Adjectives: Position in sentences

Level: Beginner-Intermediate

 

1. Adjectives before nouns
When adjectives come in a noun phrase they are normally immediately before the noun.
Example:
She has a beautiful bag.
I have a funny friend.

 

2. Adjectives used only in front of nouns
Some adjectives are only used in front of nouns (southern, northern, western, eastern; indoor, outdoor; digital).
Example:
I live in northern Spain.
She doesn’t have a digital camera.
I need to put an outdoor light near the porch.

 

3. After something, everything, etc.
Example:
I saw something interesting this morning.
Let’s go somewhere quiet.

 

4. Adjectives after condition verbs ‘be
Adjectives are used to describe the condition of things and people, etc.
Example:
I am asleep.
She is very tall.
He is handsome.

 

5. Subject + Verb + Object + Adjective
Example:
He makes me happy.
The movie made me laugh.

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