I have observed that in some sentences adjectives are used after nouns, whereas in some sentences adjectives are used before nouns. Or, if my understanding is wrong about these, in the first sentence they work as adjectives and in the second one, they work as verbs.
Could you please clarify?
1) Please find an example in the below given sentence. (before)
2) Please find an example in the below sentence given. (after)
Best Answer
Adjectives qualify nouns or people.
A new big wooden bed (= the bed is a noun. New, big and wooden are adjectives.)
A beautiful slim dark-haired American girl(=the girl is a people. Beuatiful, slim and dark-haired and American are adjectives.)
Attributive adjectives PRECEDE the noun or people.
clever girl(=Adjective before people.)
coloured dress(=Adjective before noun.)
big duck(=Adjective before noun.)
Predicative adjectives FOLLOW the noun or people.
The shoes look expensive (='The shoes' are the subject, 'look' is the linking verb and 'expensive' is a predicative adjective. Follow the noun.)
But if we say:
The expensive shoes (='expensive' is become to attributive adjective. There isn't linking verb. Precede the noun.)
Other example;
The lorry is broken-down (='The lorry' is the subject, 'is' is the linking verb and 'broken-down' is a predicative adjective. Follow the noun.)
But if we say:
The broken-down lorry (='broken-down' is become to attributive adjective. Precede the noun.)
Everything depends of what you want to say.