Adjective Is a word which describes or gives more information about a noun or pronoun.

EXAMPLES:

-beautiful flower-Big house

Adjectives describe nouns in terms of such qualities as size, color, number, and kind.

-The lazy dog sat on the rug

-The lazy, old, brown dog sat on the rug

Usually an adjective comes -Before the noun *tall man-It can also come after a form of the word be – *The man is tall.

Demonstrative Adjectives:

because demonstrate or point out what is being referred to.

Singular plural

this these

that those

Possessive Adjectives

which shows possession or ownership

person singular plural

1st person my our

2nd your your

3rd His/her/its their

Proper Adjectives

These are formed from proper nouns. They always begin with capital letters.

Proper Nouns Proper Adjective

America American

Britain British

Canada Canadian

China Chinese

Christianity Christian

France French

Most adjectives can be described in degrees. This means that something can have more or less of the adjective's quality.

-comparatives - superlatives

Regular comparative

• We use -er for the comparative of short adjectives :Cold/ colder, sharp/ sharper• adjectives ending in –y we add -ierFor example:lucky/luckier funny/funnier easy/easier pretty/prettier• Long adjectives start with moremore modern/ more serious /more expensive/ more

comfortable• Note: After comparatives we use than: It's cheaper to go by car than to go by train.

Examples.

• Athens is older than Rome• Oranges are more expensive than

bananas• John is taller than Michael• Ann is prettier than Susan

Regular superlatives end in -est or start with most.

Superlative

most ambitious

coldest

most comfortable

driest

ambitious

cold

comfortable

dry

Examples:

• The church is the oldest building in the town

• English is the most important language in bussiness

• Alaska is the largest state in U.S.A

Irregular : Comparatives & Superlatives

These can still be given in degrees, but they don't follow patterns .

positive Comparative Superlative

BadGoodLittleMany

WorseBetterLessMore

WorstBestLeastMost

EXAMPLES

• As an Adjective-There is a little tiny crack in it• As an adverb-I´m little affectected by the cold

ADVERBS

. Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives and adverbs in terms of such qualities as time, frequency and manner. They are used to describe how, where, when, how often and why something happens.

Examples:

- Sue runs fast, fast describes how or the manner in which Sue runs.

- Sue runs very fast, very describes the adverb fast and gives information about how fast Sue runs

Adverbs of manner describe how something happens.

• carefully quietly

easilyfast

• Examples-Sue is very quiet- Listen carefully!- Ben can run fast

Adverbs of place describe where something happens

• anywheredownstairshere in

Examples-I´m not going anywhere

today- We went out into the yard- Wait here!

outoutsidesomewhere

Adverbs of frequency describe how often something happens

• alwayseverynever usually

Examples:- He usually gets good grades.- I always do my homework

Adverbs of time describe when something happens.

• afteralreadytomorrowfinally

Example-Let's go tomorrow.This message arrived after you left

Many adverbs are made from an adjective + -ly: adjective: quick /serious /careful

adverb: quickly/ seriously/ carefully

*Not all words ending in -ly are adverbs. For example:• Friendly, lively ,elderly, lonely ,silly ,lovely

Adjective or adverb?

Adjective-An adjective tells us more about a noun. -We use adjectives before nouns and after a fewverbs (especially be):

•Tom is a careful driver. •Be quiet

•We didn't go out because of the heavy rain.

Adverb-tells us more about a verb. -An adverb tells us in what way someone doessomething or in what way something happens:

• Tom drove carefully along the narrow road. (not drove careful)

• Speak quietly, please! (not speak quiet)

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