Questions tagged [adjectives]
An adjective is a word that describes a noun. In English the adjective usually (but not always) precedes the noun it describes.
1,439
questions
4
votes
1answer
236 views
Is “closed” an adverb or adjective in “pinch your nose closed”?
It is helpful to pinch your nose closed when you have to swallow something that tastes yucky, like cough syrup.
In this sentence, how should I understand the word "closed" is it adverb or ...
1
vote
1answer
15 views
what's the meaning of early in this sentence?
Look at this sentence from a Toefl reading exam:
Other researchers go even further, suggesting that the data provide evidence for large open expanses of water on the early Martian surface.
Here the ...
1
vote
2answers
49 views
an adjective that describes a document that is issued in the very end of a year
I need an adjective that describes a document that is issued in the very end of a year, namely an academic year in school or college.
Let's say it is a report card. What adjective would fit here the ...
1
vote
2answers
80 views
One vs. single (when we talk about amount)
When we talk about amount, which word is more correct, "one" or "single"?
Remember, you should do it in one step, not multiple ones.
Remember, you should do it in a single step, ...
0
votes
1answer
39 views
Romantic as a noun or an adjective?
In the movie Casablanca, Renault tells Rick (@ 16'45"):
"I like to think that you killed a man. It's the romantic in me."
I can't find this phrase in the dictionary: " it's (...) ...
1
vote
2answers
47 views
first rank or first ranked
which is correct:
Sharif University of Technology, the first rank technical university of Iran
Sharif University of Technology, the first ranked technical university of Iran
I guess rank could be noun ...
1
vote
1answer
122 views
What is the difference between the adjective “health-conscious” and “health-minded”?
What is the difference between the adjective health-conscious and health-minded? For example:
Kate doesn't drink or smoke. Se is health-concious, which is a real asset.
Kate doesn't drink or smoke. ...
1
vote
1answer
209 views
which one to use 'will open' vs 'is open' for future? [closed]
Which one is correct or wrong? Can you please explain in detail?
The shop will open tomorrow.
The shop is open tomorrow.
The shop will be open tomorrow.
The shop will be opened tomorrow.
And one ...
0
votes
1answer
41 views
Can I say that a book is “well-guided”?
I need to offer some advice about how a friend of mine can learn a new language effectively. Does the following sound correct?
Make sure you choose a well-guided course book with clear and ...
0
votes
1answer
22 views
An adjective to describe a set, in which each element is different
What would be the idiomatic adjective to describe a set, in which each element is different, for example:
"apple, orange, plum, pear, lemon, peach"
as opposed to a set, in which some ...
0
votes
1answer
61 views
Semantic difference between two different kinds of usage of the participle as an adjective
I am wondering what is the difference between using particles as in (1) and (2) in terms of meaning.
(1) We need to revise the plans devised.
(2) We need to revise the devised plans.
There are some ...
0
votes
0answers
10 views
Can “increased” and “increasing” be interchangeable?
"The expansion of Willis Corp leads to ... needs of new staffs."
A. increase
B. increased
C. increasing
D. increasingly
They said the correct answer is C but I doubted that so I immediately ...
0
votes
1answer
23 views
Difference between Adjectives
What is the difference in meaning between education and educational in the following examples?
Education center and
Educational center
0
votes
1answer
61 views
The decoration of the new office block is more/most pleasing
This sentence is from Edgar Thorpe's
Objective English.
As I know, we should use the comparative adjective to compare between two entities and superlative adjective to compare among three or more. But ...
0
votes
0answers
122 views
It was a ___ experience for me
I'm looking for the perfect adjective in this context. For example, a person is talking about the hard times that he has been through and wants to express how those times have been, in addition to ...
0
votes
2answers
60 views
A word 'Poison' as an adjective
Can the word 'Poison' be used as an adjective?
according to two lyrics, it can be
Poison heart
Poison apple
as far as I know adjective for 'Poison' is 'Poisonous', moreover, I couldn't find the ...
