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Adjectives |
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We use an adjective to describe the qualities of people, things, places, etc. |
Can you see the young woman at the end of the street? |
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We use an adjective (not an adverb) after 'linking' verbs such as be, become, feel, seem, smell, sound, look, etc. |
It looks interesting. |
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We can use an adjective to describe the object of a sentence. |
His answer made his boss angry. |
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Adjectives - common mistakes |
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Common mistakes |
Correct version |
Why? |
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She was too frightened to say a word. |
Many adjectives are participle forms of verbs. |
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I am very interested in this problem. |
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It was a boring film. |
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The camera works perfectly. |
We use adverbs to say how we do something. |
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She married a tall, young, German lawyer. |
Adjectives normally go in the following sequence: size-age-shape-colour-origin-material-purpose. |
See also: Stuart’s article ‘When an adjective—not an adverb—should follow a verb’