Nouns and Adjectives When describing, writers use many noun phrases in trying to make readers get the mental picture of what is being described. As you know, noun is a thing, a place, or a person, an animal, while adjective is a word that describes a noun. An adjective that describes a noun is called a modifier. A noun that goes with a modifier is called a noun phrase. Observe where the position of the modifier is. When describing, writers use many noun phrases in trying to make readers get the mental picture of what is being described. As you may know, NOUN is a thing, a place, or a person, an animal, etc., while adjective is a word that describes a noun. An adjective that describes a noun is called a modifier. a that goes with a modifier is called a noun phrase. Observe where the position of the modifier is. For example: adjectives Beautiful Funny Enormous Unique Precious [*] “ nouns desi rll Noun phrases Beautiful parrot Funny monkey Enormous nose Unique design Precious stone Purple marblePePtieesy 1. Taj Mahal offers spectacular view. 2. Tanjung Pr 1g National Park offers an impressive experience. 3, The traveling in the boat offers another unforgettable experience. 4. At night, you can enjoy the clear sky and the bright stars. 5. Local people call proboscis monkeys Bekantan. 6. Fruits are orangutans’ favorite food. 7. Keeping orangutans as our pet is an illegal act. 8. In the rehabilitation site, ex-captive orangutans learn to live a natural life. 9. In areal jungle, we can see many incredible animals. 10. Imagine yourself to be in the jungle and meet these special animals in their original habitat. 11. The gigantic trees in the forest indicate that the forest is well preserved. 12. The slender minarets make the palace beautiful . The remains were kept in the octagonal chamber, (=) . Her actual remains lie below, at garden level. CECT SNe ee er ive marble, etc. Those kinds of Soe TOM cn coco Ce CRC src at Sern accntati as emus eetoes PEG CAREC CUCM cee cM Ces trem tacts icc cles Romeo CeMeeT Cem CRS sro te lacsh coma PEE rs Ort tea RoC me eee] PEG ama: Canetti ee eae e co ountee Dorn Re Camere om see ost ei elias) Example: a beautiful old tree — opinion age noun a beautiful reddish leaf — opinion color noun a beautiful Indonesian island —> opinion nationality nounThe following is the common word order of adjectives before a noun. Opinion Size piv-<) Color Nationality Materials Noun | impressive | large |_old_| purple] Chinese] ceramic_| vase _| | beautiful | tittle | young] dark | Indonesian] - | girl_| cumax Adjectives - Word Order Umass “The general order of adjectives before a noun s the following: ae ies aii ie ne aie koe Oe beoweta OSASCOMP EID tre cteervation QEEITIED color proximate Color ‘green, blue, reddish, purple Whereis item? big, small tall,huge, tiny American, British, Indian, Turkish LEWD tow csi EID winisitmace ot ‘gold, wooden, plastic, synthetic Shape Weight / Length EIEZED Whats itwsed tor? rdening, shopping, riding Before adjectives + noun we normally have a determiner: a, an, the, my, your, her, four this, those, some, etc, ‘Examples: - a wonderful large round Spanish marble table. my brown leather riding boots the little old man ADJECTIVES 33: WORD ORDER == = ENGLISH GRAMMAR LESSON ADICTIVES-WORD ORDER ERIM) | _ADIECTVS oe om a nt ott cman. Sse Resumes & =e | TT OTA