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Adjectives Definition: An adjective gives more information about a noun.

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1 Adjectives Definition: An adjective gives more information about a noun

2 Position of adjectives Two main positions: > in front of a noun: He had a beautiful smile.  as the complement of a non-action verb (be, look, seem, appear, smell, or taste): I’m cold. This house looks small.

3 Order of adjectives When you use two or more adjectives in front of a noun, you usually put an adjective that expresses your opinion in front of an adjective that just describes something. > You live in a nice big house. > He is a naughty little boy.  She was wearing a beautiful pink suit. (nice, naughty, beautiful express your opinion)

4 An adjective with a more general meaning such as ‘good’, ‘bad’, ‘nice’, or ‘lovely’ usually comes before an adjective with a more specific meaning such as ‘comfortable’, ‘clean’ or ‘dirty’.

5 Adverbs Adverbs give more information about verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Position of adverbs: > after the verb: The house rented quickly. Verb Adverb > before the adjective / adverb it describes: It’s an extremely complicated problem. Adverb Adjective

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