Grammar Usage: Adjectives And Their Position Part II

PERSONALITY WORDS:

FUSSY (adjective)

Not easily pleased, worried or careful about unimportant things.

Examples: 

She is too fussy about everything and always complains.

Our boss is not fussy about tiny details. He is a relaxed person.

MODEST (adjective)

Humble, unpretentious, unassuming about one's abilities.

Not large in size or amount, not expensive.

Examples:

He's very modest in his behaviour despite his successful career.

They live in a modest house in the outskirts of the city. 

OBSERVANT (adjective)

Quick at noticing things.

Careful in obeying laws, rules and religious customs.

 

Examples:

Police and journalists are trained to be observant.

One should be observant of the traffic rules to prevent road accidents. 

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WRONG TO CORRECT USAGE:

WRONG: My parents live in the flat above the bank and I live in the opposite house.

CORRECT: My parents live in the flat above the bank and I live in the house opposite.

GRAMMAR: Adjective 'opposite' may be used immediately after a noun.  

More on this:

1. An 'adjective' is a word that tells what a person, thing, place, etc. is like.

(e.g. 'a tall woman', 'a blue pen')

2. Adjectives which may be used immediately after a noun include concerned, involved, opposite, present and responsible.

3. However, these adjectives may also be used before a noun but then they have a different meaning. 

'The information will be sent to everyone concerned.'

'The concerned parents wanted to organise a meeting for the cause.'

4. Adjectives are of two main categories: 

a) determining adjectives.

b) descriptive adjectives which can be further divided into qualifying and classifying adjectives. 

 

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Grammar Usage: Adjectives and Their Position Part I

PERSONALITY WORDS:

ARROGANT (adjective)

proud in an unpleasant way and self-important feeling.

Examples: 

He is proud, arrogant and have a disrespectful attitude towards everyone.

Arrogant people must not be in power and leadership.

AUDACIOUS (adjective)

showing a willingness to take risks.

Examples: 

You have an audacious plan that will involve a lot of perseverance and hard work.

The workers made an audacious claim.

Cranky (adjective)

Easily annoyed and irritable; eccentric, bizarre

Examples: 

Opening a shopping mall in a rural area sounds a cranky idea.

 

A lot of cranky talk takes place about management.

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WRONG TO CORRECT USAGE:

WRONG: The country's present crisis is economic.

CORRECT: The country's present crisis is an economic one/ The country's present crisis concerns its economy.

GRAMMAR: Adjectives which classify usually go before a noun (not after a linking verb). 'An economic crisis/policy', 'atomic energy', 'a medical certificate', 'legal advice', 'the northern hemisphere', 'a weekly visit'. 

More on this:

1. An 'adjective' is a word that tells what a person, thing, place, etc. is like.

(e.g. 'a tall woman', 'a blue pen')

2. Most one-syllable form their comparatives and superlatives with -er/-est.

(e.g. young - younger, tall - tallest)

3. Adjectives are of two main categories: 

a) determining adjectives.

b) descriptive adjectives which can be further divided into qualifying and classifying adjectives. 

 

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Grammar Usage: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

PERSONALITY WORDS:

AFFECTIONATE (adjective)

Showing feelings of fondness and care.

Examples: 

She is very affectionate towards old people.

Your affectionate and happy disposition makes you satisfied.

BLUNT (adjective)

Harsh, impolite. 

Saying in an impolite way without considering other people's feelings.

Examples: 

I'll be blunt - you're a big bore.

You speak polite rather than speaking blunt and hurting someone's feelings.

CYNICAL (adjective)

Not trusting the goodness of other people and their actions.

Examples: 

We must not be cynical towards all politicians and their good works.

Her broken relationships have made her cynical towards love.

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WRONG TO CORRECT USAGE:

WRONG: Our Neighbour is one of the most rudest man in our locality.

CORRECT: Our Neighbour is one of the rudest men in our locality.

WRONG: The medicine made her feel much more better.

CORRECT: The medicine made her feel much better.

GRAMMAR: We do not use an -er/-est form and more/most together.

More on this:

1. An 'adjective' is a word that tells what a person, thing, place, etc. is like.

(e.g. 'a tall woman', 'a blue pen')

2. Most one-syllable form their comparatives and superlatives with -er/-est.

(e.g. young - younger, tall - tallest)

 

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Grammar Usage: Adjectives And Prepositions Part III

WORD OF THE DAY:

CAPRICIOUS (adjective)

Changing mood or behaviour suddenly and unexpectedly;

Having unpredictable, volatile and erratic mood.

Examples: 

The weather has been very capricious now a days.

She is very cruel and capricious woman who could beguile and terrify anyone.

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WRONG TO CORRECT USAGE:

WRONG: The forum is very interesting in problems caused by pollution.

CORRECT: The forum is very interested in problems caused by pollution.

WRONG: It was such a bored programme that I fell asleep.

CORRECT: It was such a boring programme that I fell asleep.

GRAMMAR: The two participle forms (-ed and -ing forms) of a verb are often used as adjectives. The -ed form usually describes how someone feels. The -ing form describes the person or thing that causes the feeling.

More on this:

1. An 'adjective' is a word that tells what a person, thing, place, etc. is like.

(e.g. 'a tall woman', 'a blue pen')

2. A preposition is a word that comes at the beginning of a phrase which tells us when, where, why, how, etc.

(e.g. I will come to the party 'at' seven o'clock in the evening.)

3. A Preposition is always followed by a noun or a gerund (-ing form).

(e.g. She's excited about the event.)

 

4. Prepositions are also used as linking words.

(e.g. We were given information about the remote areas.) 

 

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