If you look at the examples above, you can ask… what are the gloves used for? (gardening) What is the bag used for? (shopping)Īnd after these adjectives we have the noun. sleeping (bag), gardening (gloves), shopping (bag), wedding (dress).Purpose/Qualifier/Use: What is it for? These adjectives often end in –ing. gold, wooden, silk, paper, synthetic, cotton, woollen.Material: What is the thing made of or constructed of? American, British, Italian, eastern, Australian, Chilean.

Origin: Tells us where something is from. Pattern: The pattern or design of something.

broken, cold, hot, wet, hungry, rich, easy, difficult, dirtyĪge: Tells us how old someone or something is.Ĭolour: The colour or approximate colour of something.

round, square, circular, skinny, fat, heavy, straight, long, short,Ĭondition: Tells us the general condition or state of something.

It can also refer to the weight of someone or something. Shape / Weight / Length: Tells about the shape of something or how long or short it is. Size: Tells us how big or small something is.

beautiful, boring, stupid, delicious, useful, lovely, comfortable.

These adjectives almost always come before all other adjectives. This is usually our opinion, attitude or observations.

Opinion: Explains what we think about something.

a, an, the, my, your, four, those, some, etc.Īnd then we have the adjectives that refer to….

Before the adjectives you will normally have the Determiner.ĭeterminer: The determiner tells us if the noun is singular or plural, definite or indefinite

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