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In the sentence "Please contact the people" where does the adjective "interested" go, and why?
It follows the noun ("people") because it's in a predicative position โ often used with certain adjectives and participles.
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Which sentence uses the correct adjective order? Great green dragons or green great dragons?
Great green dragons โ opinion adjectives come before color adjectives.
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lifesaver
Give 25 points!
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star
Double points!
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shark
Other team loses 15 points!
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baam
Lose 25 points!
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"We enjoyed sitting in the fantastic, soft, gray and leather seats." Is this correct?
No. We do not put and between the adjectives of different cathegories.
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monster
Reset all scores!
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magnet
Take 25 points!
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shark
Other team loses 20 points!
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banana
Go to last place!
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Choose the correct option: โan old wooden boxโ or โa wooden old boxโ? Why?
An old wooden box โ age (old) comes before material (wooden) in adjective order.
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baam
Lose 10 points!
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star
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fairy
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"I live in a rundown but central part of Gdansk." Is this correct? or "I live in a rundown and central part of Gdansk " is better ?
Yes it is correct, no need to change the version with and sounds worse.
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What kind of adjective is "terrified" โ gradable or non-gradable?
Non-gradable โ it expresses an extreme state and doesnโt work with modifiers like โvery,โ but does with โabsolutely.โ
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Is โslightly boiling waterโ correct? Why or why not?
No โ "boiling" is a non-gradable adjective, so using โslightlyโ (a gradable modifier) with it is incorrect.
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Is it correct to say โvery freezingโ? Why or why not?
No โ "freezing" is non-gradable and doesnโt work with โvery.โ A correct alternative would be โabsolutely freezing.โ
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I am looking for something cheap or "I am looking for cheap something" Why?
something cheap adjectives are used AFTER INDEFINITE pronouns.
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Which sentence is correct: โShe bought a lovely small round French tableโ or โShe bought a French round small lovely tableโ? Why?
โShe bought a lovely small round French tableโ โ this follows the standard order: opinion, size, shape, origin, noun.
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Can you say โabsolutely wonderfulโ? Why?
Yes โ "wonderful" is non-gradable, and โabsolutelyโ is an appropriate modifier for non-gradable adjectives.
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Can you say โcompletely deliciousโ? Why or why not?
Yes โ "delicious" is considered non-gradable and in informal or emphatic speech, modifiers like "completely" are used for emphasis.
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"The government is looking at the disabled's problems." Is this correct? Why?
No we can use an adjective with the insread of the noun here, but it canno be used with possesive 's
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