POSITION OF ADJECTIVES

Position in sentences

1. Adjectives before nouns When adjectives come in a noun phrase they are normally immediately before the noun. 2. Adjectives used only in front of nouns           Some adjectives are only used in front of nouns eg northern, southern, eastern, western;           indoor, outdoor; digital. 3. Adjectives used after nouns Some adjectives are used alone after nouns eg elect; designate 4. Adjectives after condition verbs eg 'be' Adjectives are used to describe the condition of things and people etc 5. Adjectives only after condition verbs Some adjectives are almost always only used after condition verbs. 6. Verb + object + adjective 7. Changes in meaning because of position