| 词组 | adjectives after nouns and pronouns |
| 释义 | Contents overview adjectives after nouns and pronounsAttorney GeneralAttorney General 186.110185available: position after noun (e.g. the tickets available)available: position after noun (e.g. the tickets available) position after noun (e.g. the tickets available) 186.210191deep: position after measurement nounsdeep: position after measurement nouns position after measurement nouns 186.410446God Almighty: word orderGod Almighty: word order word order 186.110723Poet LaureatePoet Laureate 186.111362possible: position after nounpossible: position after noun position after noun 186.211380present: position and meaningpresent: position and meaning position and meaning 186.311400President electPresident elect 186.111413proper: position and meaningproper: position and meaning position and meaning 186.311436Secretary GeneralSecretary General 186.111553similar: word order with complementsimilar: word order with complement word order with complement 186.511599186 adjectives after nouns and pronounsAdjectives come immediately after nouns in a few special cases.1fixed phrases: Secretary General; court martialAdjectives come after nouns in some fixed phrases.Secretary Generalcourt martial (= military court)Poet LaureatePresident electGod Almighty!Attorney General2available, possible, etcSome adjectives can be used after nouns in a similar way to relative clauses. This is common with adjectives ending in -able/-ible.Send all the tickets available / available tickets. (= … tickets which are available.)It's the only solution possible / possible solution.Some adverbs can also be used like this.the woman upstairsthe people outside3present, properBefore a noun, present refers to time; after a noun it means 'here/there', 'not absent'. Compare:the present members (= those who are members now)the members present (= those who are/were at the meeting)Before a noun, proper (especially in British English) means 'real', 'genuine'. After a noun it refers to the central or main part of something. Compare:Snowdon's a proper mountain, not a hill.After two days crossing the foothills, they reached the mountain proper.For the position and meaning of opposite, 548.4expressions of measurement: two metres highAdjectives usually follow measurement nouns.two metres highten years oldertwo miles longsix feet deepException: worth (e.g. worth 100 euros). 6345adjectives with complements: people skilled in designWhen an adjective has its own complement (e.g. skilled in design), the whole expression normally comes after a noun.We are looking for people skilled in design. (not … skilled in design people.)A relative clause is often more natural.We are looking for people who are skilled in design.In some cases an adjective can be put before a noun and its complement after it. This happens with different, similar, the same, next, last, first, second, etc; comparatives and superlatives; and a few other adjectives like difficult and easy.a different life from this onethe next house to the Royal Hotel (or the house next to the Royal Hotel)the second train from this platformthe best mother in the worlda difficult problem to solve6something, everything, etcAdjectives come after something, everything, anything, nothing, somebody, anywhere and similar words.Have you read anything interesting lately?Let's go somewhere quiet.Previous Next |
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