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Ho me Ú E ng lish Gra mmar Ú Adjec tive : De nit ion , Rules an d E xa mp les of Adje ctive s in En glis h Gr amma r
Adjective: De nition, Rules and Examples of Adjectives in Compar ati ve Adject ives
S uper lative Adject ives
Le ar n a dje ctive de n itio n a nd us efu l g ra mma r r ule s in rela tio n to En glish a djec tive s wit h e xamp les a nd E SL pr int ab le Adverb s w
wo rks hee ts. Lis t o f Adver bs
Type s o f Adver bs
Table of Conten ts Adver bs o f Fr eq uency
Adver bs o f Manne r
. Wha t Is An Ad ject ive? Posit ion of Adverb s
2. T ypes o f ss
2 .1. Po Adj ective
essive Adsjein
ctEives
ngli sh Adver bs & Adject ives
2 .2. Dem onstr ative Ad ject ives Adver bial Phr ase
Adver b Claus e
3. Whe re To Place An Ad ject ive In A S ent ence
3 .1. The P osition of Adjectives in a Sent ence Arti cles w
3 .2. Ad ject ives W it hout ANoun
A vs. AN
3 .3. Ad ject ives In P airs
When t o Use THE
5. Co5mp arismpar
on oatives
f Adje ctive s Art icles with Co unt able &Unco unt able
.1. Co
No uns
5 .2. Sup er latives
Conj unct ions w
6. Co mp oun d Adject ives Coo rdi nati ng Con junct ion s
7. Adj ecti ve s E nding in -E D and -I NG S ubo rdina ting Conju ncti ons
8. Adj ecti ve Su xes Cor rela tive Co njun ctio ns
9. Adj ecti ve s To Descr ibe Anyt hing! Nou ns w
9 .1. Taste
9 .2. Touch Type s o f No uns
9 .3. Sou nd Coll ecti ve Nou ns
9 .4. Size Poss essive Noun s
9 .5. Sha pe
Cou ntab le & Un cou nta ble No uns w
9 .6. Time
Unco unt able Noun s
9 .7. Am ount
Cou ntab le & Un cou nta ble Fo od
9 .8. Emo tion
Quan ti er s wit h Cou ntab le & Uncou nta ble
9 .9. Per sonality No uns
9 .10. Appear ance
Art icles with Co unt able &Unco unt able
9 .11. Sit uation No uns
No uns t hat Can Be Coun tab le or
Unco unt able: Us efu l List &E xamples
What Is An Adjective? Con cret e No uns
Wha t is an ad ject ive? In t he most simp le te rms, a n a dje ctive is a wo rd use d t o d escr ibe a n ou n. Th ese wo rds ca n a dd a Abst rac t No uns
mor e d escr ipt ive av ou r to a sen ten ce. F or exa mple , you migh t s ay s omet hin g a lo ng th e lin e of t he f o llow ing in or der to Prop er No un
de scr ibe a tr ee, “It is a tre e.”I f y ou wer e to ad d an ad ject ive in to th e se nte nce , you wo uld g ive a clea rer pi ctu re o f wh at you R egula r Plura l Nou ns
we re t ryin g t o d esc rib e, by say ing so me th ing su ch a s “It i s a large tr ee.” or “I t is a la rg e, lea fy tr ee.” Th e w ord s in b old ar e Ir regu lar Plur al No uns
th e a dje ctive s a nd allo w t he liste ner to ge t a bet ter un de rst an din g o f th e ob ject be ing ta lked ab ou t. Gend er o f No uns
No un Phra se
Ho weve r, ad ject ives d o no t simp ly h ave to de scrib e a n o bj ect, t hey can a lso be u sed in or der to de scrib e s omet hin g t ha t is No un Clau se
no t t an gib le. Ag oo d examp le o f thi s is t he use of ad jec tives to ta lk a bo ut some on e’s p ers on alit y. Yo u mi gh t sa y so meth in g Verb s w
al on g t he l ines of ” My f at her is a n in te llig en t ma n.” Lis t o f Ver bs
Ir regu lar Ver bs
Adje ctiv es a re a gr ea t wa y t o a pp eal to th e sen ses by d esc rib ing visu al asp ect s, ta ste , smell, so un d a nd emo tio na l or no n
ph ysi cal a tt rib ut es. R egula r Verb s
Moda l Verbs w
In gen er al, a n a dje ctive is a wo rd th at des crib es a no un o r p ron ou n suc h a s p erso n, p lac e, th ing or id ea. Ad ject ive i s a p ar t o f Moda ls fo r Ask ing Per miss ion s