0
votes
1answer
55 views
Adjective or noun?
In the sentence "He became captain of the team", 'captain' (noun) is the subject complement of 'became' and 'of the team' (a PP) is the object complement of 'captain'. Since complements ...
0
votes
1answer
35 views
Can adjectives decorate other adjectives?
They would lead to greater naturalness in the graphic depiction of
anatomy, clothingn likeness, expression, and landscape.
It seems
'of anatomy, clothing, likeness, expression, and landscape'
...
1
vote
1answer
229 views
Adjectives or Verbs in phrase “He has been .. ”
Are these all adjectives tired, selected, hired?
He has been tired to study.
He has been selected as an entertainer at the party.
The job I had been hired to do was no longer needed.
Or, these are ...
2
votes
1answer
36 views
A hot-shot business man
"Well-dressed and travels a lot. Are you some kind of hot-shot business man or something?"
I see "hot-shot", "hotshot" an "hot shot" used. Are all of them ...
0
votes
1answer
43 views
adjective + to + verb vs adjective + verb+ing
I practice to improve my writting skills. I just learned the following:
after adjective we use to + verb.
For example,
These students are difficult to teach.
However, I am confused about the following ...
0
votes
1answer
50 views
Can I use Past Simple and Present Simple in one sentence?
Actually I have two questions:
Can I use Past Simple and Present Simple together in the sentence: 'He looked stunned when he realized that she lives here'?! I know about Sequence of tenses but I'm ...
1
vote
1answer
49 views
felt still more gloomily
The following extract is from Frankenstein. Does anyone know why the adverb gloomily is used after the linking verb felt?
Yet, as I drew nearer home, grief and fear again overcame me. Night also ...
-1
votes
2answers
53 views
widow or widowed?
In the following sentence, should we use widow or widowed? Why?
My father died when I was nine, and so my mother was a [widow / widowed] with four young children.
0
votes
2answers
43 views
Is “taken” adjective here?
In this sentence, is “taken” adjective?
The imitation process begins when the collection of fashions is presented by models on catwalk through some of photos taken and sent to manufacturers.
0
votes
1answer
81 views
Is there a word describing the feeling when cold water is drank, similar to “spiciness”?
Weird question, but you see how spicy food can be described by the word “spiciness”? How can one describe the feeling when cold water is drank? Do you know any adjective which describes this best?
0
votes
1answer
70 views
Cowardly - Adjective or Adverb?
In the following sentence, is the word 'cowardly' an adjective or adverb?
He acted in a cowardly manner.
What I understand is the word cowardly is modifying the verb act. So it should be an adverb. ...
0
votes
1answer
29 views
How to describe a 90-degree down instead of up side down?
In a scenario of a box, up side down is a 180 degree down. But, how to describe a 90 degree down? Such as fall down? Thank you!
1
vote
1answer
347 views
“Spread your legs as WIDE as your shoulders” VS “Spread your legs as WIDELY as your shoulders”
Let's say I am a drill sergeant at a boot camp.
In this scenario, I want to tell the recruits that at "parade rest" position, the space between their feet should only be as wide as their ...
0
votes
1answer
62 views
Why can't we write “common place”?
Is "common place" a not valid saying in English? As an example: can't we say like "We will meet in a common place"?
Spell checkers always suggest to replace it with commonplace ...
1
vote
1answer
76 views
What is the adjective for each of “upheaval” and “debacle”? [closed]
I know some words have their own adjective, and some can be constructed by adding the suffixes like "some", "ic", etc. But how can we mint a neologism, i.e. an adjective, for each ...
3
votes
1answer
156 views
Either much or a lot of [closed]
What should be used in the following sentence
Either much or a lot of and why?
He has got many friends because he had got ________ money.
2
votes
3answers
100 views
Should there be a comma between a shape adjective and color adjective?
Example:
A tall(,) green pole.
This site says that cumulative adjectives don't need comma.
In my example, "tall" describes shape, and "green" describes color. So they are ...
