adjectives

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defining words
 adjectives

define nouns
 adjectives
define people, things
and places
 some common
adjectives
good …… …… ……
bad …… …… ……
big …… …… ……
small …… …… ……
thick …… …… ……
thin …… …… ……
light …… …… ……
heavy …… …… ……
 adjectives

define nouns?
 quality

quantity

number

sequence
adjectives define quality?
good …… …… ……
bad …… …… ……
new …… …… ……
old …… …… ……
modern …… …… ……
outdated …… …… ……
smart …… …… ……
lazy …… …… ……
adjectives define
quantity?
much
a little
enough
less
sufficient
excessive
adjectives define number?

one
two
a few
many
several
adjectives define
sequence?
first
second
third
next
last
 Qualitative Adjectives

define the quality of a noun;

for example:
good / bad / new / old / modern / lazy
 Quantitative Adjectives

define the quantity of a noun;

for example:

much / less / sufficient / enough

 Cardinal Adjectives

define the number of a noun;

for example:
one / two / three / many / some / a few
 Ordinal Adjectives

define the sequence or position

of something in a series;
for example:
first / second / third / next / last
Degrees of Adjectives

nominative
comparative
superlative
 Nominative Degree
defines the nouns in general;
there may be many others like the one
being discussed:
for example:

a good friend / an intelligent student /

a beautiful place / an expensive car
a bad movie / a boring book
 Comparative Degree
compares two or more things;
for example:

• India is larger than Pakistan.

• Pakistan is smaller than India.
• I am taller than my father.
• A car is safer than a bike.
 Superlative Degree
declares something matchless;
for example:

• Russia is the biggest country in the world.

• China is the most populated country in the world.
• My father is the tallest person in my family.
• My mother is the best cook in my home.
• Rolls Royce is the most expensive car in the world.
• ‘Titanic’ is the worst movie I have ever seen.
Some common degrees of adjectives
Nominative Comparative Superlative

fast __________ __________

slow __________ __________
big __________ __________
difficult __________ __________
small __________ __________
beautiful __________ __________
__________ __________
important
__________ __________
tall
__________ __________
short
 Did you notice?
Nominative Comparative Superlative

fast faster fastest

slow slower slowest
big bigger biggest
difficult more difficult most difficult
small smaller smallest
beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
important more important most important
tall taller tallest
short shorter shortest
 Can you suggest?
Nominative Comparative Superlative

clever _____ _____

stupid _____ _____
boring _____ _____
Some unusual degrees of adjectives
Nominative Comparative Superlative

clever ________ ________

stupid ________ ________
boring ________ ________
interesting ________ ________
Some unusual degrees of adjectives
Nominative Comparative Superlative

good ________ ________

bad ________ ________
little ________ ________
boring ________ ________
common ________ ________
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