This document discusses different ways that adverbs and adjectives can be used together to modify meanings. It explains that adverbs can make adjectives stronger or weaker by placing them before adjectives like "very cold" or "quite tired". It also discusses the order of multiple adjectives with opinion adjectives coming first, followed by size adjectives, and other descriptive adjectives. Finally, it notes that nouns can also be combined like adjectives by providing information about a second noun, like "cardboard box".

1. adverb + adjective
noun + noun

2. adverbs can
indicate strength

3. We can use an adverb (e.g. very)
before an adjective (e.g. cold) to make
the adjective stronger

4. We can use an adverb (e.g. very)
before an adjective (e.g. cold) to make
the adjective stronger
It was cold.

5. We can use an adverb (e.g. very)
before an adjective (e.g. cold) to make
the adjective stronger
It was cold. It was very cold.

6. We can use an adverb (e.g. very)
before an adjective (e.g. cold) to make
the adjective stronger
It was cold. It was very cold.
We get a better understanding of
just how cold it was by using an
adverb

7. We can use an adverb (e.g. very)
before an adjective (e.g. cold) to make
the adjective strongerstronger
We were very tired after the trip.
I felt extremely nervous after the exam.
I’m really angry with you.
examples:

8. adverbs can
show weakness

9. We can use an adverb (e.g. quite)
before an adjective (e.g. tired) to
make the adjective weaker

10. We can use an adverb (e.g. quite)
before an adjective (e.g. tired) to
make the adjective weaker
She was tired.

11. We can use an adverb (e.g. quite)
before an adjective (e.g. tired) to
make the adjective weaker
She was tired. She was quite tired.

12. We can use an adverb (e.g. quite)
before an adjective (e.g. tired) to
make the adjective weaker
She was tired. She was quite tired.
We get a better understanding of
just how tired she was by using an
adverb

13. We can use an adverb (e.g. quite)
before an adjective (e.g. tired) to
make the adjective weaker
Our car is fairly old. (It’s old, but isn’t very old.)
The meal was quite nice. (It was nice, but not
wonderful.)
It was rather late when we arrived. (It was
late, but not extremely late.)
examples:

14. multiple adjectives
may be used

15. When we use multiple adjectives
together, we always put the opinion
adjectives (e.g. wonderful, beautiful,
etc.) before any others (e.g. new,
warm)

16. When we use multiple adjectives
together, we always put the opinion
adjectives (e.g. wonderful, beautiful,
etc.) before any others (e.g. new,
warm)
a wonderful new product
a lovely warm day
a beautiful little cottage
a horrible green shirt
opinion
examples:

17. size adjectives
give more details

18. We use size adjectives (e.g. big, tall)
before an adjective that gives other
information, for example its age (new,
old), its color, or its shape (thin, round)

19. a big new product
a small warm day
a huge little cottage
a large green shirt
sizeexamples:
We use size adjectives (e.g. big, tall)
before an adjective that gives other
information, for example its age (new,
old), its color, or its shape (thin, round)

20. finally

21. nouns can act
like adjectives

22. We can use two nouns together. The
first noun is like an adjective and give
information about the second noun.

23. a cardboard box
a cassette tape
a check book
an alarm clock
noun + nounexamples:
We can use two nouns together. The
first noun is like an adjective and give
information about the second noun.

24. works cited
Coe, Norman, Mark Harrison, and Ken
Paterson. Oxford Practice Grammar Basic
with Answers. Oxford, England: Oxford
University Press, 2006.