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? I’m difficult.? ? 我疼 。Chapter 23 Adjective and Adjective Phrase ? Warmingup ? 1. Classification ? 2. Adjectives and participles p263 ? 3. Adjectives as modifier in noun phrases ? 4. Adjectives as plement p268 ? 5. Notes Here are some adjectives that specifically describe nouns related to the picture below: ? AfricanAmerican girl ? Lovely girl ? Yellow shirt ? Happy girl ? Shiny apple ? colorful books ? green book ? Brown hair ? Small eyes ? Round face ? … Why are adjectives important to use ? It makes your writing/speaking more visual and vivid. ? It appeals to our senses so we can hear, see, touch, taste, and even smell what you’re describing. ? It makes reading and writing much more fun. Here are two sentences: one uses adjectives, one doesn’t. Which one allows you to see the picture better? ? a. The rainforest contains flowers and plants that may help cure hospital patients. ? b. The fresh, lush rainforest contains hundreds of bright, colorful flowers and healthy, green plants that may help cure many weak hospital patients. 1. Classification :p 259 ? Oneword vs. Compound ? Central vs. Peripheral ? Dynamic vs. Stative: p 260 ? Gradable vs. Nongradable Central vs. Peripheral ? Green apples are sour. ? Pillarboxes are green. ? They have painted the windows green. ? central Only as Premodifier: A. Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly . My weekly pay is $150. I’m paid weekly. My pay is weekly? ? B. –most: utmost, foremost, innermost, etc. ? C. –er: elder/eldest, inner, other, upper, lower, latter, former