ADJECTIVES

Describes the noun. Singular.

Can also be verbs or nouns.

determiners
type articles

noun
With a numbers

adjectives
characteristic
compound origin derived

DETERMINERS DEMONSTRATIVE
~Which words do you mean? ~These words.
QUANTIFIERS ~There are several types of other adjectives-lots of them!

CHARACTERISTIC
*describes the noun characteristics ~ A self-centered phonetician.

~An interesting drama.

~A frowzy flower girl.

TYPE
* describes the shape,size,color, age etc. ~COLOR ~SIZE ~SHAPE ~AGE .pink, dark blue .tiny,large .round,triangular .old,brand new

ADJECTIVES WITH A
* comes after the verb to-be ~They fell asleep on the way to Ranau. ~The boys look alike. ~You seem amazed.

DERIVED
* These adjectives are made from nouns or verbs by putting y and ly on the end. FROM NOUNS friendly from friend smelly from smell FROM VERBS sticky from to stick shiny from to shine

NOUN
*without any changes ~computer program ~internet course ~cat food

ORIGIN
~ Danish pastry ~ A wooden spoon

COMPOUND
WITH HYPHEN ~ a twenty-year-old wine WITHOUT HYPHEN ~A New Years Day party

THE GRAMMAR OF ADJECTIVE

* Adjectives do not change at all. .A tall man .A tall woman .A tall tree .Tall trees .Tall boys .Tall girls

THE ORDER OF ADJECTIVES

DEMONSTRATIVE/NUMBER/CHARACTERISTIC /TYPE/ORIGIN/NOUN ADJECTIVE/NOUN/SUBSEQUENT ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

Those two sexy,small,aerodynamic, new red Italian sports cars are so expensive.