ADJECTIVES: 1. The position of adjectives: - before a noun - after the verb to be 2.

Some adjectives can be used only in one position 3. Some adjectives are always followed by a preposition: anxious for, full of 4. The order of adjectives: - opinion (nice, awful, lovely) - size (large, small) - quality (clear, famous, busy) - age (old, new) - shape (round, square) - colour (red, white) - -ed and ing adjectives - origin (British, American) - material (paper, plastic) *we sometimes prefer to put a short adjective before a long one *generally speaking, the adjective closest to the noun has the closest link in meaning with the noun We can sometimes put AND between two adjectives a soft and comfortable chair 5. Adjectives in ed and ing adj. in ing express what something is like, the effect it has on us: boring, interesting adj. in ed expres how we feel about something: bored, amused