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:

Singular plural
this these
that those

because demonstrate or point out

what is being referred to.
 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 -ier
For example:
lucky/luckier funny/funnier easy/easier pretty/prettier
• Long adjectives start with more
more 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
ambitious most ambitious

cold coldest

comfortable most comfortable

dry driest
 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

Bad Worse Worst
Good Better Best
Little Less Least
Many More Most
 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
easily
fast
• Examples
-Sue is very quiet
- Listen carefully!
- Ben can run fast
 Adverbs of place describe where
something happens
• anywhere out
downstairs outside
here somewhere
in
Examples
-I´m not going anywhere
today
- We went out into the yard
- Wait here!
 Adverbs of frequency describe how
often something happens
• always
every
never
usually

Examples:
- He usually gets good grades.
- I always do my homework
 Adverbs of time describe when
something happens.
• after
already
tomorrow
finally
 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?
 -An adjective tells us •Tom is a careful driver.
more about a noun.
Adjective •Be quiet
-We use adjectives before
nouns and after a few •We didn't go out because
verbs (especially be): of the heavy rain.

-tells us more about a • Tom drove carefully

verb. along the narrow road.
Adverb (not drove careful)
-An adverb tells us in what
way someone does • Speak quietly, please!
something or in what way (not speak quiet)
something happens:
THANKS