• Manoeuvre

• a movement or series of moves requiring

skill and care:
Word of the • "snowboarders performed daring
day manoeuvres on precipitous slopes"
 • Adjectives are words that describe the
qualities or states of being of nouns
Adjectives : enormous, doglike, silly, yellow, fun, fast. The
y can also describe the quantity of
nouns: many, few, millions, eleven.
Adjectives modify
nouns
• As you may already know, adjectives are words
that modify (describe) nouns. Adjectives do
not modify verbs or adverbs or other
adjectives.
• Margot wore a beautiful hat to the pie-eating
contest.
• Furry dogs may overheat in the summertime.
• My cake should have sixteen candles.
• The scariest villain of all time is Darth Vader.
• In the sentences above, the adjectives are easy
to spot because they come immediately
before the nouns they modify.
• But adjectives can modify nouns even without appearing right before
them in a sentence. Acting as what’s called a subjective complement
with the help of a linking verb, a predicate adjective modifies the
subject of a sentence. A linking verb is a verb like to be, to feel, to
seem, or to taste that, rather than describing an action, helps to
describe a state of being or a sensory experience.
• That cow sure is happy.
• It smells gross in the locker room.
• Driving is faster than walking.
Uses of adjectives

• Adjectives tell the reader what kind of something

you’re talking about, or how much or how many of
something you’re talking about.
• Please use three white flowers in the arrangement.
• Three and white are modifying flowers.
• Often, when adjectives are used together, you
should separate them with a comma or
conjunction.
• I’m looking for a small, good-tempered dog to keep
as a pet.
• My new dog is small and good-tempered.
Degrees of adjectives

• Adjectives come in three forms, known as

degrees: absolute, comparative, and
superlative.
• Absolute adjectives describe something in its
own right.
• A cool guy
• A messy desk
• A rigid guideline
• An awful situation
• A mischievous cat
• Garrulous squirrels
Comparative vs Superlative
 • For adjectives with one syllable,
add er and est. Sometimes the
spelling changes. Don't
forget the for the superlative.
• tall - taller - the tallest
Comparative vs I'm taller than my brother. My
Superlative father is the tallest in my family.
big - bigger - the biggest
My room is bigger than my
sister's room. Our parents' room
is the biggest room in the house.
 • For adjectives with two syllables
which end in y, take away
the y and add ier and iest. Don't
forget the for the superlative.
Comparative • easy - easier - the easiest
Maths is easier than science.
vs English is the easiest subject.
Superlative
Comparative vs Superlative

• For other adjectives with two or more syllables, use more and most.
• interesting - more interesting - the most interesting
That book is more interesting than my homework. This TV programme is the
most interesting!
Comparative vs Superlativ
e
• The adjectives good, bad and far have special forms.
• good - better - the best
bad - worse - the worst
far - further - the furthest
 Adverb
• An adverb is a word that modifies (describes) a verb (“he sings loudly”), an adjective (“very tall”), another
adverb (“ended too quickly”), or even a whole sentence (“Fortunately, I had brought an umbrella.”). Adverbs
often end in -ly, but some (such as fast) look exactly the same as their adjective counterparts.

• Tom Longboat did not run badly.

• Tom is very tall.

• The race finished too quickly.

• Fortunately, Lucy recorded Tom’s win.

• 1. I bought a beautiful dress at the mall.
• verb
adjective
noun
• 2. If we finish our work quickly we can go to the movies.
• adverb
adjective
verb
• 3. On Saturdays I work from nine to five.
• verb
noun
adverb
• 4. I want to go to a university in the United States.
• adjective
verb
noun
• 5. I'm sure I've met your girlfriend before.
• verb
noun
adverb