O slide apresenta a ordem correta dos adjetivos em inglês

1. WHAT IS
SYNTAX?
Teacher Maria Clara G. Branquinho
Cultura Inglesa - Belford Roxo

2. Syntax:
Syntax in English is the
arrangement of words and
phrases in a specific order

3. Example:
In English, sentences
start with a subject and
are immediately followed
by a verb. In questions,
this order is switched.
She is a friend.
Is she a friend?

4. Subject-Verb
Agreement
Subject-verb agreement is the grammatical rule that the
verb or verbs in a sentence must match the number, person,
and gender of the subject; in English, the verb needs to
match just the number and sometimes the person. Example: it
goes . . .
they go . . .

5. To see for yourself, look at the syntax examples below. Notice how moving the
word only changes the meaning of the entire sentence. Keep in mind that only can
be an adjective or an adverb; adjectives modify the nouns that come after them,
and adverbs modify the verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs that come after them.
Only Batman fights crime.
Meaning: Batman is the only person who fights crime. No one except
Batman fights crime, not even Superman.
Batman only fights crime.
Meaning: Fighting crime is the only thing Batman does. He doesn’t
work, he doesn’t shower—fighting crime is all he does.

6. Basic syntax's rules
All phrases require a subject and a verb. However, imperative sentences (commands) do not
need to include their subject because it’s assumed to be the person the sentence is directed at.
1.
A single sentence should include one main idea. If a sentence includes two or more ideas, it’s best
to break it up into multiple sentences.
2.
The subject comes first, and the verb comes second. If the sentence has objects, they come
third, after the verb.
3.
Adjectives and adverbs go in front of the words they describe. If there are multiple adjectives
describing the same noun, use the proper adjective order.
4.

7. Adjectives order
Determiner (This isn’t a type of adjective, however, determiners—including articles, possessives, and demonstratives—are
considered in the Royal Order of Adjectives. They must always come before adjectives and the nouns they modify.): The,
your, our, these
Quantity: One, seven, many, few.
Opinion: Delicious, heroic, misunderstood, valuable.
Size: Huge, tiny, medium-sized, small.
Age: New, old, decades-old, second-newest
Shape: Square, round, triangular, geometric
Color: Blue, gray, yellow, red
Origin/material: American, wooden, velvet, African

8. Exercise
Let's describe the pictures based on the
adjectives order

9. What is it?

10. What is it?

11. Who is she?

12. THANK
YOU
See you next time!