The document discusses different ways that adverbs and adjectives can be used together to modify nouns and provide more descriptive information. It explains that adverbs can make adjectives stronger or weaker by placing them before adjectives like "very cold" or "quite tired". Multiple adjectives are ordered from opinion adjectives to size adjectives to other descriptive adjectives. Finally, nouns can also act like adjectives when placed before other nouns to provide more detail 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 stronger stronger 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 ) examples: a wonderful new product a lovely warm day a beautiful little cottage a horrible green shirt opinion

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. examples: 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 ) a big new product a small warm day a huge little cottage a large green shirt size

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

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