diff --git a/adam/curriculum/phase1_curriculum.py b/adam/curriculum/phase1_curriculum.py
index 9d8ad916..b372de56 100644
--- a/adam/curriculum/phase1_curriculum.py
+++ b/adam/curriculum/phase1_curriculum.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from adam.language_specific.english.english_language_generator import (
     PREFER_DITRANSITIVE,
     USE_ADVERBIAL_PATH_MODIFIER,
     IGNORE_HAS_AS_VERB,
+    ATTRIBUTES_AS_X_IS_Y,
 )
 from adam.ontology import THING, IS_SPEAKER, IS_ADDRESSEE
 from adam.ontology.during import DuringAction
@@ -199,6 +200,35 @@ def _make_objects_with_colors_curriculum() -> Phase1InstanceGroup:
     )
 
 
+def _object_with_color_is_template(
+    object_with_color: TemplateObjectVariable,
+) -> Phase1SituationTemplate:
+    return Phase1SituationTemplate(
+        "object-with-color",
+        salient_object_variables=[object_with_color],
+        syntax_hints=[ATTRIBUTES_AS_X_IS_Y],
+    )
+
+
+def _make_objects_with_colors_is_curriculum() -> Phase1InstanceGroup:
+    color = color_variable("color")
+    object_with_color = standard_object("object", added_properties=[color])
+
+    return phase1_instances(
+        "objects with colors",
+        chain(
+            *[
+                sampled(
+                    _object_with_color_is_template(object_with_color),
+                    ontology=GAILA_PHASE_1_ONTOLOGY,
+                    chooser=PHASE1_CHOOSER_FACTORY(),
+                    max_to_sample=20,
+                )
+            ]
+        ),
+    )
+
+
 def _make_multiple_objects_curriculum() -> Phase1InstanceGroup:
     """
     We are deferring handling numeric quantifiers until Phase 2,
@@ -1592,7 +1622,11 @@ def build_gaila_phase1_attribute_curriculum() -> Sequence[Phase1InstanceGroup]:
     """
     One particular instantiation of the object-learning parts of the curriculum for GAILA Phase 1.
     """
-    return [_make_objects_with_colors_curriculum(), _make_my_your_object_curriculum()]
+    return [
+        _make_objects_with_colors_curriculum(),
+        _make_objects_with_colors_is_curriculum(),
+        _make_my_your_object_curriculum(),
+    ]
 
 
 def build_gaila_phase1_relation_curriculum() -> Sequence[Phase1InstanceGroup]:
diff --git a/adam/language/dependency/universal_dependencies.py b/adam/language/dependency/universal_dependencies.py
index a984a0dc..09efb7cb 100644
--- a/adam/language/dependency/universal_dependencies.py
+++ b/adam/language/dependency/universal_dependencies.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ ADJECTIVAL_MODIFIER = DependencyRole("amod")
 APPOSITIONAL_MODIFIER = DependencyRole("appos")
 AUXILIARY = DependencyRole("aux")
 CASE_MARKING = DependencyRole("case")
+IS_ATTRIBUTE = DependencyRole("isattr")
 # hack
 CASE_POSSESSIVE = DependencyRole("case:poss")
 CASE_SPATIAL = DependencyRole("case:sptial")
diff --git a/adam/language_specific/english/english_language_generator.py b/adam/language_specific/english/english_language_generator.py
index 0db590c5..a42cff8a 100644
--- a/adam/language_specific/english/english_language_generator.py
+++ b/adam/language_specific/english/english_language_generator.py
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ from adam.language.dependency.universal_dependencies import (
     OBJECT,
     OBLIQUE_NOMINAL,
     PROPER_NOUN,
+    VERB,
+    IS_ATTRIBUTE,
 )
 from adam.language.language_generator import LanguageGenerator
 from adam.language.lexicon import LexiconEntry
@@ -282,7 +284,44 @@ class SimpleRuleBasedEnglishLanguageGenerator(
                 _object, count, dependency_node, noun_lexicon_entry=noun_lexicon_entry
             )
 
