Adjectives

What are adjectives?

• the words that provide information about the person who does the action

• the words that provide information about the qualities of something

• the words that provide information about the action that took place

Many adjectives have the same form as participles.

• True

• False

Compound adjectives are made up of three or more parts.

• True

• False

What are the two usual sentence positions of adjectives?

• before a noun or after a noun and a verb

• after a noun or befpre a noun and a verb

What is the order of adjectives' categories if we have many of them in a sentence?

• size, shape, colour, origin, material, use

• colour, origin, material, use, shape, colour

• size, shape, colour, material, use, origin

If one adjective qualifies another, ....

• we put a hyphen between them

• we put a comma between them

• we leave out commas

We can use intensifiers and downtoners with ungradable adjectives.

• True

• False

Calm, flexible, and happy are the examples of gradable adjectives.

• True

• False

Ellipsis occurs in...

• Even though the weather was rainy, we still went out.

• You should wear something warm.

• My mother is hard-working.

What is the example of the complement standing after the object?

• The student passed the test with flying colours.

• The roof is wooden.

• Don't make me jealous.