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Module 13: Small and Medium Enterprises in ASEAN

You can talk about or describe something in terms of size, shape, color, and special features.

Comparison and measurement:
Pattern	Example
It’s + adjective. It’s as + adjective + as a noun. It’s about + adjective phrase.	It’s pretty/ big/ large/ small. It’s as big as a CD. It’s about 5 centimeters long.
Colors and materials:
Pattern	Example
It’s made of + noun. There is/ are + noun. It’s got a + noun. It has + noun.	It’s made of wood/ stone/ marble/ brick/ concrete/ glass/ leather/ metal. There are long brown strings at one end like a mop. It’s got a wide handle in the middle. It has handles at both ends.
Thickness and shapes:
Pattern	Example
It’s made of + noun phrase. It’s + noun.	It’s made of white and black plastic. It’s mostly clear plastic with a little blue stripes.

Arranging adjectives in a list
The categories in the following table are examples of adjective ‘order’.