How to start a sentence?
1. Just use nouns as the first word or words
Things in the classroom:
door window table chair whiteboard
ceiling air-conditioner sofa computer
LCD projector marker mouse speaker
books pen note pad stage rostrum
e.g.
The door
The sofa
The LCD projector
The door
The pen
A mouse
A note pad
2. Add adjectives for details
huge
white
sophisticated
comfortable
bright
3. Nouns + Adjectives = Subject
e.g.
The white door
A sophisticated computer
The bright LCD projector
A comfortable sofa
The huge whiteboard
* Words naming adjectives must be acquired, learned and memorized (if possible).
Some commonly used adjectives:
25 Most Common Adjectives
- good
- new
- first
- last
- long
- great
- little
- own
- other
- old
- right
- big
- high
- different
- small
- large
- next
- early
- young
- important
- few
- public
- bad
- same
- able
This list is indicative only and actual words may change over time.
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
50 most common adjectives in English
This list of the 50 most frequently used adjectives in English is a good place to start expanding your English vocabulary. Adjectives add precision to your language skills, but you don't necessarily need to have an enormous collection right from the start. The adjectives in this list are enough to get by with for many simple English tasks.
Getting more from your vocabulary
Remember that you can negate adjectives if you don't know the opposite word yet, for example say, "It's not clear," if you don't know the word "confusing". You can also combine adjectives for added precision, for example say, "What you want is possible but hard," if you don't know the word "challenging". By learning to use these 50 adjectives correctly and applying a few "tricks" to make your life simpler, you'll expand your ability to communicate in English.
able
bad
best
better
big
black
certain
clear
different
early
easy
economic
federal
free
full
good
great
hard
high
human
important
international
large
late
little
local
long
low
major
military
national
new
old
only
other
political
possible
public
real
recent
right
small
social
special
strong
sure
true
white
whole
young
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