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TECHNICAL ENGLISH 1
GRAMMAR (ADJECTIVE)
GROUP MEMBER :

NAME : LUTFINORADAM BIN MOHD NAZLISHAM

(20A10G007),

NUR MUHAMMADILKAHFI BIN NADZRUDDIN

(20A10G008)

LECTURERES : MISS FARAH DILAILA BINTI ABD SHUKOR.

DEFINITION OF ADJECTIVE

• An adjective is a word that modifies a noun (or pronoun)

to make it more specific. For example "rotten" egg,
a "cloudy" day, a "lovely" lady, or a "tall," and a "cool" glass
of water.
 OR
• Adjective is a word that describes or clarifies a noun.
Adjectives describe nouns by giving some information about
an object’s size, shape, age, color, origin or material

TYPES OF ADJECTIVE POSSESIVE

ADJECTIVE

DESCRIPTIVE
ARTICLE ADJECTIVE
ADJECTIVE

ADJECTIVE
INTERROGATIVE QUANTITATIVE
ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE

DEMONSTACTIVE
ADJECTIVE

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EXAMPLES: The possessive adjectives

are my, your, his, her, its, our, their,
A possessive adjective sits and whose.
before a noun (or a pronoun)
to show who or what owns it.

POSSESIVE ADJECTIVE

EXAMPLES SENTENCES :
• The kids are yours and mine.
• The house is theirs and its paint is
flaking.
• The money was really theirs for the
taking.
• We shall finally have what is rightfully
ours.

PRACTICE FOR POSESSIVE

ADJECTIVE.
•She likes your hat.
ANSWER=YOUR
•(The possessive adjective "your" sits before the noun "hat" to tell us
who owns it.)

•I think her dog has eaten my gerbil.

ANSWER=HER and MY
(The possessive adjectives "her" and "my" are sitting before
(or modifying as it's called) the nouns "dog" and "gerbil" to tell us who
owns them.)

Descriptive adjectives are the most

commonly used type of adjective
EXAMPLE : HUGE, TALL,
and they add meaning to a noun or COURAGEOUS,
pronoun by describing its qualities.
So it's not difficult to come up with
ANNOYING, NICE.
one. They can tell what size
something is, how something
tastes, what something smells like,
and so much more.

DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVE

EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
• A huge dog
• A tall woman
• Courageous firefighter
• Lutfi is a nice person

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SOME PRACTISE OF DESCRIPTIVE

ADJECTIVE
Now let's create a sentence or two using these adjectives:
•I have an _______ classmate sitting next to me this semester.
ANSWER : ANNOYING

•Kendra has a ______ kitten at home that she adopted from the shelter

ANSWER : PLAYFUL

Quantitative EXAMPLES : Some, few,

adjectives describe the exact
or approximate amount of a little, most, all, no,
noun. Some examples include enough, any, whole,
all, no, few, many, and little. sufficient, none

QUANTITATIVE
ADJECTIVE

EXAMPLES SENTENCE :

• I drank half of my mango drink.

• I ate some roasted chicken.
• He has many cherries in his large pocket.
• Linda ate whole burger.
• These ignorant people have no common sense

SOME PRACTISE OF QUANTITATIVE

ADJECTIVE

1) I did not give him____chocolates from my bag.

ANSWER : Any

2) ____ people these days are selfish in this world.

ANSWER : Most

3) I gave him ____ money for the picnic and shopping.

ANSWER : Suffiecient

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A demonstrative adjective modifies a

noun or pronoun in a sentence while
emphasizing its importance. (It's especially Example : That, These,
helpful when you want to make it clear
which person or thing you would like to talk
about, whether it's near or far, singular or
Those, This
plural.)

DEMONSTACTIVE
ADJECTIVE

Example Sentence:

• Give me that blue water bottle.

• This time I won’t fail you.
• I want those gorgeous marbles.
• I wanted to propose you that day.

PRACTICE OF DEMONSTACTIVE
Correct the mistakes in the following sentences.

1. Can you see these deer out in the field?

ANSWER : Change "these" to "those."

2.The robbery took place on May 19th. This night, there was a big storm.

ANSWER : Change "This" to "That."

3.This computers over there are old. That computers here are the new ones.

ANSWER : Change "This" to "Those." Change "That" to "These."

An interrogative adjective is a word

that modifies a noun by asking a
EXAMPLES : "what,"
question. Interrogative adjectives are
also known as "which," and "whose.
interrogative determiners

INTERROGATIVE
ADJECTIVE

6 Wives 1 Husband

What
When
Who
Where
Examples Sentence: Why
Which
• Whose book was that?
• Which pen do you like more? How
• What books are you buying
today?

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PRACTICE FOR INTERROGATIVE

ADJECTIVE
1. What car will they give us?
(In this example, the speaker does not know the choice of cars
available. "What" is sometimes referred to as a general determiner.)

2. There is a choice of three desserts on the menu. Which dessert would

you like?
(In this example, the speaker does not know the dessert would he takes.
“Which” is sometimes reffered to as a general determiner.)

3. Could you tell me whose socks are on the floor?

(In these examples, the speaker is trying to find out who the socks
and turn belong to.)

Article is a word that combines EXAMPLES : the, a,

with a noun. Articles are actually
adjectives because they describe and an
the nouns that they precede.

