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WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THESE TWO COUPLES:

1
ADJ + N: BEAUTIFUL GIRL

N+N: GREENHOUSE EFFECT

2
V + ADV: DRIVE CAREFULLY

V + ADJ: SEEM ANGRY

my students asked me when to put ADJ or N before N, and then I got stuck. Same with the second case >"< pls help, thank you!

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

I'm not sure exactly what the problem is, but adjectives come before nouns and they can also come after linking verbs like be, seem, look, sound, appear, and several others.

a beautiful girl / The girl is beautiful. / The girl looks beautiful.
an angry man / The man was angry. / The man seemed angry.

Both adjectives and nouns can modify nouns. You can put an adjective or a noun before a noun, whatever makes sense according to its meaning.

You can have a large book, a small book, or a heavy book (adjective modifiers) or you can have a geography book, a prayer book, or a reference book (noun modifiers).

Adverbs of manner (like carefully) are usually placed at the end of the clause.

We drove carefully. They opened the box slowly. He ate the pizza quickly.

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