adjective, adjective noun – English Grammar Profiler
This is another grammar point that is probably easier to deal with in the English Vocabulary Profile. There are too many vague differences to distinguish between the different entries in the English Grammar Profile. They could be explained in more detail.
B1 Point 55 in the category of ADJECTIVES is defined as:
a comma to combine two adjectives used before the noun, following the usual order of adjective types
- its huge, black screen
- an old, Victorian-style house
*NO MENTION OF RANGE. Point 55 is misleading since it overlaps or clashes with:
A2 point 27 in NOUNS:
pre-modify noun phrases with a limited range of more than one adjective.
EGP examples:
B1 point 39 in NOUNS:
increasing range of complex noun phrases with more than one adjective.
EGP clipped examples:
*no mention of commas for these points, and therefore they are not ruled out.
In addition, point 34: one adjective with an increasing range before a noun is also B1.
Point 35 complex noun phrases / prepositional also will overlap here.
PELIC STUDENT EXAMPLE:
He also plays traditional, individual sports like tennis and golf.
Turkish, Female, Level 3
A search in iWeb for:
_JJ , _JJ _NN
1 LONG, LONG TIME 9714
A long, long time ago, there was a girl.
(A2)
2 FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS 7713
We work on a first-come, first-served basis.
(B1, but the vocabulary is unlisted in the EVP,
so this most common cluster is really C2)
3 COOL, DRY PLACE 3461
Keep them in a cool, dry place.
(B1 grammar, A2 vocabulary)
4 PERSONAL, NON-COMMERCIAL USE 2273
It’s only for personal, non-commercial use.
5 FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVE BASIS 2023
6 LONG, LONG WAY 1945 7 COOL, DARK PLACE 1529 8 HEALTHY, BALANCED DIET 1514 9 FREE, OPEN SOURCE 1339 10 WARM, SOAPY WATER 1134 11 BONELESS, SKINLESS CHICKEN 988 12 HOT, SOAPY WATER 966
13 CLEAN, RENEWABLE ENERGY 860
15 DOUBLE-BLIND , PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY 742 16 FRESH , CLEAN WATER 672 17 HOT , DRY WEATHER 650 18 ELEMENTARY , MIDDLE SCHOOL 647 19 LOW , LOW PRICE 616 20 PERSONAL , NONCOMMERCIAL USE 593 21 HEALTHY , ACTIVE LIFESTYLE 583 22 WARM , MOIST AIR 573 23 LONG , HEALTHY LIFE 566 24 AFFORDABLE , HIGH QUALITY 551 25 DOUBLE-BLIND , PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIAL 538 26 MOIST , WELL-DRAINED SOIL 525 27 THIN , FLEXIBLE TUBE 505 28 VAST , VAST MAJORITY 498 29 FRESH , LOCAL INGREDIENTS 491 30 LONG , COLD WINTER 490 31 SAFE , HIGH QUALITY 486 32 FRESH , LOCAL PRODUCE 473 33 HOT , HUMID WEATHER 470 34 DRY , ITCHY SKIN 450 35 LONG , HOT SUMMER 439 36 QUICK , EASY WAY 433 37 HOT , DRY SUMMERS 432 38 UNAUTHENTICATED , REMOTE ATTACKER 418 39 LONGER , HEALTHIER LIFE 389 40 DRY , FLAKY SKIN 381 41 HAPPY , HEALTHY LIFE 378 42 INNOVATIVE , HIGH QUALITY 373 43 CONSISTENT , HIGH QUALITY 371 44 SOFT , DRY CLOTH 363 45 CLEAN , DRY CLOTH 361 46 HOT , DRY CONDITIONS 360 47 WARM , SUNNY DAYS 351 48 PRIVATE , NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION 346 49 FRIENDLY , KNOWLEDGEABLE STAFF 345 50 SAFE , SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT 337 51 LONG , HARD DAY 335 52 CLEAN , FRESH WATER 334 53 SLOW , DEEP BREATHS 331 54 FERTILE , WELL-DRAINED SOIL 328 55 FRESH , HEALTHY FOOD 327 56 GREAT , GREAT GRANDFATHER 323 57 FASTEST , EASIEST WAY 317 58 RICH , WELL-DRAINED SOIL 315 59 RELIABLE , HIGH QUALITY 312 60 ACCURATE , UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION 311 61 COOL , DRY AREA 307 62 HEALTHIER , HAPPIER LIVES 307 63 SWEDISH , DEEP TISSUE 307 64 DURABLE , HIGH QUALITY 304 65 HEAVY , WET SNOW 304 66 NON-EXCLUSIVE , NON-TRANSFERABLE LICENSE 304 67 REAL , WHOLE FOODS 298 68 WARM , SUNNY DAY 298 69 ACTIVE , HEALTHY LIFESTYLE 289 70 PRIVATE , NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION 289 71 SLEEK , MODERN DESIGN 289 72 CLEAN , SAFE WATER 287 73 MEDICAL , MENTAL HEALTH 285 74 WARM , FUZZY FEELING 284 75 RETAIL , FINANCIAL SERVICES 283 76 DRY , SENSITIVE SKIN 281 77 BRIGHT , SUNNY DAY 280 78 STAMPED , SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE 278 79 COLD , HARD CASH 276 80 HOT , DRY SUMMER 276 81 FRESH , HIGH QUALITY 275 82 FRESH , SEASONAL INGREDIENTS 275 83 LONG , HARD ROAD 275 84 WHITE , MIDDLE CLASS 275 85 QUICK , SHORT STROKES 274 86 NEW , INNOVATIVE WAYS 273 87 CLEAN , DAMP CLOTH 270 88 HOT , HUMID SUMMERS 270 89 CLEAN , MODERN LOOK 269 90 INDEPENDENT , NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION 269 91 PERSONAL , NON-COMMERCIAL PURPOSES 266 92 CLEAN , SOFT CLOTH 265 93 UNIQUE , HIGH QUALITY 265 94 HAPPIER , HEALTHIER LIFE 261 95 PHARMACEUTICAL , MEDICAL DEVICE 254 96 PRIVATE , NONPROFIT INSTITUTION 254 97 COOL , DRY LOCATION 252 98 FRIENDLY , HELPFUL STAFF 251 99 ORGANIC , FAIR TRADE 251
100 WHITE , SANDY BEACHES 251
A2 vocabulary:
air, area, bright, cash, chicken, cool, deep, double, dry, envelope, fair, free, fresh, friendly, grandfather, health, healthier, healthy, heavy, high, information, low, middle, modern, price, real, rich, serve, served, soft , staff , sunny , thin , way , ways , wet , whole