2019-03-20 Grammar: order of adjectives

Greg Malivuk
gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all classes
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Homework: p. 36-7 exercise 6 - identify the form (adverb, phrase, clause) and meaning (manner, place, frequency, time, reason) of each underlined adverbial
1 a adverb, manner
  b phrase, place
  c clause, time
  d phrase, time
2 a phrase, place
  b phrase, place
  c clause, manner
  d clause, time
3 a clause, time
  b adverb, manner
  c phrase, place
  d phrase, reason
4 a adverb, manner
  b phrase, place
  c phrase, manner
5 a adverb, place
  b phrase, time
  c clause, time
  d (part of a clause), time (“to look for help” would be a phrase about reason)
6 a adverb, frequency
  b adverb, manner
  c phrase, manner
  d clause, condition (similar to reason, but not the same)
7 a adverb, manner
  b phrase, place
  c phrase, time
8 a phrase, time/frequency
  b phrase, place
  c phrase, reason
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Noun Phrases = groups of words which together function as a noun
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“The really small stone school in Boston where I used to study English”
head noun = school

determiner = the (articles, demonstratives, possessives, quantifiers)
intensifier + adjective = really small
noun modifier = stone

prepositional phrase = in Boston
adjective clause = where I used to study English
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p. 149 exercise 1 - combine words from each colum to make noun phrases, and then write sentences about them.
She just returned from a very expensive three-week vacation.
I wish to go on a very relaxing three-week vacation.
Your really experienced English teacher explains things well.
Many very experienced university professors have master’s degrees.
He is a really good English teacher.
Those wonderfully expensive stones were swallowed by animals.
My rabbit is an extremely cute English animal.
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Order of Adjectives - When we have multiple adjective modifiers in a noun phrase, there is a typical order they go in:
Opinion
Size
Age/Condition
Shape
Color
Origin
Material

After all the adjectives, we put noun modifiers for compound nouns.
“breakfast table” - a table usually used for breakfast
“English learner” - a learner (student) of English
“learner English” - the English that learners speak (including their typical errors)
“mailbox key box” - a box for keys for mailboxes (a mailbox is a box for mail)
“motor oil” - oil for motors
“baby oil” - oil for babies
“olive oil” - oil made from olives
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Homework: p. 152 exercise 3 - Complete the paragraph with adjectives in the correct order.