Adjectives in English Grammar

Adjectives

• Adjectives give information about nouns
• They can come before a noun (e.g., "My nice teacher") or after some verbs (e.g., "She is my nice teacher")

Types of Adjectives

• Physical appearance:
  • Short, medium, height, tall
  • Handsome (only for men), beautiful (only for women), pretty (only for women)
  • Good-looking (for men and women), ugly (for men and women)
• Strength and Weakness:
  • Strong, weak
• Age:
  • Young, middle-aged, old
• Personality:
  • Funny, serious, nice, polite, rude, smart, shy, quiet, outgoing

Using Adjectives with "To Be" Verb

• I am = I'm
• You are = You're
• He is = He's
• She is = She's
• It is = It's
• We are = We're
• They are = They're

Making Sentences with Adjectives

• Use the verb "to be" in the present simple to make sentences with adjectives (e.g., "I am tall", "She is pretty")
• Use possessive pronouns to describe someone's characteristics (e.g., "Ali is good-looking", "Lina is tall")

Sentence Structure

• A sentence typically has a subject, verb, and complement
• The verb usually comes after the subject in English

Family Vocabulary

• Singular and plural forms of family members (e.g., mother, mothers; father, fathers)
• Use the verb "to have" to ask about family members (e.g., "How many sisters do you have?")

Family and Relationships

• Married, single, engaged, divorced, widowed
• Use the verb "to be" in the present simple to ask about someone's marital status (e.g., "Are you married?")

Punctuation

• Use a period (.) at the end of a sentence
• Use a question mark (?) after a question
• Use a comma (,) to separate items in a list
• Use a hyphen (-) to join two words together (e.g., "twenty-five")
• Use an apostrophe (') to show possession or abbreviation (e.g., "don't")