{"id":12670,"date":"2024-04-15T15:35:53","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T06:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wesleyan.ac.jp\/cgu-info\/?post_type=fl_news&#038;p=12670"},"modified":"2024-06-17T17:41:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T08:41:07","slug":"english-study-series-part-2-the-adjective-detective-introduction-to-adjectives","status":"publish","type":"fl_news","link":"https:\/\/www.wesleyan.ac.jp\/cgu-info\/fl_news\/english-study-series-part-2-the-adjective-detective-introduction-to-adjectives","title":{"rendered":"English Study Series Part 2: &#8220;The Adjective Detective&#8221; (Introduction to Adjectives)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-14461 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wesleyan.ac.jp\/cgu-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-300x156.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"765\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wesleyan.ac.jp\/cgu-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wesleyan.ac.jp\/cgu-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2.jpg 899w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Now that we&#8217;ve talked about verbs, let&#8217;s add some flair to our sentences with adjectives! Adjectives are the spice that flavors our language, turning bland descriptions into vibrant portrayals. They\u2019re like artists, meticulously crafting scenes with their colorful palette of words.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Consider these examples:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The <strong>big<\/strong> dog chased the <strong>small<\/strong> cat up the tree.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">She wore a <strong>beautiful<\/strong> dress to the party.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">In these sentences, &#8220;big,&#8221; &#8220;small,&#8221; and &#8220;beautiful&#8221; are adjectives, adding depth and detail to the nouns they describe. Adjectives let us visualize the world around us, transforming ordinary objects into extraordinary visions. So next time you&#8217;re painting a picture with words, don&#8217;t forget to enlist the help of the adjectives!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","categories":[21],"class_list":["post-12670","fl_news","type-fl_news","status-publish","hentry","category-21"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wesleyan.ac.jp\/cgu-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fl_news\/12670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wesleyan.ac.jp\/cgu-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fl_news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wesleyan.ac.jp\/cgu-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/fl_news"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wesleyan.ac.jp\/cgu-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wesleyan.ac.jp\/cgu-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}