sp eech wh ich is co mmon th at peo pl e us e it almo st a ut oma tica lly, bo th in spe ech an d in wr itin g. Moda ls o f Abilit y
Perf ect In nit ive wit h Moda ls
Wha t I s An Adj ect ive? Adj ect ive De nit ion wit h Exa mp le s In nitive s w
Bare In nit ive
Verb s Fo llow ed by I n nit ives
Geru nds w
Verb s Fo llow ed by Ger unds
Part iciple s w
Prese nt Part icip le
Past Par ticip le
Caus ative Ve rbs
Auxilia ry Verb s
S tat ive Verb s
Dynamic Ver bs
Lin king Ve rb
Fin ite & No n- ni te Ver b
Tr ansit ive Ver b
Int ran sitive Verb
Verb s fo r Kids
Verb Ph rase
Verb Tens es w
Prese nt T ense w
Prese nt S imple Te nse
Prese nt Co ntin uou s Ten se w
Prese nt Co ntin uou s Sp elling Rul es
Prese nt Perf ect Ten se w
T ime Ad verbs Used wi th t he Pres ent Per fect
Prese nt Perf ect Cont inuo us T ense
Past Tense w
Past Simple T ense
Past Co nti nuou s Te nse
Past Per fect Ten se
Past Per fect Cont inuo us Tense
Fu tur e Ten se w
S imp le Fut ure Tens e
Fu tur e Cont inuo us T ense
Fu tur e Pe rfe ct T ense
Fu tur e Pe rfe ct Co ntin uou s
Will vs Go ing t o
Prese nt S imple & Pr esen t Con tinu ous
Prese nt Perf ect &Pre sent Per fec t
Con tinu ous
Past Simple & Prese nt Perf ect
Past Per fect & Pas t Perf ect Co nti nuou s
Pr epo siti ons w
Lis t o f Prepo sit ion s
Prepo sit iona l Ph ras es
Prepo sit ions of Pla ce
Prepo sit ions of Time
Ad ject ive Exa mple s: Prepo sit ions of Mo vement
Prepo sit ions with Pic tur es
En gl ish Ad ject ives can be ide nt i ed by th eir end ing s. Co mmo n ad jecti ve en di ng s ar e a s f ollo ws:
IN ON AT
Prepo sit ion Err or s
- ab le/-ibcr
le:edi ble, a ch ieva ble, g ull ible , cap ab le, ille gib le, sen sib le, re mark ab le, ho rr ible Pr on ouns w
-aal:nn ua l, fun ctio na l, ind ivid ua l, lo gica l, ess ent ial Perso nal Pro no uns
- fua l:wful, ch eer fu l, do ub tful ,fa ith fu l, forc eful Poss essive Pro no uns
-te
ic:rri c, cu bi c, man ic, ru sti c R elat ive Pr on ouns
in te nsiv e, ad ap tive , at tra cti ve, di smissiv e, inv ent ive, p ers ua sive
- ive: Ind e nit e Pro noun s
do ub tless , end less , fea rle ss, h elpl ess, h omele ss, b rea th less, ca re less, g ro un dle ss, re stle ss
- less: Demons tra tive Pro no uns
- ouad
s: ven tu ro us, fa mo us , gen ero us , cou ra geo us , da ng ero us, t reme nd ou s, fa bu lo us R e e xi ve Pr ono un
Ante cede nt
Tho ug h, a lar ge nu mber of a djec tive s ar e d iff er ent … Cond itio nals w
Z ero Cond itio nal
Fir st Co ndit ion al
h ot
S eco nd Con ditio nal
d ar k
T hird Co ndit ion al
s mart
Mixed Co ndit iona l
c oo l
c ommon Ho w to Use UNLE SS
g en ero us Grammatica l Er ro rs w
w ide Mista kes Wit h Pr epo siti ons
y ou ng Grammar R ules w
… S yntax
Passive Vo ice
Types of Adjectives in English Acti ve Voice
Ques tio n Tag s
We a re n ow go ing to lo ok at the var iou s d if fe ren t t ypes of a djec tive s th at ca n b e u sed to spic e up yo ur sen ten ces . Ther e a re
Ques tio n Wo rd s
tw o ma in t yp es o f a dje ctiv es a s sh ow n b elo w.
S ubjec t-Auxilia ry Inve rsio n
Quan ti er s
De script ive ad jec tive s d escr ibe qu alit y o f t he no un . In fa ct, d es cri pti ve a dj ect ives ca n b e at trib uti ve S ubjec t Verb Agree me nt
TRE NDING
Fo r e xamp le:
An a tt rib ut e ad ject ive i s pl aced b efo re th e no un it is mo dif yin g. L et’s t ake a l oo k at so me exa mple s of t his.
