14.3高中英语语法系列.docVIP

14.3 形容词的位置 14.3.1 形容词作定语的位置 1) 作定语时的通常位置： 作定语的形容词通常放在所修饰词前面，如果有几个形容词，大体上按下列顺序排列： 冠词 品质形容词 颜色形容词 类别形容词 所修饰的词 a little white wooden house 一幢白色的小木屋 a pretty black lacy dress 一件漂亮的带花边的黑裙服 a beautiful crimson velvet robe 一件漂亮的深红色丝绒睡袍 a small yellow wooden table 一张黄色的小木桌 the black triangular fin 三角形的黑 有时也按下面顺序： 冠词 品质 大小/ 年岁 颜色 国家 分词 所修饰词 a beautiful old red French handmade cupboard 一个漂亮的法国老式手工制作的红柜子 an elegant French clock 一座典雅的法国钟 a handy little home-made calculator 一个方便小巧的国产计算器 2) 个别形容词常放在所修饰的词后面： Japan proper excludes the outlying islands. I had an interview with the ambassador designate. Their leader was the devil incarnate. 特别是在一些固定词组中，形容词通常放在所修饰词后面： the poet laureate court martial governor general postmaster general president elect heir apparent sum total Asia minor attorney general 3) 有些形容词可以放在名词前面，也可放在名词后面，意思有时不同，例如： There were many old men present. What’s your present feeling? The city proper is half the size of the metropolitan area. You must learn the proper way to behave. He is concerned about the problems involved. He could not fully understand involved scholarly lectures. He urged all concerned to participate in the seminar. She looked up with a concerned air. 有些放在所修饰的词前面或后面意思相同： Is there a doctor available? We must set every available man to work. We must help them in every way possible. There is more than one possible explanation. He is the most suitable person imaginable He had had the worst imaginable day. There was something missing. We started off in search of the missing child. 修饰nothing， something这类合成代词的形容词通常放在它们后面： I was looking for something cheaper. Has anything special happened? There is nothing wrong with his heart. 14.3.2 形容词作其他成分时的位置 1) 形容词作表语时都跟在系动词后面： Two of them remained single. Presently she grew calmer. 有时前面可插入其他词（如状语等）： He became quite cheerful. He seemed to me quite normal. 2) 作宾语补语时一般紧跟宾语： This delay has made me late. This kept me busy. 有时前面可插入其他成分（如状语）： It’ll make me so happy if you’ll accept it. Ive neve