Jari HaggrenADJECTIVES

POSITION OF ADJECTIVES

Main points

- There are two main positions for adjectives: in front of the noun, or as the complement of a link verb. - Most adjectives can be used in either of these positions, but some adjectives can only be used in one. - Some adjectives that describe size or age can come after a noun group consisting of a number or determiner and a nounthat indicates the unit of measurement. - A few adjectives have a different meaning depending on whetherthey come in front of or after a noun.

ORDER OF ADJECTIVES

Main points

- You put opinion adjectives in front of descriptive adjectives - You put general opinion adjectives in front of specific opinion adjectives. - If you use a noun in front of another noun, you put any adjectives in front of the first noun. ADJECTIVES WITH PREPOSITIONS

Main points

- Some adjectives used after link verbs can be used alone or followed by a prepositional phrase. - Some adjectives must be followed by particular prepositions. -Someadjectivescanbefollowedbydifferentprepositionstointroducedifferenttypesof information.

ADJECTIVES ENDING IN '-ing' OR '-ed'

Main points

- Many adjectives ending in '-ing' describe the effect that something has on someone's feelings. - Some adjectives ending in '-ing' describe a process orstate that continues over a period of time. - Many adjectives ending in 'ed' describe peoples feelings.

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

Main points

- You add '-er' for the comparative and '-est' for the superlative of one-syllable adjectives and adverbs. - You use '-er' and '-est' with some two-syllable adjectives. - You use 'more' for the comparative and 'most' for thesuperlative of most two-syllable adjectives, all longer.