THE ADJECTIVE

1. POSITION OF ADJECTIVES Before a noun: a young man After the verb BE; BECOME; SEEM ; STAY It is expensive She seems happy !ith transitive verbs" after the ob#e$t: She %eeps her room ti&y T'E ( A&#e$tive ) *omanian p+ura+ noun: the young; the ri$h; the Eng+ish

2. ORDER OF ADJECTIVES PLACED BEFORE A NOUN &es$ribing , &eterminer expressing fee+ing si-e age $o+our a, the sp+en&i& young 0hite t0o fantasti$ ta++ mi&&+e1age& 3. DEGREES OF COMPARISON 2OSITI3E - er, - est one sy++ab+e a&# t0o sy++ab+e a&# en&ing in 1y 2eter is ta 2am is !"#$. COM2A*ATI3E

origin , materia+ Arab Cana&ian

.O/. horse a$tors

S/2E*4ATI3E
5superiority , inferiority6

2eter is ta er t%a& 7a$% 2am is !"#'er t%a& 7ane

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This is This is ()re *'++'"! t This is t%e ()st *'++'"! t prob+em ()re, t%e ()st *'++'"! t. t%a& I thought ess, t%e east This is ess *'++'"! t t%a& This is t%e east *'++'"! t prob+em - +ong a&# I thought 5a&# en&ing in 1e&; 1ing; ous; 1fu+; 1+ess6 8 Some +ong a&#e$tives $an ta%e either - er, - est or ()re, t%e ()st , ess, t%e eastab+e; $+ever; gent+e; $ommon; narro0; han&some; nob+e; simp+e; un%in&; po+ite; p+easant; .. COMPARATIVE OF E/UALIT0 use as 1 a*2e"t'3e 1 as to sho0 that something is the same or e9ua+: 7im is as ta as 2eter I am as 4)rr'e* as you are use &)t as,s) 1 a*2e"t'3e 1 as to sho0 that something is the same or e9ua+: 7im is &)t as ta as 2eter I am &)t as 4)rr'e* as you are 5. INTENSIFICATION OF ADJECTIVES :or short a&#e$tives: repeat the a&#e$tive in the positive &egree: 'e gets r'"%er a&* r'"%er every year :or +ong a&#e$tives : more an& more ( a&# )r +ess an& +ess ( a&# She is ()re a&* ()re 6ea!t'+! every time I see her Eng+ish is ess a&* ess *'++'"! t 7. IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES goo& ; better ; the best; far ; farther ; the farthest; further ; the furthest; ba& ; 0orse ; the 0orst; i++ ; 0orse ; the 0orst; o+& ; o+&er ; the o+&est; ; e+&er ; the e+&est; +itt+e ; +ess ; the +east; mu$h ; more ; the most; many ; more ; the most;

8. ADJECTIVES OF LATIN ORIGIN +)r( t%e ")(9arat'3e 4't% t) 5not 0ith than68 superior to ; inferior to; senior to; #unior to; exterior to; interior to

THE ADJECTIVE HW / TEST A. F' '& t%e 6 a&#s 4't% t%e a99r)9r'ate +)r( )+ t%e a*2e"t'3es '& 6ra"#ets. < It is ========== for 7ohn to p+ay tennis than for his =========brother 5&iffi$u+t" o+&6 > Sibiu has ========== streets than C+u#1.apo$a 5narro06 ? Your attitu&e turne& into the ========== outburst 5inex$usab+e6 @ The musi$ is ========= than I thought an& the 0ine is a+so a bit ====== 5+ou&" strong6 A Are the 0in&s in Siberia ========== than in A+as%a B 5i$y6 C !ho is the ========== pupi+ at s$hoo+B 5har&10or%ing6 D I &onEt thin% these $a%es are ========== than yours 5goo&6 F This si+% is ========== than that I bought a month ago 5soft6 G Try to be a +itt+e ========== p+ease 5$a+m6 <H The ========== the 0eather" the ========== the grass 50arm" ye++o06 << Ame+ia is the ========== of these ni$e gir+s 5s+im6 <> Then the storm be$ame even ========== 5vio+ent6 <? Bobby is the ========== boy in his $+ass 5$+ever6 <@ 'y&e 2ar% is ========== in 0inter than in autumn 59uiet6 <A Ann is ========== than Mary 5not enthusiasti$6 <C This is the ========== vie0 of a++ 5en$hanting6 <D 2+ease be ========== other0ise youE++ ma%e the baby $ry 5gent+e6 <F This $opy of the pi$ture is ========== than the other ones 5exa$t6 <G You o0n the ========== stamp $o++e$tion IEve ever seen 5$omp+ete6 >H Your $ountry house is the ========== in the region 5attra$tive6 >< 'er story 0as ========== than *ogerEs 5breathta%ing6 >> IEve never met a ========== man than Bene&i$t 5e$$entri$6 >? They are as ========== of him as he is of them 5afrai&6 >@ 2eterEs story 0as the ========== of a++ 5not ex$iting6 >A She gave a ========== &es$ription of the events than I expe$te& 5interesting6 B. F' '& t%e 6 a&#s 4't% t%e r':%t +)r( )+ t%e a*2e"t'3e< Ieorge is ========================= than Tom 5( sin$ere6 > My sister is ========================= as my mother 5) generous6 ? Their gran&father is the ========================= person I %no0 5( $a+m6 @ Sometimes peop+e are =======================than 0e expe$t 51 to+erant6 A 7ane is the =========================in our group 51 honest6 C This is not ========================= it seems 5) stupi&6 D 7a$% 0ants to seem ========================= than he rea++y is 5( brave6 F !hen she is tire& she is not =================== as 0hen she is fresh 51 ta+%ative6 G My neighbourEs &og is not the =================== $reature on Earth 5( frien&+y6 <H This toy is not at a++ ====================== than the toy I got +ast year 51 funny6 << 'e is ========================= than his &es% mate 5( smart6 <> To&ay she fee+s =========================than yester&ay 5( i++6 <? I am the ============person in the 0or+& 0hen somebo&y 0a%es me up 5( angry6 <@ I am ========================= one $an be in my situation 5) forgiving6 <A Of $ourse he is ========================= than me It is his $ar" not mine 5( nervous6 <C This is the =========================0inter 0e ever ha& 5( $o+&6 <D The ========================= $rimina+s are put separate+y in prison 5( impu+sive6 <F 'e is ========================= than I $ou+& have ever imagine& 5( ru&e6 <G The $at 0as ========================= to me than I expe$te& 51 hosti+e6 >H My mother1in1+a0 is the =========================person in the fami+y 5( bossy6