"§[° Adjectives°]§"

[Another_One]

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i am interested in this forum ... it lets me help and have fun with others ....but that doesn't mean we don't need to review our information and the thing we started to forget

i am gonna talk about 6 simple rules about Adjectives

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.Adjectives describe nouns and pronouns

,Adjectives tell what things (or people) look like, what kind they are
.or how many of them there are

? Adjectives answer the questions what kind
? which one
and
? how much

.What kind ? the old car with the broken window

.Which one ? the fourth chapter of the book

How many ? twelve student

.Here are some things you should know about adjectives


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A. Adjectives always come in front of nouns, not after them
: For Example
red car............red is Adj. .....car is noun
long hair............long is Adj. .....hair is noun
tall student............tall is Adj. .....student is noun
clever boy:icon6: ............clever is Adj. .....boy is noun
stupid girl:p ............stupid is Adj. .....girl is noun
arrogant member............arrogant is Adj. .....member is noun

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: B. Ajectives can also follow linking verbs
: For Example
Be
He is happy
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Seem
You seem sad
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Look
She looks beautiful
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Smell
That smells good
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Taste
Candy tastes sweet
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Feel
silk feels smooth
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C. Adjectives are always singular. Never add an s to an adjectives or
.use a plural word as an adjective
: For Example
(a six-foot wall .....................(not a six-feet wall
(a five-dollar bill ................(not a five-dollars bill
(a two-year-old child ............... (not a two-years-old child

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D. Nouns can be adjectives
: For Example
English is Easy .....english here is a noun
: English can be an adjective ...for example
the english book
a shoe store
some tennis balls
the saudi student

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.E. Adjectives referring to nationalities and languages are capitalized
: For Example
Egypt
this is an old Egyptian custom
Spain
i will start my Spanish class next week
China
this gift was sent by Chinese government

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F. - ing and - ed words (past participles) can be adjectives
: For Example

give me your swimming suit
yesterday, i took my cooking class
??don't u like the sleeping baby
he said he would changed his boring class
i found the stolen money
a broken heart
she bought a used car
i hate my partners , they are bored students

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G. nothing just if u didn/t understand or confuse at somehing don't hesitate to ask
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[NaughtY AngeL]

Hey Another_One, thank you so much for what you've said
It's really useful, I'm sure everyone who reads it will definitely benifit from it

I just liked to add something

D. Nouns can be adjectives
Many get confused when there are two nouns and don't know which one is the adjective, so put in mind that it's always the first word
:like in
Computer game
The adjective is COMPUTER and it describes the noun GAME
Tennis ball
The adjective is TENNIS and it describes the noun BALL

:There's another thing that I'd like to mention

F. - ing and - ed words (past participles) can be adjective
I noticed that alot mix between using -ing and -ed to refer to themselves or other things

:such as the words confused & confusing
I am confused because what you are saying is confusing
and not: I am confusing because what you are saying is confused
:or bored & boring
I am bored because the class is boring
and not: I am boring because the class is bored

It's true that both of them are adjectives, but you have to becareful when to use the one ending with -ing and the one ending with -ed, of course depending on what you mean

And that's it
Thanks again Another One for this information
:biggthump

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It's really useful




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Hey Another-one
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Thank you sooooooooo much

We all are thankful and grateful for this useful topic

You deserve manyyyy thanks for this great effort

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Thanks a lot my brother

It's realy useful:أفكر:

And i`m sure that we all

Need to review our information

Thanks Another _One

For the great topic:biggthump

[Another_One]

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:أفكر: hope u finish ur exams and return to us again

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nice topic

:biggthump a very good one,,, indeed

i really liked it

:let me add this about adj



:H) They can be modified by adverbs

a very expensive car



:I) They can be used as complements to a noun

the extras make the car expensive







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Let me also talk about

:the adj order in a sentence



adjs. in a sentence cant be put haphazardly

they have to be arranged acording to a certain order



u can say

The round glass table





but u can never say

The glass round table

:o and so on





:here r some useful sites about adj. order



adj. order 1 (http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/adjective.htm)<<< this one is somehow difficult

;) read it carefully

adj. order 2 (http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/grammar/archive/adjective_order.html) <<<<<<<<<< this one is really useful

adj. order 3 (http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~susan/cyc/a/adj.htm)<<<<<< this one is so direct













wish u find them useful



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let me agree with Angel
:about this point

using adjs. ending in -ing or -ed

there is always a kind of misplacing of these two types of adjectives



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the adjective ending in -ing usually expresses cause**
It is derived from an active verb
e.g the concert is thrilling to the audience

An -ed adj. usually expresses result**
It is derived from a passive verb
e.g the audience is thrilled by the concert



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When the adjective ends in -ing**
it means that the person or thing causes this particular effect
Rules frustrate me. Rules are frustrating
Snakes terrify me. They are such terrifying creatures

This party is no fun at all. It is very boring
Not: This party is no fun at all. It's very bored



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When the adjective ends in -ed**
it means that the person or thing experiences this particular effect
Rules frustrate me. I am frustrated when I have to learn them
Snakes terrify me. I'm always terrified when I see one

Nobody is having fun at this party. Everyone is bored
Not: Nobody is having fun at this party. Everyone is boring




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Adjectives ending in -ed mean effect or result
Adjectives ending in -ing are used with the person or thing that causes something


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these explanations r from a book and some web sites
wish u find them useful
:أفكر: All the best

[R.A.E.F]

that is so clever from u man

u spent a lot of effort on it i think

:biggthump :biggthump :biggthump :biggthump thanx a lot and keep it up