Written Expression

Adjectives

Définition

  • Adjectives tell us something about a person or a thing.

Adjectives can modify[1] nouns or pronouns/names.

Exemple

Person

Thing

Mandy is a careful girl.

This is a nice car

Mandy is careful.

The car is nice.

She is careful.

It is nice.

 Where do adjectives go?

An adjective can be put before the noun. Then it is an attribute.

Mandy is a careful girl

An adjective can be put after the verb to be (is). This is called predicative position.

This car is nice car

  1. Modify

    One word or phrase modifies another by making its meaning more specific.

    In the phrase primary-s chool teacher

    Teacher is modified by p rimary-school (to mean a specific kind of teacher

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