FORM AND FUNCTION OF ADJECTIVES

FORM

1. Adjectives are invariable:
   They do not change their form depending on the gender or number of the noun.
   A hot potato Some hot potatoes
2. To emphasise or strengthen the meaning of an adjective use 'very' or 'really':
   A very hot potato
   Some really hot potatoes.
   (BUT see also Modifiers/Adverbs)
3. Position of adjectives:
   1. Usually in front of a noun: A beautiful girl.
   2. After verbs like "to be", "to seem" , "to look", "to taste":
      The girl is beautiful
      You look tired
      This meat tastes funny.
   3. After the noun: in some fixed expressions:
      The Princess Royal
      The President elect
      a court martial

the adjectives involved, present, concerned:

1. I want to see the people involved/concerned (= the people who have something to do with the matter)
2. Here is a list of the people present (= the people who were in the building or at the meeting
)