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

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

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2. Adjectives Adjectives describe nouns or noun phrases. They are almost always placed in this order: Number
3. Adjective Rules The sixteen durable oblong rods undergird Number Evaluation Shape Subject the bridge section. The
4. Adjective Rules The road was long, flat, and two-lane. Shape Shape Class The mixture is toxic
5. Comma Rules for Adjectives Commas always separate coordinate adjectives. Coordinate adjectives have the same status in
6. Comma Rules for Adjectives How will you know if the adjectives are coordinate? Ask these two
7. Practice Examples 1) The saw cuts were (clean deep straight). 2) The team of (Lebanese chemical
8. Practice Answers 1) The saw cuts were clean, deep, and Evaluation Shape straight. Shape 2) The
9. Practice Examples 3) The (pavement control group unhardened) mixture was used for the final experiment. 4)
10. Practice Answers 3) The unhardened pavement control group physical descript. Class Class mixture was used for
11. Adapted by Joshua Prenosil and Linda Bergmann from The Thomson Handbook by David Blakesley and Jeffrey
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Adjectives
Adjectives describe nouns or noun phrases.
They are almost always placed in

this order:
Number
Evaluation
Physical Description (size, shape, age, color)
Classifying Adjectives

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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.

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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

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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Adapted by Joshua Prenosil and Linda Bergmann from The Thomson Handbook

by David Blakesley and Jeffrey L. Hoogeveen

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

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AdjectivesAdjectives describe nouns or noun phrases.They are almost always placed in

Adjective RulesThe sixteen durable oblong rods undergird Number Evaluation Shape Subjectthe

Adjective RulesThe road was long, flat, and two-lane. Shape Shape ClassThe

Comma Rules for AdjectivesCommas always separate coordinate adjectives. Coordinate adjectives have

Comma Rules for AdjectivesHow will you know if the adjectives are

Practice Examples 1) The saw cuts were (clean deep straight).2) The team of

Practice Answers1) The saw cuts were clean, deep, and Evaluation Shape straight.

Practice Examples3) The (pavement control group unhardened) mixture was used for the

Practice Answers3) The unhardened pavement control group physical descript. Class Class