Adjective theory

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non gradable (extreme) adjectives
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awful, super, extreme, excellent,
non gradable (absolute) adjectives
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impossible, unique, main,
non gradable adjectives - other
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dead, domestic, digital, chemical
1. opinion
ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
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sexy, interesting, fantastic
2. size
ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
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eg. big, small, huge
3. physical quality
ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
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eg. soft, hard, floppy
4. age
ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
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eg. old, young, new
5. shape
ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
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eg. round, square, triangular
6. colour
ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
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eg. black, red, white
7. participle
ORDER OF ADJECTIVES, imiesłów
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eg. timbered, plastered
words with -ed or -ing but still the adj, always comes from the verb
8. origin
ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
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eg. French, British, Asian
9. material
ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
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eg. plastic, golden, wooden
10. purpose
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shooting (as in a shooting gallery), bathing (as in a bathing costume)
adjectives without nouns
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1. gorups of people (the rich, the blind) 2. people of a given nationality in general (the English, the Dutch) 3. abstract ideas (she's interested in the supernatural)
adjectives in predicative function - after a noun
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asleep, afraid, alike, alone, upset, well, ill
The baby 's asleep. He was afraid. They look alike. John was alone. She was upset when her lover left her. He's very well. You look ill.
adjectives in atributive function
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sleeping, frightened, similar to, lonely, depressed, healthy/fit, sick
a sleeping baby, a frightened man. They are similar to each other. A lonely man. A depressed woman. A healthy/ fit man. Nurses look after sick people.

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