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It is a word whose main syntactic role is to modify a noun or pronoun , giving more information about the noun or pronoun's referent What is an Adjective? Analys Milano CC [email_address]

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good, pretty, right, wrong, funny, light, happy, sad, full, soft, hard.

Opinion: Ex. He is a GOOD dad He is a BAD dad

Adjective Order Opinion Size Age Shape Material Colour Origin Purpose

Size: height; e.g. tall, short, high, low; taller, tallest width; e.g. wide, narrow, thin, slim; wider, widest length; e.g. long, short; longer, longest volume; e.g. fat, huge; fatter, fattest Ex. The boy was SHORTER than the ugly FAT thief

Age: new, young, adolescent, teenage, middle-aged, old, ancient Ex. He is an OLD man with his NEW puppy

Shape: circular, oval, triangular, square, 5-sided, hexagonal, irregular Ex. I want to buy an OVAL table.

Colour: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, white, grey, black, black and white, light blue, dark red, pale blue, reddish brown, off-white, bright green, warm yellow Ex. I used my BLACK T-shirt last week

Origin: Hong Kong, Chinese, English, American, Canadian, Japanese lunar, eastern . Ex. She was a beautiful MEXICAN girl.

Material: wood, plastic, ceramic, paper, silk, wooden, metal, cotton. Ex. This is my favorite wooden toy.

Purpose: -Often regarded as part of the noun . -These adjectives often end with "-ing“ rocking chair, hunting cabin, passenger car, book cover Ex. They prepare DANCING activities.