abreviate N-COUNT andADJ
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ADJ
An adjective can be graded or ungraded, or be in the comparative or the superlative form, e.g.He has been absent from his desk for two weeks ...the most accurate description of the killer to date... The eldest child was a daughter called Fatiha.
Adjective patterns
ADJ n The adjective is always used before a noun, e.g. ...a governmental agency.
usu ADJ n The adjective is usually used before a noun. It is sometimes used after a link verb.
v-link ADJ The adjective is used after a link verb such as be or feel, e.g. He felt unwell. Adjectives with this label are sometimes used in other positions such as after the object of a verb such as make or keep, but never before a noun.
usu v-link ADJ The adjective is usually used after a link verb. It is sometimes used before a noun.
ADJ after v The adjective is used after a verb that is not a link verb, e.g. I wore a white dress and was barefoot.
n ADJ The adjective comes immediately after a noun, e.g. between archaeology proper and science-based archaeology.
det ADJ The adjective comes immediately after a determiner and before any other adjectives, and sometimes comes before numbers, e.g. You owe a certain person a sum of money. If the dictionary does not show that an adjective is used only or mainly in the pattern ADJ n and v-link ADJ, this means that the adjective is used freely in both patterns.
These main adjective patterns are sometimes combined with other patterns.
N-COUNT
A count noun has a plural form, usually made by adding -s. When it is singular, it must have a determiner in front of it, such as the, her, or such, e.g. My cat is getting fatter...She's a good friend.