形容词（词组）作名词修饰语
形容词的主要句法功能之一是作名词修饰语。绝大多数的形容词都是既能作名词修饰语，又能作补语。这两种功能在许多情况下是能够相互转化的。
The boy is intelligent.
He is an intelligent boy.
His life is very happy.
He lives a very happy life
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形容词（词组）作名词修饰语
形容词的主要句法功能之一是作名词修饰语。绝大多数的形容词都是既能作名词修饰语，又能作补语。这两种功能在许多情况下是能够相互转化的。
The boy is intelligent.
He is an intelligent boy.
His life is very happy.
He lives a very happy life
.
但是，某些作补语的形容词词组转化为前置修饰语时不可按原来的“修饰语＋形容词中心词＂的次序出。
The boy is not intelligent
x He is a not intelligent boy.
但可以说
He is a not very intelligent boy
又例如
The boy is so intelligent.
x He is a so intelligent boy.
但可以说
He is so intelligent a boy.
1) 形容词（词组）的前置与后置
作为名词修饰语,形容词通常前置，但有时也可后置。作为前置修饰语，形容词在名词词组中的位置总是在限定词之后。
It was a rainy day.
如果有个属于同一层次的形容词出现在名词 心词之前，通常要用逗号隔开。 一般的词序是较长的形容词列于最后。
It was a rainy, windy, freezing day
在这样的结构中， 如果出现程度副词，可根据说话人的意图放置 例如：
It was a rather rainy, windy, freezing day.
It was a windy, rainy, thoroughly freezing day.
当名词 心词之前出现几个属于不同层次的形容词作修饰语时 常常涉及词序问题 般按下列词序排
限定词-+表示说话人评价的形容词-+表示大小、形状、新旧的形容词---+表示颜色的形容词一表示国
别、来源、材料的形容词一表示 途或目的的形容词或分词、名词等类别词---+ 名词中心词 如果出现一个
上的限定词， 它们 间的搭配关系通常是按前位、 位、后位限定词的顺序 如：
the English church
the old English church
the ha ming old English chu ch
the town's charming old English church
a well-known German cal school
the man's first two interesting little red French oil pa ng
2b2形容词也能作后置修饰语，例如在由 some, any, no 等构成的合成代词之后：
Have you read anything interesting lately?
I'd like something cheaper.
又例如，当修饰语本身带有不定式、介词词组等补足成分时，通常置于被修饰的名词中心词之后：
Students brave enough to take the course deserve to succeed.
He is a man deserving of sympathy.
It was a conference
但也有在形容词词组中将形容词与其补足成分拆开的情况，就是将形容词置于名词中心词之前，而将形
容词词组的其余部分置千名词中心词之后；这主要见于形容词词组中心词为 different, simi lar, easy,
cult, impossible 时，或者为形容词的比较级或最高级形式时 例如
a different book from this one
a difficult problem to solve
the best summering place in the world
一般说来，形容词用作前置修饰语或后置修饰语含义不变，例如可以说 It's the only solution possible,
也可以说 It's the only possible solution, 含义相同 但也有含义改变的情况，比较：
rhe members present (出席会议的；在场的）
the present members (现在的）
r he person resfX)nsib伦（负责的）
a resfX)nsible person (可信赖的）
有些形容词在与某些名词搭配时，既可前置也可后置，但与另外一些名词搭配却只能取一个位置
例如：
the involved / concerned / interested party
= the party involved / concerned / interested
但若换了个名词中心词，将 party 换成 people, 那就只能说：
the people involved / concerned I interested
这些形容词便只能后置，不能前置
2) 补语形容词
补语形容词主要有两类 一类是表示健康状况的词 例如：
He's very well.
You look ill.
另一类是以前缀 开首的词（其中有些也能用作副词） 例如
The two brothe are very much alike.
I was alone in the house.
He was asleep.
Although old, he is very much alive.
The sky was aglow with the setting sun.
上述补语形容词一般不能单独置于名词之前作前置修饰语 例如不可以说 an asleep child, x an alive
fish 这类带 a- 的形容词一般都有一个不带 a- 的同义词可作前置修饰语 例如：
Their ambitions are alike.---
The soldier was alone, patrolling. ----
The animals are alive. ---
The woman was afraid. ---
The children were asleep.--
She was not aware of the consequences. -+ Hers was not a conscious
我们说，上述带 补语形容词不能“单独”作前置修饰语，这就意味着，如果它们不是单独使用而是带有修饰语时，那就可作前置修饰语 大多数的带 a- 的形容词都是这样。
a somewhat afraid soldier
a really alive / lively student
3) 形容词词组与关系分句
the fast asleep child
the wide awake patient
凡能作后置修饰语的形容词或形容词词组，其含义往往相当于一个关系分句。
the members present = the members who are present
anything interesting = anything that is interesting
anywhere quiet = anywhere that is quiet
a problem difficult to solve = a problem that is difficult to solve
the boys easiest to teach = the boys who are easiest to teach
但是，某些作补语的形容词词组转化为前置修饰语时不可按原来的“修饰语＋形容词中心词＂的次序出。
The boy is not intelligent
x He is a not intelligent boy.
