ADJECTIVES

  • Adjectives name attributes of nouns.
  • Adjectives describe or express the properties or qualities or states of nouns.
  • Adjectives modify (adjectives are modifiers) nouns when used in the attributive position.  For example, “a big man”
  • Adjectives can be pre-modified (usually by intensifying adverbs, post-modified (usually by prepositional phrases or clauses), coordinated, and listed.

degree adverbs modifying adjectives ‘almost certain’

ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS, C1, degree, hedge, MODALITY, modify

Modifying an adjective for hedging with a degree adverb involves using an adverb to soften or weaken the strength or certainty of an adjective. This technique is often used in communication to express caution, uncertainty, or to avoid making absolute statements. By adding a degree adverb, we can create a more nuanced or less definitive

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‘major cities’, ‘very beginning’ (major | very + noun)

academic, ADJECTIVES, attributive, C2, degree, intensity, NOUNS, position, range

For this C2 grammar, ‘major’ is an adjective meaning: important, serious, or significant. ‘Very’ is an adjective meaning: actual or precise, with emphasis on the exact quality of the following noun or an extreme point in time/space. Point 73 under the category of adjectives in C2 on the English Grammar Profile these two vocabulary items

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ANYTHING | SOMETHING + adjective

A2, ADJECTIVES, B1, indefinite, PRONOUNS, specify

Let’s look at some examples of the indefinite pronoun ‘something’ + adjective phrase.  This relates to “post positioned adjectives” ‘something’ is an indefinite pronoun.  ‘special’ is an adjective. The adjective post-modifies the pronoun.  The adjective makes the pronoun more specific. Well,  how about something special for lunch tomorrow to cheer you up? I‘ll make something special for you. (Watch example sentences) The meaning of ‘something adjective‘

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adJective Noun phrases and compound nouns

A2, ADJECTIVES, NOUNS, phrases, range

Here are two examples of an A2 adjective followed by an A2 noun: If you need any further information,  it‘s available online.  listen They have hundreds of jobs  in a wide variety of qualifications. listen _JJ or supposedly an adjective + _NN a noun on iWeb gives us a picture that requires interpretation of manual data. On the left is how text inspector divides the vocabulary level. 

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