VIP Class Notes (Li)

Adjectives

Vocabulary

building: 大楼

not on -> on

serious: not funny

eg. His boss is very serious every day.

flat -> round

poor: have no money

eg. He has been poor his whole life.

poor -> rich

a couple/a few

metal: 铁

fridge/refrigerator: 冰箱

he couldn’t find a parking space/a space to park

Grammar

Groups – Colour/Size/Taste/shape/character

ex. blue/big/sour/round/smart

Tall vs. High 

ex. tall building/person – from ground and up

ex. high mountain – not from the ground

Order of adjectives 

An/expensive/small/round/old/blue/French ball 

The order – determiner/opinion/size/shape/age/colour/origin/material/purpose/noun

An/expensive/big/square/young/yellow/Japanese/box 

*usually only 3 adjectives

ex. A/ smart/tiny/black/mouse

ex. An/oval/round/small/ball

ex. A/young/purple/sleeping/hamster

ex. A/crazy/laughing/man

noun -> + ing adjective

sleep -> sleeping

run -> running 

laugh -> laughing 

poor/sad /young/blue /Korean

A young sad blue poor Korean

A poor sad young blue Korean 

cheap/hard/square/large/metal/fridge

A square/hard/cheap/metal/large/fridge

A hard/square/cheap/metal/large/fridge

A cheap/hard/large/square/metal/fridge