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Chapter 23 Adjective and Adjective Phrase Warming-up 1. Classification 2. Adjectives and participles p263 3. Adjectives as modifier in noun phrases 4. Adjectives as complement p268 5. Notes Here are some adjectives that specifically describe nouns related to the picture below: African-American girl Lovely girl Yellow shirt Happy girl Shiny apple colorful books green book Brown hair Small eyes Round face … Why are adjectives important to use It makes your writing/speaking more visual and vivid. It appeals to our senses so we can hear, see, touch, taste, and even smell what you’re describing. It makes reading and writing much more fun. Here are two sentences: one uses adjectives, one doesn’t. Which one allows you to see the picture better? a. The rainforest contains flowers and plants that may help cure hospital patients. b. The fresh, lush rainforest contains hundreds of bright, colorful flowers and healthy, green plants that may help cure many weak hospital patients. 1. Classification :p 259 One-word vs. Compound Central vs. Peripheral Dynamic vs. Stative: p 260 Gradable vs. Non-gradable Central vs. Peripheral Green apples are sour. Pillar-boxes are green. They have painted the windows green. central Only as Premodifier: A. Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly e.g. My weekly pay is $150. I’m paid weekly. My pay is weekly? B. –most: utmost, foremost, innermost, etc. C. –er: elder/eldest, inner, other, upper, lower, latter, former, outer, utter, etc. D. –en: wooden, leaden, golden, silken, earthen, woolen, flaxen, etc. (material) E. only, mere, sole, total, main, chief, principle (for emphasis) G. –ing: living, existing, remaining, neighboring, dying (Ti) Only as SC He is an alive man.? He is a living man / he is alive. An alone person? A lone person / he is alone. An asleep child? A sleeping child/ the child is asleep. They are of an alike shape.? They are of a like shape/ they are alike in shape. A well man? A healthy m