{"id":10691,"date":"2019-07-30T14:27:28","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T12:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=10691"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:24:56","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:24:56","slug":"adjectives-position-in-sentences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2019\/07\/adjectives-position-in-sentences\/","title":{"rendered":"Adjectives: Position in sentences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Level: Beginner-Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Adjectives before nouns<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">adjectives<\/span> come in a noun phrase they are normally immediately <em>before<\/em> the <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">noun<\/span>.<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><br \/>\nShe has a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">beautiful<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">bag<\/span>.<br \/>\nI have a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">funny<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">friend<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Adjectives used only in front of nouns<\/strong><br \/>\nSome <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">adjectives<\/span> are only used <em>in front<\/em> of <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">nouns<\/span> (southern, northern, western, eastern; indoor, outdoor; digital).<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><br \/>\nI live in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">northern<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Spain<\/span>.<br \/>\nShe doesn&#8217;t have a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">digital<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">camera<\/span>.<br \/>\nI need to put an <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">outdoor<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">light<\/span> near the porch.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. After something, everything, etc.<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><br \/>\nI saw <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">something<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">interesting<\/span> this morning.<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s go <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">somewhere<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">quiet<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Adjectives after condition verbs &#8216;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">be<\/span>&#8216;<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Adjectives<\/span> are used to describe the condition of things and people, etc.<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><br \/>\nI <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">am<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">asleep<\/span>.<br \/>\nShe <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">is<\/span> very <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">tall<\/span>.<br \/>\nHe <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">is<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">handsome<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. <span style=\"color: #339966;\">Subject<\/span> + <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Verb<\/span> + <span style=\"color: #800000;\">Object<\/span> + <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Adjective<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #339966;\">He<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">makes<\/span> <span style=\"color: #800000;\">me<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">happy<\/span>.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #339966;\">The<\/span> <span style=\"color: #008000;\">movie<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">made<\/span> <span style=\"color: #800000;\">me<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">laugh<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Level: Beginner-Intermediate &nbsp; 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. &nbsp; 2. 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