ADJECTIVES

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An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun.

Example:
- a happy girl - a young man - the big house
- a tired lady - a pretty giry - the sweet candy
- seven children - an old man - an empty chair
 An adjectives answer
questions:
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 What kind?
(blue car, tall person, long rope, small ant)
 Which one?
(this town, last week, the second day, the other woman)
 How many?
(three boys, one second, few cars, several people)
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 We can remember the correct order by
using a mnemonic Q. Op. SASh. COMP
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 Quantity : Q
 Opinion : Op
 Size : S
 Age : A
 Shape : Sh
 Color : C
 Origin : O
 Material : M
 Purpose : P
 Example….
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1. The woman is wearing a …..., ……., ……, dress.
(Yelow, Long, Pretty)

By using Q, Op, SASh, COMP we can determine that

the correct order is…..
(Pretty, Long, Yellow)

So the sentence must be “The woman is wearing a

pretty, long, yellow dress.”
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2. I love eating ………, ………, ………. Strawberries.
(Juicy, red, big)
The answer: I love eating red, big, and juicy strawberries.

3. She packed her bags in a ….., ……, ……. Box.

(Brown, old, flimsy)
The answer: She packed her bags in a flimsy, old,
brown box.
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4. The ……, ……, …… girl did well on the test.
(Intelligent, young, British)
The answer: The intelligent, young, British girl did well
on the test.

5. I am wearing an ……, ……., ……. tie to work.

(blue, cotton, old)
The answer: I am wearing an old, blue, cotton, tie to
work.
 Answer the following questions

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 1.
 Answer the following question

 Make 2 your own sentences by using adjectives.