Adjectives

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RamlanNur Aisyah Bt Azhar

Adjectives

WHAT IS AN ADJECTIVES?Adjectives are words that describe nouns.

They tell us more about the nouns

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• Example : This is an angry man

The box is heavy

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• In the sentences above, angry and heavy are adjectives.The adjective angry tells us about the manThe adjective heavy tells us about the box

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Order of Adjectives

• If we used a series of adjectives in a sentence, we have to place them in the correct order.

They are used in this order :

Quantity Size Age/Quality

Shape / Colour

Nouns

1) The big white van is mine

2) Two thin young ladies are singing

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Comparison of Adjectives

• There are three degree of comparison :*positive degree*comparative degree*superlative degree

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The picture below show the comparison of adjectives

Adif is tall

I am taller than Adam

Ahmad is the tallest

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The positive degree is used to compare two things. They can be equal or unequal.Formation :

1) (equal)….as + adjective + as..2) (unequal)….not + as+ adjective + as..

Example :a) Amy is as tall as her mother.b) This bag is not as heavy as that one.

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The comparative degree is used to compare two things which are not the same.Formation :

1)…more + adjective + than…2)…adjective + ‘-er’ + than…

Example :a) Kim is more intelligent than her brother.b) This dress is cheaper than that one.

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The superlative degree is used to compare three or more things which are not the same.Formation :

1)…the + adjective + ‘-est’…2)…the + most + adjective…

Example :a) Who is the smartest boy in your class?b) This is the most wonderful day of my life!

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Position of Adjectives

Position • Before nouns

• After verbs

• Before prepositions

Example • The angry farmer scolded the

naughty boy.• Who is the pretty girl in the red

dress?

• Marina,you looked tired.• Our teacher was angry with us

this morning.• Are you afraid of the dark?• My hometwon is the famous

for its delicious food.

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