Grammar

=Week 3= = = =Adjectives create a picture. =

In today's lesson we will study and practice using adjectives.

Now, look at your hand out. You can also click on this file to open if you do not have the hand out.


The basic types of adjectives. Add new words to this list. Examples: //silly, beautiful, horroble, difficult// || Examples: //large, tiny, enormous, little// || Examples: ancient, new, young, old || Examples: square, round, flat rectangular, curly || Examples: Blue, pink, reddish, gray || Examples: French, lunar, American, eastern, Greek || Examples: wooden, metal, cotton, paper || Examples: sleeping as in sleeping bag), roasting (as in "roasting tin") ||
 * Opinion || An opinion adjective explains what you think about something. Other people may not agree with you.
 * Size || A size adjective, of course tells you how big or small something is.
 * Age || An age adjective tells you how young or old something is.
 * Shape || A shape adjective describes the shape of something.
 * Colour || A colour adjective, of course describes the colour of something.
 * Origin || An origin adjective describes the where somthing comes from.
 * Material || A material adjective describes what somthing is made of.
 * Purpose || A purpose adjective describes what something is used for. These adjectives often end with "-ing".

Some examples of adjective order

 * || Opinion || Size || Age || Shape || Colour || Origin || Material || Purpose ||  ||
 * a || silly ||  || young ||   ||   || English ||   ||   || man ||
 * a ||  || huge ||   || round ||   ||   || metal ||   || bowl ||
 * a ||  || small ||   ||   || red ||   ||   || sleeping || bag ||