(1)形容词在句子中的主要作用:
①作定语。例如:The teacher found him a clever boy.老师发现他是一个聪明的男孩。
Lots of visitors come to Dalian because it's quite a beautiful city.许多游客来到大连,因为大连是一个很美的城市。
②作表语。例如:
The smile on the teacher's face shows that he is pleased with the work of the class.老师脸上的笑容表示他对学生的工作很满意。
③作宾补。例如:You'd better keep the windows open.It's so hot here.你最好把窗开着,这儿太热了。
(2)多个形容词作定语时的排列先后顺序是:①冠词或人称代词所有格;②数词;③性质;④大小;⑤形状;⑥表示老少,新旧;⑦颜色;⑧事物、质地、人的国籍、用途。例如:these two clever tall young Japanese nurses;a beautiful little new white silk doll.
(3)注意事项:①有些形容词只能作表语,如alone,afraid,asleep等。例如:
The baby was asleep while her mother was doing the washing.孩子母亲洗衣服时,孩子在睡觉。
The woman feels alone when her children are out.当孩子们不在家的时候,这位妇女觉得寂寞。
②形容词与不定代词something,anything,nothing,everything等连用时,要放在这些词后面。例如:There's something wrong with my bike.I hurt myself.
Lucy is coming to my house this evening.I'll give her something delicious to eat.
(4)形容词名词化
有些形容词前加定冠词后变成名词,表示一类人,常用作复数。这类词有:
rich /poor;good /bad;young /old;health /ill;living /dead;black / white(表示人种)等。例如:
The young should take good care of the old.年轻人应该好好照顾老人。