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BONES
• Their Objective:– Adjectives are Modifying words that
describe a noun, such as size, color, and number.
BONES• Types• Limiting : include articles
– “ a door, the cellar”• Possessive: show possession
– “his cat, my favorite”• Demonstrative : describe if the noun is plural or singular
– “this closet, these fish”• Indefinite: refers to one or more unspecified beings, objects, or places
– “any bathroom, • Interrogative: used in questions, demanding to know more about the noun
– “which key?”• Numbers : describe the noun in terms of quantity
– “ three pigs”• Attributive: these modifiers completely change the meaning of the noun
– “ wine bar, Hammer time”• Compounds: Often hyphenated compounds of adjectives grouped together
– “no-good-dead-beat remote”
BONES
• Exceptions:• Adjectives usually come before the noun, but there a few
exceptions…
• Adjective follows a noun often in established terms– “ attorney general, notary public”
• Poetic approach/ Reversing order– “The loving hangs of the Almighty cradled him in bliss eternal”
• Linking verb between adjective and noun– “I agree that he’s lusty, but I never said he was indiscriminate.”
FLESH• The readers may not be as patient or perceptive as yourself• Fine-tune your adjectives• Why would we use a generic red when we have a lot of given
options such as: cherry cardinal, scarlet, ruby, wine.. Etc.• For example:
– My car’s color is red.– My car’s color is crimson red.
FLESH
• Each specific and unexpected adjective will make your own style
• Be selective on choosing the adjectives
• For example:– She’s a nice, good looking woman.– She’s a gorgeous woman.
CARDINAL SINS
• Descriptive terms that only occasionally, sparingly, and absolutely.
• SINS:– Weak, generic adjectives.– Don’t slap on an adjective that merely repeats what
the noun or verb makes obvious• For example:
– “the first vote we’ll start with” - fist is extraneous.
CARDINAL SINS
• By the same token, pairing an adjective with a noun coined to mean the opposite leads to confusion
• For example;– New tradition– Original copy
CARDINAL SINS• Strong nouns create a better image than
descriptive posers– For example:
• “a luau of fruits and fishes” is better than “a delicious, inviting, attractive spread of food”
• “Show, don’t tell”
CARDINAL SINS• Let the readers taste for themselves, but not
to tell them• Certain adjectives should be avoided if you
want to “show”– Romantic, plastic, human, dead, living,
sentimental, natural
• Few words we have to specifically talk about:– Less and fewer:
– Good and bad/ Well and badly are adverbs
• Ex: “She is a good dance but a bad cook.”
CARNAL PLEASURES• 4 Elements:
– It can be empty– It can be repetive– It can be absurd– It can be vague
CARNAL PLEASURES• Reason:
– To create a famous brand name or cultural icon– To eliminate the use of nouns