-            if IGNORE_COLORS not in self.situation.syntax_hints:
+            if ATTRIBUTES_AS_X_IS_Y in self.situation.syntax_hints:
+                # We can use this only in static situations
+                if self.situation.is_dynamic:
+                    raise RuntimeError(
+                        "Cannot produce X is Y language in dynamic situations"
+                    )
+                # If we want x is y language, first get the attributes
+                if IGNORE_COLORS in self.situation.syntax_hints:
+                    properties = [
+                        property_
+                        for property_ in _object.properties
+                        if not self.situation.ontology.is_subtype_of(property_, COLOR)
+                    ]
+                else:
+                    properties = [property_ for property_ in _object.properties]
+                if len(properties) > 1:
+                    raise RuntimeError(
+                        "Cannot handle X is Y language with multiple attributes"
+                    )
+                elif not properties:
+                    raise RuntimeError(
+                        "No available attributes (Y) for the X is Y language"
+                    )
+
+                attribute_lexicon_entry = self._unique_lexicon_entry(first(properties))
+                node = DependencyTreeToken(
+                    attribute_lexicon_entry.base_form,
+                    attribute_lexicon_entry.part_of_speech,
+                    attribute_lexicon_entry.intrinsic_morphosyntactic_properties,
+                )
+                is_node = DependencyTreeToken("is", VERB, {})
+                self.dependency_graph.add_edge(
+                    is_node, dependency_node, role=IS_ATTRIBUTE
+                )
+                self.dependency_graph.add_edge(
+                    node, dependency_node, role=NOMINAL_MODIFIER
+                )
+            elif IGNORE_COLORS not in self.situation.syntax_hints:
                 # Begin work on translating modifiers of Nouns with Color
                 for property_ in _object.properties:
                     if self.situation.ontology.is_subtype_of(property_, COLOR):
@@ -935,3 +974,4 @@ USE_ADVERBIAL_PATH_MODIFIER = "USE_ADVERBIAL_PATH_MODIFIER"
 PREFER_DITRANSITIVE = "PREFER_DITRANSITIVE"
 IGNORE_COLORS = "IGNORE_COLORS"
 IGNORE_HAS_AS_VERB = "IGNORE_HAS_AS_VERB"
+ATTRIBUTES_AS_X_IS_Y = "ATTRIBUTES_AS_X_IS_Y"
diff --git a/adam/language_specific/english/english_syntax.py b/adam/language_specific/english/english_syntax.py
index 77bdd439..086c8885 100644
--- a/adam/language_specific/english/english_syntax.py
+++ b/adam/language_specific/english/english_syntax.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from adam.language.dependency.universal_dependencies import (
     OBLIQUE_NOMINAL,
     PROPER_NOUN,
     VERB,
+    IS_ATTRIBUTE,
 )
 
 _ENGLISH_HEAD_TO_ROLE_ORDER: ImmutableDict[
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ _ENGLISH_HEAD_TO_ROLE_ORDER: ImmutableDict[
                 # so this works, but we will need something more
                 # sophisticated than this map eventually to handle
                 # distinctions between noun modifier types.
+                IS_ATTRIBUTE,
                 NOMINAL_MODIFIER,
                 CASE_POSSESSIVE,
             ),

diff --git a/tests/curriculum/phase1_curriculum_test.py b/tests/curriculum/phase1_curriculum_test.py
index 1c2fcabc..3025c66d 100644
--- a/tests/curriculum/phase1_curriculum_test.py
+++ b/tests/curriculum/phase1_curriculum_test.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ from adam.curriculum.phase1_curriculum import (
     _make_take_curriculum,
     _make_throw_curriculum,
     _make_transfer_of_possession_curriculum,
+    _make_objects_with_colors_is_curriculum,
 )
 
 
@@ -47,6 +48,13 @@ def test_objects_with_colors_curriculum():
     curriculum_test(_make_objects_with_colors_curriculum())
 
 
+def test_objects_with_colors_is_curriculum():
+    cur = _make_objects_with_colors_is_curriculum().instances()
+    for c in cur:
+        assert c[1].as_token_sequence()[2] == "is"
+    curriculum_test(_make_objects_with_colors_is_curriculum())
+
+
 def test_instantiate_fly_curriculum():
     curriculum_test(_make_fly_curriculum())
 

Support describing attributes using X is Y language
tests/curriculum/phase1_curriculum_test.py::test_each_object_by_itself_curriculum tests/curriculum/phase1_curriculum_test.py::test_objects_with_colors_curriculum tests/curriculum/phase1_curriculum_test.py::test_objects_with_colors_is_curriculum tests/curriculum/phase1_curriculum_test.py::test_instantiate_fly_curriculum tests/curriculum/phase1_curriculum_test.py::test_multiple_objects_curriculum tests/curriculum/phase1_curriculum_test.py::test_object_on_ground_curriculum tests/curriculum/phase1_curriculum_test.py::test_person_has_object_curriculum tests/curriculum/phase1_curriculum_test.py::test_fall_curriculum tests/curriculum/phase1_curriculum_test.py::test_transfer_of_possession_curriculum tests/curriculum/phase1_curriculum_test.py::test_object_on_object_curriculum tests/curriculum/phase1_curriculum_test.py::test_object_beside_object_curriculum tests/curriculum/phase1_curriculum_test.py::test_object_under_or_over_object_curriculum tests/curriculum/phase1_curriculum_test.py::test_object_in_other_object_curriculum tests/curriculum/phase1_curriculum_test.py::test_roll_curriculum tests/curriculum/phase1_curriculum_test.py::test_speaker_addressee tests/curriculum/phase1_curriculum_test.py::test_jump_curriculum tests/curriculum/phase1_curriculum_test.py::test_put tests/curriculum/phase1_curriculum_test.py::test_put_on_speaker_addressee_body_part_curriculum tests/curriculum/phase1_curriculum_test.py::test_drink_curriculum tests/curriculum/phase1_curriculum_test.py::test_eat_curriculum tests/curriculum/phase1_curriculum_test.py::test_sit_curriculum tests/curriculum/phase1_curriculum_test.py::test_take_curriculum tests/curriculum/phase1_curriculum_test.py::test_move_curriculum tests/curriculum/phase1_curriculum_test.py::test_spin_curriculum tests/curriculum/phase1_curriculum_test.py::test_go_curriculum tests/curriculum/phase1_curriculum_test.py::test_push_curriculum tests/curriculum/phase1_curriculum_test.py::test_throw_curriculum tests/curriculum/phase1_curriculum_test.py::test_come_curriculum tests/curriculum/phase1_curriculum_test.py::test_behind_in_front_curriculum