Group 9

 Khoirunnisak
( Po.71.39.1.18.017 )
 Mealdry Dwie Almira
( Po.71.39.1.18.018 )
 What Is
Adjective??
The simplest definition of an adjective
is that it is a word that describes or
clarifies a noun. Adjectives describe
nouns or pronouns by giving some
information about an object's size,
shape, age, color, origin or material
That is a fast car.
Adjective Noun
 Examples of Proper Adjective

Proper Noun Proper Adjective

America American
France French
China Chinese
Pennsylvania Pennsylvanian
Indonesia Indonesian
Sometimes, proper nouns don’t change in form
at all when they become proper adjective
E.Q :
1. President Kennedy was a good leader. ( In
this sentence President Kennedy is a person,
therefore he is a noun )
2. The Kennedy Library is very large. ( In this
sentence Kennedy is describing the library,
therefore it is an adjective )
Articles are adjectives :
A dog
The happy girl
An apple
Some apples
Few people

Numbers are adjectives:

Five books
Twenty papers
Adjectives are
colors:
brown boxes
the blue sky
green apples

Adjectives are shapes:

round containers
a square room
 Adjectives are sizes:
tiny egg
huge gorilla

Adjectives are conditions:

frightened man
energetic dog
silly behavior
Rule 1:
Adjectives usually come BEFORE
the noun they describe:
Examples:
the tall man
the black cat
Note: The articles (a, an, the) are
adjectives.
Exception to Rule 1:
When indefinite pronouns (such as
something, someone, anybody) are
modified by an adjective, the adjective
comes after the indefinite pronoun:
Someone guilty of doing something cruel
to humans or animals deserves to be
punished.
Exception to Rule No. 1:
When adjectives follow a linking verb, they
are called PREDICATE ADJECTIVES. In
this case they modify the noun subject, but
they are in the predicate of the sentence.
Examples:
Juana is beautiful.
Ahmed looks handsome.
That boy appears too young to drive.
Another exception to Rule No. 1:
Adjective clauses and phrases
follow the noun they modify.

Examples:
A woman who works in my
office is not here today.
You can wear the suit in the
closet.
 Indefinite Adjective
• Indefinite adjectives point out nouns.
• They often tell “ how many “ or “ how
much “ of something.
• There are seventeen of them :
all, any, another, both, each, either, few,
little, many, most, much, neither, one, other,
several, some.
 Interrogative Adjectives
• Interrogative adjectives are used to ask
questions.
• Three of them were also interrogative
pronouns
which
what
whose
Adjectives usually do not have
plural forms.
Correct:
The black dogs are barking every
night when I go to sleep.

Incorrect:
The blacks dogs are barking every
night when I go to sleep.
Exception: Demonstrative
Adjectives: this, that, these, those
Singular
This hat is mine.
That hat is yours.

Plural
These hats are mine.
Those hats are yours.
Ketika kita ingin mengurutkan sebuah kata sifat,
ada beberapa tata cara yang harus diperhatikan.
Berikut adalah susunan adjective yang benar
dalam sebuah kalimat, cara mudah adalah
menggunakan sistem DOSASCOMP.
 Determiner (the, a, any, some, any, dll)
 Opinion (rich, lazy, handsome, dll)
 Size (big, small, tall, dll)
 Age (old, new, young, dll)
 Shape (thin, round, fat, dll)
 Color (yellow, black, blue, dll)
 Origin (Italian, French, Indonesian, dll)
 Material (plastic, cotton, rubber, dll)
 Purpose (swimming, tennis, school, dll)

E.Q :
 A handsome young man
 A big black car
 A nice red dress
Adjectives can also be:
1. Phrases:
A cat with orange fur is
always in the driveway.

2. Clauses:
Everyone who wants to go
needs to get on the bus.

3. Participles:
The flashing lights were
cameras.
Adjectives have three forms depending on the
number of nouns being described or compared.

Positive Comparative Superlative

(Describing (Comparing (Comparing
one) two) -er + three or
than more) the + -
est
tall taller than the tallest

rich richer than the richest

big bigger than the biggest

Rules for comparative forms of adjectives:

1. Add er for the comparative form when comparing two

nouns if the adjective is one or two syllables.
Examples:
Positive: These trees are tall.

Comparative:
The boy on the left is
taller than the boy on
the right.
Note: taller than
 Rules for comparative forms of adjectives:

2. Add more for the comparative form when comparing two

nouns if the adjective is more than two syllables.
Examples:

Pomegranates are
Positive:
delicious.
Comparative:
Oranges are more
delicious than
pomegranates.

Note: more delicious than

Rules for superlative forms of adjectives:

1. Add the and -est to the adjective for the

comparative form when comparing two nouns if the
adjective is one or two syllables.
Examples:
Positive: This car is fast.

Superlative No, this car is the

fastest car in the
world.

Note: the fastest

Rules for superlative forms of adjectives:

2. Add the most for the comparative form when

comparing two nouns if the adjective is more than two
syllables.
Examples:
Pomegranates are
Positive: delicious.
Superlative:
No, oranges are the
most delicious fruit of all
the fruits in the world.

Note: the most delicious

My father is angry.

My father is angrier
than yours.
My father is the
angriest of the
three.
Exercise :
1. Donna is as ... as Oliver
a. Cuter
b. Cutest
c. More cuter
d. Cute
2. Jake is ... than Tommy
a. Worst
b. Bad
c. Worse
d. More bad
3. She told me not to forget to return her …
a. Red sleeping warm bag
b. Warm sleeping red bag
c. Red warm sleeping bag
d. Warm red sleeping bag
4. The … will be adopted tomorrow.
a. Funny grey fat cat
b. Funny fat grey cat
c. Grey funny fat cat
d. Fat funny grey cat
5. He has read your …
a. Ancient Roman thick book
b. Thick ancient Roman book
c. Roman thick ancient book
d. Ancient thick Roman book
6. How many adjectives are there in this sentence: “We will
go to a beautiful beach with sparkling sand this summer” ?
a. 3
b. 5
c. 1
d. 2
7. How many adjectives are there in this sentence: “She is not
only smart but also pretty and friendly” ?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
8. Which word is an adjective?
a. Clever
b. Read
c. Walk
d. Talk
9. The man who lives on the 4th floor of the … apartment
building is my colleague.
a. Hexagonal small beautiful
b. Small beautiful hexagonal
c. Beautiful hexagonal small
d. Beautiful small hexagonal
10. We used to have lunch on this … every day.
a. Wooden round black table
b. Round black wooden table
c. Wooden black round table
d. Black round wooden table
Quiz :

1. Tony is the....boy in school

a. Handsome
b. Handsomest
c. Most handsome
d. More handsome
2. Which word is an adjective?
a. Run
b. Eat
c. Food
d. Pretty
3. How many adjectives are there in this sentence: “I
thought the film was very long and boring.” ?
a. 5
b. 2
c. 3
d. 1
4. The best arrangement for these jumbled words:
(1)fat (2)lovely (3)cat (4)white (5)the (6)Persian is…
a. 5-4-2-1-6-3
b. 5-2-4-6-1-3
c. 5-4-6-1-2-3
d. 5-2-1-4-6-3
5. I’m buying a …
a. New cheap European car
b. European cheap new car
c. European new cheap car
d. Cheap new European car
 Answer Key

Exercise : Quiz :
1. D
2. C 1. C
3. D 2. D
4. B
5. B 3. B
6. D 4. D
7. C
8. A 5. D
9. D
10. B