Thursday, November 29, 2012

Function Of Adjectives

Adjectives tell us more about a noun. 

They can:

Describe feelings or qualities:
He is a lonely man 
They are honest people
Give nationality or origin:
Pierre is French
This clock is German
Our house is Victorian
Tell more about a thing's characteristics:
wooden table.
The knife is sharp.
Tell us about age:
He's a young man
My coat is very old
Tell us about size and measurement:
John is a tall man.
This is a very long film.
Tell us about colour:
Paul wore a red shirt.
The sunset was crimson and gold.
Tell us about material/what something is made of:
It was a wooden table
She wore a cotton dress
Tell us about shape:
A rectangular box
square envelope
Express a judgement or a value:
fantastic film
Grammar is boring.

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