Adjective

Underline the adjectives!

• Once a friend asked me a very difficult
question.
• ‘it is raining’
• ‘And the rain is hard’
• ‘You are driving your car and see some people
are waiting on the bus stop’
 Underline the adjectives!
• ‘a beautiful lady, a friend who once saved your
life, and someone you don’t know, but needs
to go to hospital’
• ‘your car can only take one more passenger’
• ‘who is more appropriate to get the seat?’
 Underline the adjectives!
• Once a friend asked me a very difficult
question.
• ‘it is raining’
• ‘And the rain is very hard’
• ‘You are driving your car and see some people
are waiting on the bus stop’
 Underline the adjectives!
• ‘a beautiful lady, a friend who once saved your
life, and someone you don’t know, but needs
to go to hospital’
• ‘your car can only take one more passenger’
• ‘who is more appropriate to get the seat?’
 1. Characters of Adjectives
• It modifies noun
– Once a friend asked me a very difficult
question.
– And the rain is hard

• It can take ‘very’

– ‘And the rain is very hard’
 Characters of Adjectives
• It can be compared
– ‘who is more appropriate to get the
seat?’

• It doesn’t have agreement

– There is a big house
– There are some big houses
Modify the following nouns with adjective

• ________ Movie
• The books are __________
• ________ Person
• very _______ actor
• More ________ software
Modify the following nouns with adjective

• (Scary, terrific, terrible) Movie

• The books are (thick, expensive, good)
• (tall, greedy, strong) Person
• very (poor, handsome, fat) actor
• More (sophisticated, compact, effective)
software
2. Suffixes to make form adjectives
• <Noun / Verb> + <-Suffix> =
Adjectives
• <Beauty> + <-ful> = beautiful
• <Child>+ <-ish> = Childish
• <Danger> + <-ous> = Dangerous
 Verbs  Adjective
• <-able>
• This coffin is really comfortable, once
you get in you’ll never get out
 Noun  Adjectives
• <-ful>
– Beauty is only skin deep.
– What makes life beautiful?
• <-ish>
– Why people like having children?
– I hate her childish behavior.
 Noun  Adjectives
• <-ous>
– One day, my name will be in the hall of
fame
– He is a famous person
• <-al>
– This coffee does not need any addition
– Give the soup more additional ingredients
 Noun  Adjective
• <-ic>
– Science is no match to act of god
– Your assumption must be supported by scientific
finding
• <-less/-ful>
– Red is not a good color
– The clothes are really colorful/colorless
 Noun  Adjective
• <-y>
– Make sure you clean all the dirt
– What a dirty theatre
 3. Adjective + Preposition
• <Adjective> + <of/with>
– I am sorry for being too rude
– Her attitude is different from mine
– I am too full of energy
– I feel ashamed for being careless
 4. Comparative Adjective
• 1 syllable = <adjective> + <-er>
– Make it cheaper please?
• 3 syllables = more + <adjective>
– 4000? Come on. It is too expensive for a pack of
instant noodle.
• 2 syllables
– I am student. Do I need to wear more formal
cloth?
– OK. 2500. Prove that you are cleverer than other
vendors
 4. Comparative Adjective
• 1 syllable = <adjective> + <-est>
– Who is the smartest one among the comedians?
• 3 syllables = more + <adjective>
– I swear, this is the most comfortable seat I’ve ever
head
• 2 syllables
– Enough is enough. We don’t need more studio
person
– Use you most formal coat