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Used with verbs:
"
We painted the house red."
(painted)
"
His face is red."
(be: is/am/are, looks, became, got, grew, turned)
Used with adjectives:
"
The dress was dark red."
(dark, light, bright, brick, pale, ruby, cherry, blood, deep)
Used with adverbs:
"
Her lipstick is very red."
(very, really)
"
Her face turned completely red from embarrassment."
(completely, slightly, quite)
Used with prepositions:
"
Her face turned red from embarrassment."
(from, with)
Used with nouns:
"
She has red hair."
(hair)
"
The recipe uses red cabbage."
(cabbage, beans, cherries, tomatoes)
"
I like red apples better than green."
(apples, grapes, peppers)
"
He sent me a dozen red roses."
(roses)
"
Red meat is full of iron."
(meat)
"
We drank a bottle of red wine."
(wine)
"
She marked all over my paper with red ink."
(ink)
"
Teachers often use red pens to correct student work."
(pens)
"
He built the pot with red clay."
(clay)
"
Her cheeks turned red from embarrassment."
(cheeks, face)
"
He rolled out the red carpet for us."
(carpet)
"
You need to stop at the red light."
(light)
"
His eyes are red from lack of sleep."
(eyes)
"
There is red dye in this soda."
(dye)
