The following are the twelve major categories of meaning that are expressed with English adjectives. A few exemplars are listed for each category, but there are several more possibilities.
COLOR: blue, red, green, brown, yellow, black, white, etc.
SIZE: big, small, little, long, tall, short, same as,
SHAPE: round ( a ball ), circle (a door knob), triangle, rectangle ( a flag ), square ( a block ), oval ( an egg ),
DISTANCE: long, short, far, around, start, high, low,
FEELINGS OR QUALITIES: good, pretty, right, good, old, better, best, full, funny, light, clean, new, fast, happy, sad, crooked, straight, noisy, quiet, full, empty, fast, slow, closed, open, soft, hard
QUANTITY: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, ten, many, few, all, some, every, any, first, once, much,
TEMPERATURE: cold, warm, hot, cool,
TIME: late, early, bed, nap, dinner, lunch, day, morning, night,
NATIONALITY or ORIGIN: American, Mexican,
MATERIAL: wooden, sharp, paper, cloth,
AGE: new, old, young, child, adult, baby, teenage,
PURPOSE: (These adjectives usually end in /ing/) sleeping bag, frying pan, swinging door,
2006-11-07 10:05:00
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answered by Sandeep S 2
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