpose
It’s a small new round red Swiss plastic alarm
fantastic clock

It’s a big soft old grey wool sweate

nice r