Tour Page 7 - Descriptive Patterns

Languages use many means for describing objects. English allows for a string of adjective phrases to describe a following noun. Another frequently used pattern has an adjective phrase follow the noun. The program displays each of these as shown in the examples below.

This first provides more detail for the noun "bachelor". Which bachelor? The tall one. The American one.

The tall American bachelor had been laughing.

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This next example shows a noun modified by a following adjective phrase, "walking the dog".

This provides more detail for the noun "man". Which man? The one walking the dog. The robot one. The American man. The silly man. And we can take it even further using the clause itself - the one who walked.

The silly American robot man walking the dog walked.

adjectives with noun (please click for a larger image)

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