When do adjectives come after the noun in English?

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Peter
Sep 7, 2016

In uses of the verb 'to be' (is,were, was, etc.) and deliberate displacment for special emphasis.

Explanation:

Examples:
"He is fat" - where 'fat' comes after 'is'.
"He surveyed the steak set before him , juicy, glistening with fat, delectable." The usual position of an adjective in English is preceding a noun, but for special emphasis it can be placed elsewhere - providing that it does not make meaning ambiguous.

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