ARTICLE ADJECTIVE

Example Sentences :
• think an animal is in the garage
• I own a cat and two dogs.
• I ate an apple yesterday. The apple
was juicy and delicious.
• We are looking for an apartment

SOME PRACTICE FOR ARTICLE ADJECTIVE

Fill in the blank with the appropriate article, a, an, or the, or leave the space
blank if no article is needed.

1. I want ____ apple from that basket.

ANSWER : an
2. ____ church on the corner is progressive.
ANSWER : The
3. One of the students said, "____ professor is late today.“
ANSWER : The
4. I borrowed ____ pencil from your pile of pencils and pens.
ANSWER : a

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Examples
Adjectives

large larger largest

➢ The first apple is large.

➢ The second apple is larger than the first.
➢ The third apple is the largest of the three.

➢ The jalopy is a fast car.

➢ The racecar is the faster car.
➢ The dragster is the fastest car.

To make comparative and

superlative forms of adjectives
some rules must be followed.

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Comparative Adjective
• to compare 2 items (add er or more)

Superlative Adjective
• to show supreme (add est or most

Rule 1
To form the comparative or superlative
of one syllable words with
more than one vowel OR ending
with more than one consonant at the
add -er OR -est.

Root word ( 1
Comparative Superlative
syllable)
tall taller tallest

neat neater neatest

deep deeper deepest

Rule 2
To form the comparative or
superlative of a one syllable word ending
in e add -r OR -st.

wide wider widest

fine finer finest

cute cuter cutest

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Rule 3
To form the comparative or superlative of a one
syllable word with one vowel and one consonant
at the end double the consonant, and add -er OR -
est.

sad sadder saddest

big bigger biggest

fat fatter fattest

Rule 4
To form the comparative or superlative of a two
syllable word ending in y, change the y to i, then
add -er OR -est.

happy happier happiest

jolly jollier jolliest

lazy lazier laziest

Rule 5
To form the comparative or superlative of a two
syllable word ending a vowel-sound that is not
stressed then add -er OR -est.
Adjectives ending in –le, -ow, er frequently take –er
and –est.

yellow yellower yellowest

gentle gentler gentlest

simple simpler simplest

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Rules at a Glance
Adjective form Comparative Superlative
Only one syllable, with more
than one vowel or more than Add -er: Add -est:
one consonant at the end. lighter, neater, faster, taller, lightest, neatest, fastest,
Examples: neater, deeper tallest. neatest, deepest
light, neat, fast, tall, neat, deep
Only one syllable, ending in E.
Add -r: Add -st:
Examples:
wider, finer, cuter widest, finest, cutest
wide, fine, cute
Only one syllable, with one Double the consonant, and add
Double the consonant, and add
vowel and one consonant at the -est:
-er:
end. Examples: hottest, biggest, fattest,
hotter, bigger, fatter, sadder
hot, big, fat, sad saddest
Two syllables, ending in Y. Change y to i, then add -est:
Change y to i, then add -er:
Examples: happiest, silliest, loneliest,
happier, sillier, lonelier, jollier
happy, silly, lonely, jolly jolliest
two syllable word ending a
vowel-sound that is not Add -er: Add -est:
stressed yellower, simpler yellower, simpler
yellow, simple
Two syllables or more, not Use more before the adjective: Use most before the adjective:
ending in Y. Examples: more modern, more most modern, most interesting,
modern, interesting, beautiful, interesting, more beautiful most beautiful

Like adjectives some adverbs can

take comparative and superlative forms, with -er
and -est:

 Sally works hard.

 Steve works harder than Sally
 Kathy and Sue work the hardest of all.

 The bird sings loudly.

 The moose sang louder than the bird.
 Pete sang the loudest of them all.

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List of Adverbs in Which -er and -

est May Be Added

Adverb Comparative Superlative

fast faster fastest

slow slower slowest

quick quicker quickest

early earlier earliest

bright brighter brightest

high higher highest

However, the majority of adverbs do not take these

endings. Instead, they form the comparative using
more and the superlative using most:

Adverb Comparative Superlative

recently more recently most recently

effectively more effectively most effectively

frequently more frequently most frequently

ADJECTIVES ORDER :

Ordering Adjectives
opinion
size
age
shape
color
origin
material
purpose

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Ordering Adjectives

 Anopinion adjective explains what you think

about something (other people may not agree
with you).
 For example: silly, beautiful, horrible, difficult
A size adjective, of course, tells you how big
or small something is.
 For example: large, tiny, enormous, little

Ordering Adjectives

 An age adjective tells you how young or old

something or someone is.
 For example: ancient, new, young, old
 A shape adjective describes the shape of
something.
 For example: square, round, flat, rectangular

Ordering Adjectives

A color adjective, of course, describes the

color of something.
 For example: blue, pink, reddish, gray
 An origin adjective describes where something
comes from.
 For example: French, lunar, American,
eastern, Greek

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Ordering Adjectives

 A material adjective describes what something is

made from.
 For example: wooden, metal, cotton, paper
 A purpose adjective describes what something is
used for. These adjectives often end with “-ing”.
 For example: sleeping (as in “sleeping bag”),
catching (as in “catching mitt”)

Some Examples of Adjective Order

OPINION SIZE AGE SHAPE COLOR ORIGIN MATERIAL PURPOSE

NOUN

silly young English man

huge round metal bowl

small red sleeping bag

old green wicked witch

On your own…
 Write a sentence using three or more
adjectives IN ORDER.
 gigantic
 four
 orange
 roasted
 scary
 round
 farm-raised

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Thank You.
THAT’S ALL FROM MY GROUP. ASSALAMUALAIKUM

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