Sh e is a p re tt y gir l.
Th is is my gree n dre ss.
Tod ay, w e wil l ha ve h ea vy r ain .
An ts h av e tin y le gs.
I t is a h ot da y.
Yo u can al so h av e a pre dica tiv e a djec tive wh ich i s pl aced a ft er t he no un wh ich it is mo di fyi ng . Here ar e so me exa mple s to
de mon str ate th is.
Ther e is also th e o pp or tu nit y to pl ace an ad ject ive a f ter cert ain ve rbs in o rd er to mod ify th em. This do es n ot ap ply to all
ver bs ,s o le t’s ta ke a lo ok a t s ome e xamp les v erb s wh ich ca n b e mod i ed w ith an ad jec tive. It is wo rth no tin g th at whe n
us ing an a djec tive to mod ify a ve rb , the ver b sh ou ld come be fo re th e a dje ctiv e, it w ill n ot sou nd co rr ect i f p lac ed the ot her
wa y a ro un d. Th e f ollo win g v erb s ca n b e mo di ed with an a djec tive .
a pp ea r
b eco me
go
g et
t ur n
f ee l
k eep
Yo u can al so u se a n ad jecti ve a ft er t he ver bs t o s me ll, to ta ste , to sou nd an d to loo k. L et’s ta ke a lo ok at some exa mp les of
th e a dje ctive pla cemen t f o r t hese ver bs.
Order of Adjectives
Le ar n r ules an d e xamp les f o r th e o rd er o f ad ject ives in E ng lish .
Det ermin er
Obser va tio n ( Op in ion )
Size an d Sha pe
Ag e
Co lor
Origi n
Ma ter ial
Qu al i er (Pu rpo se)
Comparison of Adjectives
Three forms o fc ompa rison o fa dje ct ives in En glish
A po sit ive a dje ctiv e is u sed to de scr ibe somet hin g w ith ou t ma kin g a ny sor t o f c omp ari son to an yth in g el se. F or
ex ampl e, as seen in the sen ten ce “I a m kin d.” o r “Th is i s a g rea t mo vie.”
A co mpa rat ive ad jecti ve is use d in or de r to co mpa re t wo th ing s, it i s qu ite of te n f oll owe d b y th e w or d t ha n, yo u c an
se e th is is th e f ollo win g e xamp les. “I a m nic er th an hi m.” o r “This mo vie is b ett er th an th e rst on e.”
A su per lat ive a dj ecti ve is used a s a way of co mpa rin g mo re t ha n t wo th ing s a nd as a wa y t o s ay t ha t t he thi ng you
a re t alk ing ab ou t is th e ‘most ’, you migh t n ot ice t his in the fo llo win g ex amp les. “I a m th e ni ces t o f a ll t he s tu den ts.” or
“This i s th e b est movi e ou t o f th e en tir e ser ies.”
Compara tive s
Comp arat ive s ar e u sed to comp ar e an d clar if y th e d iff er enc e b etwe en two no un s. In o the r w ord s, co mpa ra tive s ar e u sed
wh en two pe rso ns or ob ject s be ing co mpa red .
Superlatives
Whe n a n a dje ctiv e co mpa res t hr ee o r mo re t hin gs , th e su per lat ive f o rm of t he a dj ecti ve is used . Sup er lat ives i nd icat e t ha t
th e q ua lity or qu an tit y is a t it s h igh est or is mo st in te nse.
Compound Adjectives
Comp ou nd ad ject ives are ad ject ives th at are mad e u p o f t wo or mor e wo rd s us ua lly w ith hyp he ns ( -) bet wee n t hem.
Le ar n t he d if fe ren ce b etw een Adjec tive s En di ng in -E D a nd -ING w ith use fu l ru les an d ex amp les.
Adjective Su xes
Le ar n Commo n Ad ject ive Su x es in En gl ish.
Ta ste
De licio us
Bla nd
Bit ter
Sw eet
Tas ty
Touch
So ft
Win dy
Oi ly
Smo oth
Co ld
Sound
No isy
Wh isp erin g
Sh rill
Sile nt
Hi ssin g
Size
Gi ga nti c
Hu ge
Min ut e
Tin y
We e
Sha pe
Na rr ow
Ho llo w
St rai gh t
Ro tu nd
Cr oo ked
Time
L at e
Ol d
Slo w
Sp eed y
Da ily
Amount
L ot s
Ma ny
Amp le
Sp ar se
E no ug h