0
votes
2answers
27 views
Which one is appropriate: “I am taking a recurring training” or “I am taking a recurrent training”
I am emailing my supervisor and I want to let her now that I am taking a training that happens every week at the same time (like a series of trainings).
0
votes
0answers
18 views
Using “opened up ” as adjective
I heard the following in a movie
"I want you to open up a little bit"
Can I say instead "I want you to be opened up "
0
votes
1answer
18 views
(Large or big) inheritance
I was wondering whether we can swap "large" and "big" in the following example without sounding odd:
When her husband died, she came into a large inheritance.
I think they both ...
0
votes
1answer
66 views
Any adjective to describe that something I already have?
Is there any existing adjective to describe something I already have?
Like, I want to eat the food I already have. I don't want to buy anymore.
Is there any adjective alternative for "I already ...
1
vote
1answer
44 views
Should “India soldier 'ambush'“ be replaced by “Indian soldier 'ambush'”?
The Telegraph has this headline:
Brutal details emerge of India soldier 'ambush' on contested border with China as Modi tries to calm tension
Should India used there be replaced by indian?
1
vote
1answer
113 views
Are both of them correct? [closed]
a. Instead of running straight ahead, ~
b. Instead of straight running ahead, ~
Q1) Are both of them grammatically correct?
Q2) If so, do they have the same meaning?
0
votes
2answers
61 views
Parallelizable vs. Parallelable
Which sentence is correct and meaningful?
The following computer algorithm is highly parallelizable.
The following computer algorithm is highly parallelable.
1
vote
1answer
13 views
Seem to bought the ideas
They seem to bought the ideas from the crooked politician.
I believe I have heard the use of "seem to bought" in movies before, but is it grammatical?
1
vote
2answers
28 views
Does it make sense to say something is as _ as something else is _ if the 2 adjectives are opposites?
Does it make sense or not to use this form…
A is as X as B is Y
…if X and Y are antonyms? For example "He is as tall as she is short" to say that he is very tall?
1
vote
1answer
39 views
A red hard ball vs A hard red ball
We are playing with a red hard ball.
We are playing with a hard red ball.
Can we use both 'red hard ball' and 'hard red ball'? Are they both correct or one of them is correct? I think both hard ...
1
vote
1answer
239 views
“That's the exactly reason why …” vs “That's the exact reason why …”
exact vs exactly
Which expression is right? Or Both of them?
And why?
"That's the very reason" is another expression with the same meaning?
2
votes
1answer
34 views
Why is “'deep' rural poverty” correct here? in one of the sample questions of GRE exam
When Americans imagine communities with dilapidated homes, barefoot children, and starving adults, they might picture Third World countries. But over 23 million U.S. residents live in __________ rural ...
0
votes
2answers
47 views
How to describe a melody? --in a question of simulated TOEIC
Here is a question in simulated TOEIC.
Due to its __ melodies and upbeat rhythms, Taylor Swift's music has broad appeal.
(A)simple
(B)funny
(C)kind
(D)common
I chose B that isn't the answer. A is ...
1
vote
1answer
42 views
Do we need two adjectives in a sentence to describe this?
He is a good person and a good teacher.
He is a good person and a teacher.
Do both the sentences mean the same? Does second sentence mean that he is a good teacher or simply a teacher?
-1
votes
2answers
103 views
Can the NP be 'adjectival' in function?
I think the following two sentences have the same meaning :
Your shirt is of the same colour as John's.
In this sentence, the PP ("of the same colour") modifies the NP ("Your shirt").
Here ...
0
votes
0answers
39 views
Which adjective can describe my meaning?
I want to say "during my education, I attended courses which were (applicable/ workable/practical), and hands-on experience in my internship"
Or, instead of them, which adjective can I use that better ...
0
votes
1answer
84 views
Adjectives to describe large or small diameter?
I am looking for adjectives to describe the size of tube shape objects such as a rope, stick, bat, or carrot. I want to describe if the diameter is large or small. Do people just say big and small? ...
