Seltzer 1983: 19 From the explanations above, I can conclude that, an adjective modifies
or describe a noun or pronoun. Adjectives normally appear before the noun they modify, but in sentences with linking verbs they come after the verb. They answer
the questions what kind? Which one? or How many? Occasionally, a noun can function as an adjective before another noun, answering the question what kind?
it is mentioned as Noun Adjective. Verbs can also function as adjectives when they take present participle or past participle endings; we name it as Verb
Adjective.
2.2.5.1. Using Adjective in Descriptive Writing
Adjectives are words that describe nouns – people, place, and things. Adjectives
appear in different positions in the sentence. 1 Adjectives usually come after an article and before a noun,
2 adjective can also occur after some stative verbs such as appear, be, become, feel, look, seem.
Savage and Meyers,2005: 43
The use of adjectives is to give the reader a more complete picture of the people, places, and things they want to describe. Adjectives are words that describe nouns.
1 An adjective can come before a noun. If the noun is singular, use a an or the before the adjective,
2 adjectives have only one form. Use the same adjective with singular and plural nouns,
3 an adjective can come after be. When two adjectives come after be, separate them with and,
4 when a noun functions as an adjective, it is always singular, 5 adjectives may be formed from verbs. Many of these adjectives are formed by
adding –ingto verbs.
Savage and Shaefiei, 2007: 43 Table 2.5. Structural description of adjectives by Marcella Frank
Function Form
Markers
Modifies a noun
Beautiful girl
grammatical endings for comparison
-er, -est more, most
Intensifier of degree
very, so, quite, too
Modifies a pronoun
They are beautiful
Position
Before a noun Determiners
Descriptive adjectives Noun adjuncts
articles
a, the
Numeral
first, three
General description
Beautiful, intelligent
Physical state
size –
large age
– old color
– red
Proper adjective
nationality - Irish
religion –
Catholic college students
gasoline station
Demonstratives
this, that
Possessives
my, your
adjectives of indefinite quantity
some, much, etc
2.2.5.2 The Order of Adjectives in Series
Using two or more adjectives to describe a noun has the rules that must be followed. The rules must be followed by the writer in writing the adjectives are
written below:
1 when a noun is modified by more than one adjective, you must separate the
adjectives with commas, 2
an adjective can come after be. When two adjectives come after be, separate them with and,
3 when the students use more than one adjective, they have to put them in the
right order according to type, as written below:: opinion
– size length – shapewidth – age – color – nationality – material – noun.
2.2.6. General Concept of Paragraph Organization
