Adjectives
Lesson 7- Beginner
What is Adjectives?
Adjectives describe or modify nouns. (Os adjetivos descrevem ou modificam substantivos).
I like fairy tales. A fairy tale is an imaginary story that has unrealistic characters in a fantastic background. It makes me forget about the real world and refreshes my tired mind.
Adjectives generally appear immediately before the noun.
A pretty girl
Red flowers
A long stick
Heavy boxes
Warm weather
Commonly, adjectives of opposite meaning are formed by adding a prefix such as un, in, or dis.
clear – unclear, important – unimportant, predictable – unpredictable, believable – unbelievable, common – uncommon, aware – unaware, ambiguous – unambiguous, conventional – unconventional, certain – uncertain
definite – indefinite, correct – incorrect, comparable – incomparable, complete – incomplete, evitable – inevitable, expensive – inexpensive
able – disable, assemble – disassemble, content – discontent, similar – dissimilar
When using a string of adjectives, they should appear in a set order: size/shape + age + color + origin + material.
A big brown house
A small old English desk
A beautiful black Italian leather purse
Delicious Chinese food
The + adjective describes a class or group of people and acts as a noun.
the old, the young, the poor, the rich, the oppressed, the homeless, etc.
This popular TV show is loved by the old.
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