Series of Adjectives

Presented by:Mr. Ryan Lualhati

Series of AdjectivesDeterminer

Observation

Physical Description Origin Material

Qualifier

Noun

  Size Shape Age Color

 

a beautiful     old   Italian   touring car

an expensive    antique

    silver   mirror

four gorgeous  long-stemmed

  red   silk   roses

her     short  black

      hair

our   big   old   English    sheepdog

those     square       wooden hat boxes

that weird little           hunting cabin

several  enormous

  young  American

 basketball

players

some delicious         Thai     food

Determiners 

articles and other limiters (all Limiting Adjectives)

Observation

Characteristics according to one’s opinion. (beautiful or interesting)

Size and Shape

Adjectives referring to physical features such as size (large, small, medium) and shape (round, rectangular, triangular)

Age

Adjectives referring to age (young, old, new, etc.)

Color

Adjectives referring to color. (red, blue, green, light, etc.)

Origin

Adjectives referring to a source noun. (Proper Adjectives: American, Filipino, Canadian, etc.)

Materials

Adjectives referring to what something is made of (wooden, metallic, woolen, etc.)

Qualifierfinal limiter, often regarded as part of the noun (e.g., rocking chair, hunting cabin, passenger car, book cover)