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| Form of Adjectives
Rules
1. Adjectives are invariable:
They do not change their form depending on the gender or number of the noun.
A hot potato Some hot potatoes
2. To emphasize or strengthen the meaning of an adjective use 'very' or 'really':
A very hot potato Some really hot potatoes.
Position of adjectives:
a) Usually in front of a noun: A beautiful girl.
b) After verbs like "to be", "to seem" , "to look", "to taste":
Examples:
• The girl is beautiful
• You look tired
• This meat tastes funny.
c) After the noun: in some fixed expressions:
Examples
• The Princess Royal
• The President elect
• a court martial
d) After the noun with the adjectives involved, present, concerned:
Examples:
1. I want to see the people involved/concerned (= the people who have something to do with the matter)
2. Here is a list of the people present (= the people who were in the building or at the meeting)
Be careful! When these adjectives are used before the noun they have a different meaning:
• An involved discussion = detailed, complex
• A concerned father = worried, anxious
• The present situation = current, happening now
Adverbs modify, or tell us more about other words, usually verbs:
Examples:
• The bus moved slowly.
• The bears ate greedily.
Sometimes they tell us more about adjectives:
Examples:
• You look absolutely fabulous!
They can also modify other adverbs:
Examples:
• She played the violin extremely well.
• You're speaking too quietly.
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