This document discusses adjectives and their usage. Adjectives describe or modify nouns and usually precede the noun. Adjectives can also follow linking verbs like "be". Adjectives ending in "-ed" describe feelings and "-ing" adjectives describe what causes feelings. When using multiple adjectives to describe a noun, there is a general order of opinion, size, age, shape, color, nationality, material. This order is memorized using the acronym "SOSHACONAM".

1. Adjectives
Teacher Emerson Macedo

2. Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in
the sentence.
• The tall building.
• The excellent teacher.
• A ten years old boy.
• A beautiful car.
Note: Remember that in English, the adjective is usually put before the noun it describes.

3. An adjective can also be used after a linking verb, especially the verb be.
• The macaw is beautiful.
• Monkeys are funny.
• The sky is blue.
• Katy is beautiful.
Note: When we have a linking verb, we must use the adjective after the noun it describes.

4. Adjectives ending in –ed and –ing
• We can make adjectives by adding –ed or –ing to some verbs
-ed adjectives are used to describe how someone is feeling.
I was surprised to see Betty.
I was excited with the game.
-ing adjectives are used to describe the thing that causes the feeling.
Seeing Betty was surprising.
The game was exciting.

5. When we have more than one adjective to describe the same noun,
we must follow an order.
• Opinion
• Size
• Age
• Shape
• Color
• Nationality
• Material
• etc.
 I bought a beautiful, big, old, rectangular, brown, Brazilian, wooden box.

6. Yes, I know, it’s almost impossible to memorize the order of the adjectives.
So let’s make things easier?
WHAT SIASHACONAMA ?
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7.  I bought a beautiful, big, old, rectangular, brown, Brazilian, wooden box.
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