表语形容词后置
表语形容词 alike, awake, alone, asleep, afraid 等及 present 作定语时,常放在所修饰词之后。
例如:All the people present at the party were his supporters. 所有在场的人都支持他。
多个形容词修饰名词排序
口诀:美(性状描述)小(尺寸)圆(形状)旧(新旧)黄(颜色),中国(出处)木(材质)书房。
例如:This pretty little Spanish girl is Linda’s cousin.
形容词、副词同级比较
(1)同级比较的肯定表达为 as+原级+as,否定表达为 not so/as +原级+as。
例如:He cannot run so/as fast as you. 他没你跑得快。
(2)倍数+as+原级+as:用表示倍数的词或其他程度副词充当修饰语,放在 as 的面前。
例如:This restaurant wasn’t half as good as that restaurant we went to.