但可以说
He is a not very intelligent boy
又例如
The boy is so intelligent.
x He is a so intelligent boy.
但可以说
He is so intelligent a boy.
1) 形容词（词组）的前置与后置
作为名词修饰语,形容词通常前置，但有时也可后置。作为前置修饰语，形容词在名词词组中的位置总是在限定词之后。
It was a rainy day.
如果有个属于同一层次的形容词出现在名词 心词之前，通常要用逗号隔开。 一般的词序是较长的形容词列于最后。
It was a rainy, windy, freezing day
在这样的结构中， 如果出现程度副词，可根据说话人的意图放置 例如：
It was a rather rainy, windy, freezing day.
It was a windy, rainy, thoroughly freezing day.
当名词 心词之前出现几个属于不同层次的形容词作修饰语时 常常涉及词序问题 般按下列词序排
限定词-+表示说话人评价的形容词-+表示大小、形状、新旧的形容词---+表示颜色的形容词一表示国
别、来源、材料的形容词一表示 途或目的的形容词或分词、名词等类别词---+ 名词中心词 如果出现一个
上的限定词， 它们 间的搭配关系通常是按前位、 位、后位限定词的顺序 如：
the English church
the old English church
the ha ming old English chu ch
the town's charming old English church
a well-known German cal school
the man's first two interesting little red French oil pa ng
2b2形容词也能作后置修饰语，例如在由 some, any, no 等构成的合成代词之后：
Have you read anything interesting lately?
I'd like something cheaper.
又例如，当修饰语本身带有不定式、介词词组等补足成分时，通常置于被修饰的名词中心词之后：
Students brave enough to take the course deserve to succeed.
He is a man deserving of sympathy.
It was a conference
但也有在形容词词组中将形容词与其补足成分拆开的情况，就是将形容词置于名词中心词之前，而将形
容词词组的其余部分置千名词中心词之后；这主要见于形容词词组中心词为 different, simi lar, easy,
cult, impossible 时，或者为形容词的比较级或最高级形式时 例如
a different book from this one
a difficult problem to solve
the best summering place in the world
一般说来，形容词用作前置修饰语或后置修饰语含义不变，例如可以说 It's the only solution possible,
也可以说 It's the only possible solution, 含义相同 但也有含义改变的情况，比较：
rhe members present (出席会议的；在场的）
the present members (现在的）
r he person resfX)nsib伦（负责的）
a resfX)nsible person (可信赖的）
有些形容词在与某些名词搭配时，既可前置也可后置，但与另外一些名词搭配却只能取一个位置
例如：
the involved / concerned / interested party
= the party involved / concerned / interested
但若换了个名词中心词，将 party 换成 people, 那就只能说：
the people involved / concerned I interested
这些形容词便只能后置，不能前置
2) 补语形容词
补语形容词主要有两类 一类是表示健康状况的词 例如：
He's very well.
You look ill.
另一类是以前缀 开首的词（其中有些也能用作副词） 例如
The two brothe are very much alike.
I was alone in the house.
He was asleep.
Although old, he is very much alive.
The sky was aglow with the setting sun.
上述补语形容词一般不能单独置于名词之前作前置修饰语 例如不可以说 an asleep child, x an alive
fish 这类带 a- 的形容词一般都有一个不带 a- 的同义词可作前置修饰语 例如：
Their ambitions are alike.---
The soldier was alone, patrolling. ----
The animals are alive. ---
The woman was afraid. ---
The children were asleep.--
She was not aware of the consequences. -+ Hers was not a conscious
我们说，上述带 补语形容词不能“单独”作前置修饰语，这就意味着，如果它们不是单独使用而是带有修饰语时，那就可作前置修饰语 大多数的带 a- 的形容词都是这样。
a somewhat afraid soldier
a really alive / lively student
3) 形容词词组与关系分句
the fast asleep child
the wide awake patient
凡能作后置修饰语的形容词或形容词词组，其含义往往相当于一个关系分句。
the members present = the members who are present
anything interesting = anything that is interesting
anywhere quiet = anywhere that is quiet
a problem difficult to solve = a problem that is difficult to solve
the boys easiest to teach = the boys who are easiest to teach