Adjectives: Extreme and Gradable Adjectives are words that describe the qualities of something. What are extreme and gradable adjectives? Some adjectives in English are gradable – that means you can have different degrees or levels of that quality from “a tiny bit” to “extremely”. For example, the weather can be a little cold, rather cold, very cold,
Grammar Time: Adjectives ending in -ed and -ing Let's learn what's the difference between adjectives ending in -ed and -ing not to confuse them. Level A2 / B1 Adjectives that end in -ed (e.g. bored, interested) and adjectives that end in -ing (e.g. boring, interesting) are often confused. -ed adjectives Adjectives that end in -ed generally describe emotions – they tell us how people feel. I
Adjectives and Adverbs Exam in Mind Level A2/B1 Adverbs tell us in what way someone does something. Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs: A beautiful girl drives her expensive car carefully. Adjectives tell us something about a person or a thing. Adjectives can modify nouns: a beautiful girl, an expensive car Jessica is a careful driver. (adjective) She
Grammar Time: How to Form Compound Adjectives with Numbers Let's revise how to form compound adjectives with numbers. Exam in Mind Level B1/B2 A compound adjective is an adjective that contains two or more words. The adjective with two words joined by the hyphen is called a compound adjective. Our office is in a twenty-storey building. I have just
Adjectives Order Get ready for exams Level B1/B2 When more than one adjective comes before a noun, the adjectives are normally in a particular order. Adjectives which describe opinions or attitudes (e.g. amazing, beautiful, expensive) usually come first, before more neutral, factual ones (e.g. red, big, round). If we don’t want to emphasise any one of the adjectives,
