adjective.
e.g. He had round black eyes.
Other combinations of adjectives follow the same order. Note that
`material' means any substance, not only cloth.
e.g. There was a large round wooden table in the room.
The man was carrying a small black plastic bag.
4. We usually put comparative and superlative adjectives in front of other
adjectives.
e.g. Some of the better English actors have gone to live in Hollywood.
These are the highest monthly figures on record.
5. When we use a noun in front of another noun, we never put adjectives between them. We put any adjectives in front of the first noun.
e.g. He works in the French film industry.
He receives a large weekly cash payment.
6. When we use two adjectives as the complement of a link verb, we use a conjunction such as `and' to link them. With three or more adjectives, we link the last two with a conjunction, and put commas after the others.
e.g. The day was hot and dusty.
The room was large but square.
The house was old, damp and smelly.
We felt hot, tired and thirsty.
Adjectives with prepositions.
1. When we use an adjective after a link verb, we can often use the
adjective on its own or followed by a prepositional phrase.
e.g. He was afraid.
He was afraid of his enemies.
2. Some adjectives cannot be used alone after a link verb. If they are
followed by a prepositional phrase, it must have a particular preposition:
aware of unaware of fond of
accustomed to unaccustomed to used to
e.g. I've always been terribly fond of you.
He is unaccustomed to the heat.
3. Some adjectives can be used alone, or followed by a particular
preposition. used alone, or with `of ' to specify the cause of a feeling
afraid critical jealous suspicious
ashamed envious proud terrified
convinced frightened scared tired
They may feel jealous of your success.
I was terrified of her.
used alone, or with `of ' to specify the person who has a quality
brave good polite thoughtful
careless intelligent sensible unkind
clever kind silly unreasonable
generous nice stupid wrong
That was clever of you!
I turned the job down, which was stupid of me.
used alone or with `to', usually referring to:
similarity: close equal identical
related similar
marriage: married engaged
loyalty: dedicated devoted loya
rank: junior senior
e.g.My problems are very similar to yours.
He was dedicated to his job.
used alone, or followed by 'with' to specify the cause of a feeling
bored displeased impatient pleased
content dissatisfied impressed satisfied
e.g. I could never be bored with football.
He was pleased with her.
used alone or with `at', usually referring to:
strong reactions: amazed astonished shocked surprised
ability: bad excellent good hopeless useless
e.g. He was shocked at the hatred they had shown.
She had always been good at languages.
used alone, or with `for' to specify the person or thing that quality
relates to
common essential possible unusual
difficult important unnecessary usual
easy necessary
e.g. It's difficult for young people on their own.
It was unusual for them to go away at the weekend.
4. Some adjectives can be used alone, or used with different prepositions.
used alone, with an impersonal subject and `of ' and the subject of the
action, or with a personal subject and `to' and the object of the action
cruel good nasty rude
friendly kind nice unfriendly
generous mean polite unkind
e.g. It was rude of him to leave so suddenly.
She was rude to him for no reason.
o used alone, with `about' to specify a thing or `with' to specify a
person
angry delighted fed up happy
annoyed disappointed furious upset
e.g. She was still angry about the result.
They're getting pretty fed up with him.
Adjectives with `to'-infinitive or `that'-clauses
1. After link verbs, we often use adjectives that describe how someone
feels about an action or situation. With some adjectives, we can add a
`to'-infinitive clause or a `that'-clause to say what the action or situation is.
afraid disappointed happy sad
anxious frightened pleased surprised
ashamed glad proud unhappy
If the subject is the same in both clauses, we usually use a `to'-
infinitive clause. If the subject is different, we must use a `that'-
clause.
e.g. I was happy to see them again.
He was happy that they were coming to the party.
We often use a `to'-infinitive clause when talking about future time in
relation to the main clause.
e.g. I am afraid to go home.
He was anxious to leave before it got dark.
We often use a `that'-clause when talking about present or past time in
relation to the main clause. e.g. He was anxious that the passport was missing. They were afraid that I might have talked to the police.
2. We often use `sorry' with a `that'-clause. Note that `that' is often
omitted.
e.g. I'm very sorry that I can't join you.
I'm sorry I'm so late.
3. Some adjectives are not usually used alone, but have a `to'-infinitive
clause after them to say what action or situation the adjective relates to.
able due likely unlikely
apt inclined prepared unwilling
bound liable ready willing
e.g. They were unable to help her.
They were not likely to forget it.
I am willing to try.
I'm prepared to say I was wrong.
4. When we want to express an opinion about someone or something, we often use an adjective followed by a `to'-infinitive clause.
difficult easy impossible possible right
wrong
e.g. She had been easy to deceive.
The windows will be almost impossible to open.
Am I wrong to stay here?
5. With some adjectives, we use a `that'-clause to express an opinion about someone or something.
awful extraordinary important sad
bad funny interesting true
essential good obvious
e.g. I was sad that people had reacted in this way.
. It is extraordinary that we should ever have met!
6. We can also use adjectives with `to'-infinitive clauses after `it' as
the impersonal subject. We use the preposition `of ' or `for' to indicate
the person or thing that the adjective relates to.
e.g. It was easy to find the path.
It was good of John to help me.
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