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Adjectives can go after be, become, get, seem, look (= 'seem') and feel.

The water is cold. Everything became clear. It's getting late. You seem tired.
She looks happy. I feel hot.
After these verbs, we put and be f o r e t h e l a s t of two or more adjectives.

He was tall, dark and handsome. (NOT He was tall, dark, handsome.) You look well and happy.

^ Look at the pictures and complete the sentences, using words from the box.

and and beautiful cold hungry intelligent tired

1 She is .................................................................. 2 He ooks..............................................................

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0 Make sentences.
► 'Jack/very/tall / be ' . . Y.$T!d ................................................... 'Yes, he's nearly 2 metres.'

1 'expensive/that/look/car' ...................................................................................... 'No, t's cheap.'

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2 'seem/happy/Adele' .................................................................................... 'She's in love again.'
3 ' ill /tired /and/ feel / I ' .................................................................................... 'Shall I call the doctor?'
4 dark/very early here in winter/get / it ....................................................................................
5 getting / my parents/old ....................................................................................

^ Make sentences with adjectives from the box.

Australian bad beautiful h o t/ late rich

► This water / not be very / .............................................................................................
1 'The train/be/ ' .................................................................................... 'No, it's on time.'
2 'He/look/ ' ..................................................................................... 'No, he's American.'
3 'Yourhair/look/ ' .................................................................................... 'Oh,thanks.'
4 My memory/getting very / ..................
5 I want/become....../and famous ......

We don't usually use adjectives without nouns.

'Polly's ill.' 'The poor girl.' (NOT 'The poor!)

In some answers, both contracted forms (for example I'm, don't) and full ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS 211
forms (for example / am, do not) are possible. Normally both are correct.