Adjectives to describe places

1. Adjectives to describe places

2. Kinds of adjectives There are many kinds of adjectives . However we are going to focus on two kinds of adjectives highly used to describe places: Demonstrative adjectives Descriptive adjectives

3. Demonstrative adjectives These type of adjectives respond to the question “ Which ” Singular: This, That Plural: These, Those

4. Descriptive adjectives 1 These type of adjectives are used to qualify the noun . Color: Violet, turquoise, orange, purple, beige. Size: Big, large, small, tiny, heavy, light, thin, thick, Shallow, deep. Shape: Round, square, oval, conical, rectangular, triangular. Age: Old, young, new, modern, ancient, old- fashioned, updated.

5. Descriptive adjectives 2 Weather: Rainy, stormy, sunny, windy,snowy , damp, dry, icy,foggy , overcast, Texture: Hard, soft, rough, smooth, solid, liquid, sticky, slippery, uneven, blunt Sound: Silent, noisy, quiet, deafening, melodic,shrill Appearance: beautiful, ugly, clean, dirty, simple, complex, difficult, easy, neat, messy

6. The order of adjectives As a general rule, adjectives are usually placed in this order: DETERMINER | OPINION | SIZE | QUALITY | AGE | SHAPE | COLOUR | PARTICIPLE FORMS | ORIGIN | MATERIAL | TYPE | PURPOSE | NOUN

7. Description of places ( example ) This is Saint Paul´s Cathedral , a beautiful , big , ancient , baroque , English , religious building .

8. That is Venice , an interesting , romantic , big , colorful , European , ancient city . Description of places ( example )

9. That is Santa Marta snow mountain , an atractive , enormous , green and white , Colombian landmark Description of places ( example )