Dark places and deep colours

The idea

Use dark before a noun or after be for little light; before a colour it means a deep shade.

Examples

• The hallway is dark without a lamp.
• We walked home before it got dark.
• A dark corner hid the little box.
• He painted the door dark green.
• She chose a dark blue notebook.
• The dark brown table stands near the window.

Watch out

A dark colour need not be in a room with little light.

Try it yourself

1. Choose the right word. There is no light in the room; it is ___. (dark / bright)

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   dark

   Dark fits a room with little light.

2. Choose the right word. The ink is a deep shade of blue: it is ___ blue. (dark / pale)

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   dark

   Dark makes the shade of blue deep.

3. Choose the right word. We entered a ___ tunnel. (dark / darkly)

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   dark

   Dark describes the noun tunnel.

Use it today

Describe a dark place and an object with a deep colour.