Adjectives in English Grammar #englishgrammar #englishgrammer
In this video, I have discussed about the adjectives, its function, its position (attributive and predicative position) in a sentence. I have also elaborated the proper order of using adjectives in a sentence. The difference between adjective and adverb is also discussed in this video as well. Finally, there are some exercises about this lesson.
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2. Look at the pictures
Which one?
Whose?
How many?
What kind?
I want the pink doll.
She loves spicy food.
That is my pen.
There are two
mangoes.
3. Adjectives are describing
words.
They tell us what kind of, how
many, how much, what colour
etc.
They tell us about person,
places, animals and things.
pink spicy two my
4. Four criteria for adjectives.
Attributive function
Predicative function
Is premodified by the intensifier
Gradable or comparison
the round table, a beautiful painting
a. The painting is beautiful.
b. He thought the painting beautiful.
a. beautiful – subject complement
b. beautiful – object complement
The children are very happy.
They are the happiest people I know.
Very ------
intensifier
8. Adjectives: order before noun
Adjectives come before noun in a
particular order.
colour orgin material purpose
Red Spanish leather riding boot.
noun
9. Adjectives: order before noun
Adjectives come before noun in a
particular order.
Adjectives of size, length and height often
come first.
the round glass table the glass round table
a tall ancient oak tree An ancient tall oak tree
10. Adjectives: order before noun
Adjectives come before noun in a
particular order.
Judgments and attitude usually come before
or other. e.g. lovely, silly etc.
a lovely long cool drink
Who is that silly fat man over there?
11. Attributive position.
After noun.
Poet Laureate.
Court martial.
Some attributive adjectives are used
after noun.
Send all the tickets
available.
He is the present
member of the club.
Attorney General.
Secretary General.
12. Predicative position
The baby is asleep.
asleep afraid
He was afraid.
subject
The baby
predicate
is asleep
He was afraid
13. Adjective or Adverb
Confusing cases
Some words ending in –ly are
adjectives, and not normally adverbs.
Costly, cowardly, friendly, likely,
lonely, ugly, silly etc.
She gave me a friendly smile.
He gave a silly laugh.
She smiled friendly.
He laughed silly.
14. Adjective or Adverb
Confusing cases
Some adjectives and adverbs have
same forms.
A fast car goes fast.
Adjective Adverb
15. Exercises
Underline the adjectives
1. The hungry lion couldn’t catch the clever fox.
2. I feel unhappy.
3. It’s alive.
4. There are six large eggs.
5. This is a big modern brick house.