Adjectives: no endings, fixed position
English adjectives never change: a red car, two red cars, the soup is hot; position before the noun or after be/look/feel
I can place unchanging adjectives before nouns and after linking verbs.
Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?
The little corner bakery sells warm cinnamon rolls every morning.
The little corner bakery sells warm cinnamon rolls every morning.
You look happy today. - I am: the exam is over and the sun is out.
You look happy today. - I am: the exam is over and the sun is out.
Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?
One form, forever:
| Pattern | Example |
|---|---|
| before the noun | a red car, two red cars, the red car |
| after be | The soup is hot. |
| after look/feel/sound/taste | You look tired. It tastes great. |
No gender, no number, no case - ever. With two or more: opinion before fact: a lovely little café, an old Italian song. Adjectives never take plural -s: *reds cars is impossible.
- Plural -s on adjectives: *interestings books → interesting books
- Adjective after the noun: *a car red → a red car
Common Error Patterns
-s added to adjectives
Adjectives never inflect
Adjective after the noun
Attribute slot is before the noun
The little corner bakery sells warm cinnamon rolls every morning.
The little corner bakery sells warm cinnamon rolls every morning.
little corner / warm cinnamon: stacked unchanging adjectives.
You look happy today. - I am: the exam is over and the sun is out.
You look happy today. - I am: the exam is over and the sun is out.
look + adjective (not adverb): you look happy.
Practice in course
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises