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1、形容词的主要语法结构之一作名词修饰语1） 形容词的前置与后置作为前置修饰词，形容词在名词词组中的位置总是在限定冠词之后，如 It was a rainy day.如果有几个属于同一层次的形容词出现在名词中心词之前，通常要用逗号隔开，一般较长的列于最后。如 It was a rainy,windy,freezing day.在这样的结构中如出现程度副词，可根据人的意图放置。如 It was a rather rainy,windy,freezing day.如出现不同层次的修饰语时次序如下：限定词表示说话人的形容词表示大小 形状 新旧的形容词表示颜色的形容词表示国别 来源 材料的形容词表示用途或
2、目的的形容词名词中心词，如：the English church the old English church the charming old English church the towns charming old English church a well-known German medical school形容词作后置修饰语，如在由 some any no 等构成的合成词之后：Have you read anything interesting lately?Id like something cheaper.又如当修饰语本身带有不定式、介词词组等补语成分时，通常后置：Studen
3、ts brave enough to take the course deserve to succeed.He is a man deserving of sympathy.2)补语形容词补语形容词主要有两类：一类是表示健康状况的：Hes very well You look ill 另一类是以前缀 a-开首的词： The two brothers are very much alike. I was alone in the house.He was asleep. Although old, he is very much alive.The sky was aglow with the
4、 setting sun 上述带 a-的补语形容词不能单独做前置修饰语，如果他们不是单独使用而是带有修饰语，那就可以做前置修饰语了，大多数带 a-的形容词都这样。如：a somewhat afraid soldier the fast asleep child a really alive student the wide awake patient 3）形容词词组与关系分句凡能作后置修饰语的形容词或形容词词组，其含义往往相当于一个关系分句。如：The members present=the members who are present.Anything interesting =anything that is interesting A problem difficult to solve=a problem that is difficult to solve.
