Teachers or students;in particular,Arabs and Chinese

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Function of Adjectives

Function of Adjectives
Adjectives can:Describe feelings or qualities:

Examples
He is a lonely man
They are honest people
Give nationality or origin:

Examples
Pierre is French
This clock is German
Our house is Victorian
Tell more about a thing's characteristics:

Examples
A wooden table.
The knife is sharp.
Tell us about age:

Examples
He's young man
My coat is very old
Tell us about size and measurement:

Examples
John tall man.
This is a very long film.
Tell us about colour:

Examples
Paul wore a red shirt.
The sunset was crimson and gold.
Tell us about material/what something is made of:

Examples
It was a wooden table
She wore a cotton dress
Tell us about shape:

Examples
A rectangular box
A square envelope
Express a judgement or a value:

Examples
A fantastic film
Grammar is boring.

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