Begin a sentence with adjectives?

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hi,
Can I begin a sentence with adjectives? Could anyone explain and give some examples?

Here is one of my example. Is it correct?

“Critical and fundamental to children’s development is parents’ behaviors.”

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It’s not a great sentence, as there are more natural ways of putting it, but that aspect of it is not incorrect (though it should be ‘is… behaviour’ or ‘are… behaviours’).

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Could you show me a full sentence with more natural ways? Thank you Beeesneees.

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I meant that there are more natural ways to write your example sentence than by beginning it with adjectives.
For example:
Parental behaviour is critical and fundamental to a child’s development.

I suspect that’s not what you want though, and are asking me for a natural example of a sentence which starts with adjectives.
There is no rule to say a sentence cannot begin with an adjective, as can be demonstrated in a much simpler sentence:
Lonely, old people in our society are possibly vulnerable and may need support with day to day living arrangements.

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Hi Lemin,

I imagine that you want an example of a sentence beginning with an adjective or adjectives in isolation rather than coupled with a noun. The point of using this arrangement is to emphasise or highlight the adjective(s). Here is an example:

Dangerous and arduous it may be but people still attempt to climb Everest.

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I am going to take IELTS exam, and I think of some sentence structure that could increase my writing score. Do you guys think that if I begin sentence with adjective like Alan said, I will impress examiner and increase score?

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Remember that the example I have given is very much a literary/written one and would not usually be used in ordinary conversation.