(一) 形容词的用法和位置

1 形容词用作表语，放在连系动词（be, look，smell，taste，sound，feel，become，get，turn，keep，seem等）的后面。

如：The passengers can t go back home on time for the Spring festival, for the snow is so heavy. Things to remember:

1） look只有在解释‘看起来’的时候才是当作连系动词，做题时要正确分析look的意思。 如：After hearing the good news of the train s arrival, he looked very happy.

After hearing the good news of the train s arrival, he looked happily at me.

2） keep解释‘保持’时是连系动词。

如：Though it keeps snowing heavily, he keeps warm by exercising while waiting for the train.

2 形容词用作定语。

1）形容词修饰名词放在名词前面，做前置定语。

如: The conductor has important news to tell the passengers.

2) 形容词修饰复合不定代词放在复合不定代词后面，作后置定语。

如：The conductor has something important to tell the passengers.

3 形容词用作宾语补足语。

如：Though the passengers find the weather terrible, they re very excited because they will go back home to spend the Spring Festival with their family.

Things to remember:

1) 修饰名词一般用形容词，但是如果是表示种类、用途和地点的，则要用名词修饰名词，如：an apple tree, a coffee cup, a shop window. 所以，在做题时特别是词性转换时要使用正确的词性作修饰成分，如我们不能说busy hours，而应说business hours.

2) else 在使用时，必须放在疑问代词和复合不定代词的后面，如：something else, what else.

3) 做题时，要注意形容词和名词的正确搭配，如我们用 high 或 low 来修饰 temperature ，用 hot 或 cold 来修饰 weather 。