*lib - ADJECTIVES_EN_GB_2018.txt *// copyright 2018 BRITISH COUNCIL Last updated December 12 2018//* *// Adjectives THIS LIBRARY REQUIRES ALL 'EN_GB' LIBRARIES TO OPERATE //* adjectives; { Adjectives to describe nouns front > noun after > link verb } -ing; {adjectives are made from verbs} -ed; {addition > 'ed'} order; { two adjectives > front noun general opinion > most noun(s) specific opinion > kinds noun(s) 'KIND - delicious, tasty, comfortable, uncomfortable, clever, intelligent, friendly' general > front 'specific' opinion Three more adjectives > unusual order - General opinion, Specific opinion, Size, Shape, Age, Colour, Nationality, Material !only; north south east west northern southern eastern western countless occasional lone mere indoor outdoor > front of a noun link verbs; some adjectives only after a link verb EXAMPLE - afraid, alive, alone, asleep, content, glad, ill, ready, sorry, sure, unable, well } Comparative; {comparative adjectives to show change or make comparisons} add -er and -est Superlative; the > adjective add -er and -est Intensifiers; make > stronger Adjectives; absolute, complete, total, perfect, real, utter comparatives; much, far, a lot, quite a lot, a great deal, a good deal, a good bit, a fair bit superlatives; much, far, a lot, quite a lot, a great deal, a good deal, a good bit, a fair bit Mitigators; opposite > Intensifiers quite; normal adjective = less strong Noun modifiers; { two nouns together > one thing is a part of something else possessive form > never after > adjectives show > something with > ending -er value > of show > understanding } /recall -- Oxford University Press *END*