Placement of adjectives: Adjective + be / be + adjective
- Verb to be: We use this auxiliary to show existence, identity, or state of being.
- Adjective: It is a word that describes a noun. In other words, it tells us more about a particular person, place, thing, or event.
We use the verb "to be" with adjectives to describe a person, thing, idea, or place.
For example: This job is interesting
Structure
Affirmative sentences
Pronoun/Noun + verb to be (am/is/are) + Adjective
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Subject |
Conjugation |
|---|---|
|
I, you, we, they |
work |
|
he, she, it |
works |
Note: We do not add -s to the adjective when it is in plural.
Negative sentences
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Pronoun/Noun + verb to be (am/is/are) + negative auxiliary (not) + adjective |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Firefighters |
are |
not |
creative |
|
The artist |
is |
not |
intelligent |
|
Doctors |
are |
not |
lazy |
Interrogative sentences
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Verb to be (am/is/are) + Pronoun/Noun + adjective? |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Are |
firefighters |
lazy? |
|
Is |
the artist |
shy? |
Adjective + noun
- Noun:a word that refers to a person, place, thing, or event e.g. nurse, hospital, needle, surgery, etc.
- Adjective: a word that describes a noun. In other words, it tells us more about a particular person, place, thing, or event.
In this section, you will learn the most common adjectives to describe jobs using the following structure:
A/an + occupation + has + a/an + adjective + noun
An engineer has an interesting job.
A mechanic has a difficult job.
Practice 1
Organize the words in the correct order
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Organize the words in the correct order
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Organize the words in the correct order
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