1．當形容詞修飾由 some-,no-,any和 every-,-thing,-body和-one構(gòu)成的不定代詞時,它置于這些詞的后面.如：Every minute there is something exciting going on here．這里每一分鐘都有使人興奮的事情發(fā)生.Is there anything important in her article?她的文章里有什么重要之處嗎?There is nothing difficult in the world．世上無難事.Have you ever met anyone famous?你曾經(jīng)見過有名的人物嗎?I met someone quite talkative at the party．在聚會上我遇到了一位十分健談的人.Everything useful in the house was taken away by him by force．房子里每件有用的東西都被他用武力奪去了.
2．帶前綴a-的形容詞在作定語時,一般放在被修飾的詞的后面.如asleep（睡著的）,afraid（害怕的）,alive（活著的）,afloat（漂著的）,afire（燒著的）等.例如：There was a child asleep in the bed．一個孩子睡在床上.On their way home,they saw a house afire．在回家的路上,他們看到一座失火的房子.We saw many things afloat．我們看見很多漂著的東西.They are the happiest children alive．他們是當代最幸福的兒童.
3．當某些以-ble或-ible結(jié)尾的形容詞具有動詞色彩,并表示被動意義時,應(yīng)置于被修飾的詞的后面,而且這些形容詞大都和形容詞最高級或 all,only,every等詞連用：His is the earliest edition obtainable．他那本是現(xiàn)在能找到的最早的版本.He is the only person reliable．他是唯一可靠的人.I have tried all means imaginable．我已嘗試了一切可想象的方法.Every message transmissible was sent out by them．每一條可播送的消息都被他們發(fā)了出去.4．有的形容詞如果后面跟著一個關(guān)系緊密的介詞短語時,這個形容詞應(yīng)后置.例如：The train bound for Los Angeles has just left the station．開往洛杉磯的火車剛剛駛出車站.They need more materials relevant to the present question．他們需要更多的和目前問題有關(guān)的資料.This is a question easily accessible to beginners．這是一個易于為初學者理解的問題.People aware of their own shortcomings are wise．知道自己缺點的人是明智的.
5．當一個名詞被兩個以上的形容詞所修飾,同時這些形容詞又表示強調(diào)意義時,形容詞應(yīng)放在被修飾的名詞之后.例如：There are many people in the house,young and old．這座房子里有許多人,年輕的和年老的.We should be prepared to deal with the subversion and sabotage by all our ene-mies,domestic and foreign．我們必須準備對付國內(nèi)外一切敵人的顛覆和破壞.
6．當形容詞前有表示量度的詞時,此時形容詞應(yīng)后置.例如：
There was an ancient tree 30 metres high．那是一棵三十米高的古樹.
They have a child three years old．他們有一個三歲的孩子.
The soldiers crossed a river 4 miles wide．士兵們渡過了一條四英里寬的河.
7．當形容詞前有so,more,most等詞修飾時,形容詞應(yīng)后置.例如：
I have never seen a calm so deep．我從來沒見過此平靜的場面.
He could not have chosen a time more favourable．他選擇的時機再好不過了.