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Adjective Issues for ESL Writers Dr. Linda Bergmann, Professor of English, Purdue

Adjectives Adjectives describe nouns or noun phrases. They are almost always placed in this order: 1)Number 2)Evaluation 3)Physical Description (size, shape, age, color) 4)Classifying Adjectives

Adjective Rules The sixteen durable oblong rods undergird Number Evaluation Shape Subject the bridge section. The two experienced and certified Number Evaluation Class engineers accompany the undergrads. Subject Rule One: The adjectives are placed before the noun if sentence does not use a ‘to be’ verb to define the noun.

Adjective Rules The road was long, flat, and two-lane. Shape Shape Class The mixture is toxic and hazardous. Evaluation Class Rule Two: The adjectives are placed after the noun if a ‘to be’ verb is used to define the noun. “To be” verbs are conjugations of “to be”: am, is, are, was, were

Comma Rules for Adjectives Commas always separate coordinate adjectives. Coordinate adjectives have the same status in the sentence, as in the following examples: He was a difficult, stubborn child. The quick, efficient roadwork helped the city a lot. The crew used meticulous, precise measurements to complete the work.

Comma Rules for Adjectives How will you know if the adjectives are coordinate? Ask these two questions: If the answer to these questions is yes, the adjectives are coordinate and should be separated by a comma. Never put a comma between the last adjective and the noun. Does the sentence make sense if the adjectives are written in a different order? Does the sentence make sense if and goes between the adjectives?

Practice Examples 1)The saw cuts were (clean deep straight). 2)The team of (Lebanese chemical well-renowned) engineers visited campus. Order the words in parenthesis to create a sentence with appropriate adjective order. Ask the ‘coordinate adjective’ questions to determine if you need a comma between adjectives.

Practice Answers 1)The saw cuts were clean, deep, and Evaluation Shape straight. Shape 2)The team of well-renowned, Lebanese Evaluation Class chemical engineers visited campus. Class

Practice Examples 3)The (pavement control group unhardened) mixture was used for the final experiment. 4)The (graduate industrious intelligent) student worked hard in the class. Order the words in parenthesis to create a sentence with appropriate adjective order. Ask the ‘coordinate adjective’ questions to determine if you need a comma between adjectives.

Practice Answers 3) The unhardened pavement control group physical descript. Class Class mixture was used for the final experiment. 4) The industrious, intelligent graduate Evaluation Evaluation Class student worked hard in the class.

Adapted by Joshua Prenosil and Linda Bergmann from The Thomson Handbook by David Blakesley and Jeffrey L. Hoogeveen

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