Lesson
FUNCTION
Adjectives tell us more about a noun. They can:Describe feelings or qualities:
He is a lonely manThey are honest people
Give nationality or origin:
Pierre is FrenchThis clock is German
Our house is Victorian
Tell more about a thing's characteristics:
A wooden table.The knife is sharp.
Tell us about age:
He's a young manMy coat is very old
Tell us about size and measurement:
John is a tall man.This is a very long film.
Tell us about colour:
Paul wore a red shirt.The sunset was crimson and gold.
Tell us about material/what something is made of:
It was a wooden tableShe wore a cotton dress
Tell us about shape:
A rectangular boxA square envelope
Express a judgement or a value:
A fantastic filmGrammar is boring.
