Adjectives Personal QualitiesAnd – Because - But

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An adjective describes a noun or

a pronoun.

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An adjective answers:What kind ? ________ bookboring

Which one ? ________ mantall

How many ?________ catsseven

To find an adjective you need to locate the nouns first.

Three happy children played at the park.

The donkey stepped on my large hat.

The child was brave.

Position of adjectives in a sentence

When adjectives come in a noun phrase they are normally immediately before the noun.

They live in a very old house.

Sometimes, however, for emphatic purposes, the adjective is placed after the noun.

She is a woman, pretty and elegant.

It comes after the verb «to be»

She is an old and poor woman.

After the verbs become, feel, get, look, seem, smell, sound and taste.

Children became very happy at the party.

The dog seemed very friendly.

After a noun phrase and the verbs call, find, get, hate, have, leave, like, make, paint and want

They painted the house white.

The teddy bear made her happy.

He never shares his belongings.He only spends for himself.

He’s really _______.stingy

She shares everything with her friends.

She’s _______.generous

I have got a dog.It always helps me and everybody.

It’s really _______.helpful

I have got nice friends.They never tell lies.

They are very _______.honest

ADJECTIVES DESCRIBING PERSONALITY

Mary always helps her friends.She is always there when you need help.

She is __________.supportive

She is easily affected emotionally and cries easily.

She is __________.sensitive

Look at him! He is helping a woman. He is __________.kind / polite

Look at him! He isn’t even smiling. He looks very _____serious

Cem is good at understanding and making jokes. He always makes us laugh.

He has ________________.a good sense of humour

ADJECTIVES

Describing Physical qualities

Describing Personal qualities

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kindcheerful

meanetc...

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Personal Qualities Physical Qualitiessociable

short

supportive

sincere

beautiful

curly

reliable

plump

honest

handsome

medium height

generous

slim

hardworking

brave

tall

cheerful

rude

dark

funny

sadrude angry

intelligent

plumpshy

funny

nervousrelaxed

When you are feeling utter disappointmentWhen you are genuinely surprised.

When you are getting progressively angrier When You Don’t Want Someone to Say Something

How do we show our feelings?

When you’re feeling creepy When you are so happy you can’t control yourself

When you are absolutely terrified When something is absolutely perfect

When you agree, but not really When you’re not sure what you just heard

When You Were ‘That’ Close When you’re feeling bored

1. Hakan is short because / but he is handsome.

2. Mehmet is hardworking but / and he never does well in the exams.

3 . Ece has got fair hair because / and blue eyes.

4. Leyla is slim but because her sister is plump.

5. Ayşe is nice but / and kind.

6. Ali is a good friend of mine because / but he is very reliable .

7. Can is tall because / but his brother is quite short.

8. I like him because / but he is cheerful because / and he has a good sense of humour.

and –because - but

Healthy Family MealsThe Brown family is trying to eat healthy meals, _____ it is difficult. Both Mr. and Mrs. Brown work all day, ____ they are tired when they get home. They also have two young sons who need a lot of attention. Their oldest son is seven years old _____ the younger son is nine months old. It is difficult for the Browns to plan healthy family meals ______ they have a busy schedule. Lately, the family has been eating fast food that Mr. Brown picks up on the way home from work _____this is a bad habit. The Browns want to start eating healthy homemade meals _______They are worried that their children will develop poor eating habits.

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