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It's a fast car. It's a fun car. It's a new car.
It's an old car. It's a red car. It's an ugly car. |
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Come BEFORE the NOUN (adjective + noun) |
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It's an expensive bicycle. It's a racing bicycle. It's a red bicycle. |
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Can come AFTER a BE verb. (BE + adjective) |
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The butterfly is pretty. The butterfly is blue. Butterflies are interesting. |
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Nouns can also work as adjectives. A noun can help describe an object. |
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| It's a business meeting. They're having a job interview. It's a school conference. |
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Present participles (-ing verbs) can also work as adjectives. |
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Baseball is an exciting game. Baseball is interesting. It's an interesting game. |
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Past participles (verb 3) can also work as adjectives. |
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The man is tired. The exhausted man fell asleep. He was worn out by work today. |
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The computer-generated error message made the program freeze.
My friend isn't very good at do-it-yourself projects.
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| Numbers can be used as adjectives. |
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That's a three-ton truck. The man is a thirty-seven-year-old trucker. In his 20-year career, he's never had an accident. |
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| Can be used to compare things. |
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| Cats are softer than dogs. My cat is the cutest cat I know. |
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