An adjective is a word which acts to modify a noun in a sentence. While adjectives play a large role in many languages such as English many other languages have no adjectives at all. In English the set of adjectives is fairly well understood, though some people include other parts of speech — such as articles like the — in the class of adjectives.
There are two main roles an adjective may take in a sentence, and with a few exceptions each adjective is able to take either role just as easily. The first role is to act as a predicative adjective, in which the adjective modifies a preceding noun as a predicate, linked by a verb. The second role an adjective may take is as an attributive adjective, in which it modifies a noun by being linked directly to the noun as part of the noun phrase.
Adjectives may be modified by adverbs or adverbial clauses, but not by other adjectives. Many adjectives, however, can easily translate into corresponding adverbs simply by adding the -ly ending to them. This can be seen in pairs such as quick/quicklyand happy/happily.
In English and many other languages, adjectives also have a correct and incorrect order, depending on the type of adjectives used. Therefore , the learner should know how to put the adjectives in its proper place. Thus, through following this way you will find it easy to play with adjectives .
1. Joe is —-than Ed. (short)
2. Al is—- the . (short)
3. Ed is—- the . (thin)
4. Joe is —- than Al. (thin)
5. Al has the—- clothes. (colorful)
6. Al is—- than Joe. (heavy)
7. Ed is —-the . (light)
8. Joe is—- than Ed. (happy)
9. Ed is—- the . (mysterious
10. Joe is —-than Ed. (energetic)
To make sure that you understand the lesson ,do this interactive activity
An adjective is a word which acts to modify a noun in a sentence. While adjectives play a large role in many languages such as English many other languages have no adjectives at all. In English the set of adjectives is fairly well understood, though some people include other parts of speech — such as articles like the — in the class of adjectives.
There are two main roles an adjective may take in a sentence, and with a few exceptions each adjective is able to take either role just as easily. The first role is to act as a predicative adjective, in which the adjective modifies a preceding noun as a predicate, linked by a verb. The second role an adjective may take is as an attributive adjective, in which it modifies a noun by being linked directly to the noun as part of the noun phrase.
Adjectives may be modified by adverbs or adverbial clauses, but not by other adjectives. Many adjectives, however, can easily translate into corresponding adverbs simply by adding the -ly ending to them. This can be seen in pairs such as quick/quicklyand happy/happily.
In English and many other languages, adjectives also have a correct and incorrect order, depending on the type of adjectives used. Therefore , the learner should know how to put the adjectives in its proper place. Thus, through following this way you will find it easy to play with adjectives .
a- Select the correct order of the adjectives in these sentences, then check your answer.
He invited that ___ lady to dinner.
young beautiful
beautiful young
These are ___ products.
excellent agricultural
agricultural excellent
Why can’t you wear your ___ dress tonight?
pink silk
silk pink
The boy needs ___ balls for that activity
ten cotton small
ten small cotton
b- correct click ‘check’ to check your answer .If you get stuck , click ‘Hint’ to find out the next Put the words and punctuation in order to form a sentence .When you think your answer is correct part.
1-(, teacher-A-old-boring-.English- .)
2-(English-handsome-,a picture of a young-,footballer .)
After having a look to the introduction which is giving you a bird view about what the topic is about in this website ,now you are shifting to start study the lessons .
These lessons are organized squentialy start from lesson one (adjective order),lesson two (comparative adjectives), and lesson three(superlative adjective).They are explaining and clarifing the correct use of adjectives probably .
In lesson one ,You are going to learn two parts of djectives which are adjective order and adjective clause.
In lesson two,you are going to learn the comarative form and you know how to use is in the suitable place .
In lesson three,you will learn the superlative form of adjectives and how you can differentiate between them from the others .
Therefor ,in this blog you will be really enjoyed learning so lets start by clicking lesson one and do not forget do the activities to be more excited .
Adjectives are used to describe nouns .they give more details or information about the nouns they are associated with.
Tell me about your boy friend.
Well, he is tall, dark and handsome.
Sound like mine.
Adjective come before nouns the modify (Not after)
Three happy hippies lived in the Heart quake Hotel.
Wrong: three hippies happy lived in the Heart quake Hotel.
Adjectives can be used with linking verbs to describe of the subject of a sentence .When used in this manner, the adjective come after the linking verbs .
Example:
- My mother is a tall and slender.
Wrong: My mother is tall and slender.
Seem ,become ,appear and verbs of perception can also be used as linking verbs .
Example s:
-The journey seemed long.(it appeared strenuous and boring)
-You smell nice today .(what kind of cologne are you wearing )
Caution /be careful:
-TOM looked greedy.(He appeared to be a greedy person )
The adjective greedy is used to describe TOM.
-TOM looked greedily at the pie on the table .(He saw it and wanted it for him self)
The adverb greedily is used to describe TOM’s action.
Adjectives are the same for all nouns .They do not change for plurals.
Example:
-Three tired tiger tried to tie a triangular tie.
Wrong : Three ‘tried’ tigers.
Adjective s can be used to answer the questions ‘what kind of or which one’
Hi I’m calling about the car you’re selling?
It’s great car .it’s in excellent condition .
What kind of seat does it have .
The basic types of adjectives:
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1- Opinion: An opinion adjective explains what you think about something (other people may not agree with you). Examples: silly, beautiful, horrible, difficult
2- Size: A size adjective, of course, tells you how big or small something is. Examples: large, tiny, enormous, little.
3- Age : An age adjective tells you how young or old something or someone is. Examples: ancient, new, young, old.
4- Shape :A shape adjective describes the shape of something. Examples: square, round, flat, rectangular.
5- Color :A color adjective, of course, describes the color of something. Examples: blue, pink, reddish, grey.
Origin :An origin adjective describes where something comes from. Examples: French,lunar, American, eastern,
6- Purpose :A purpose adjective describes what something is used for. These adjectives often end with “-ing”. Examples: sleeping (as in “sleeping bag”), roasting (as in “roasting tin”)
. The possessive adjectives:-
Form personal pronoun to possessive adjective
Singular plural
personal pronoun ; I –You She- He- It You We They
possessive pronoun: My – Your Her- His- Its Your Our their
Noun + ‘s also shows possession
How to use possessive pronouns :
For example:-Lynne ‘s web site.
Mr Bean’ s students.
Asking Questions
“Whose …….?” is used to find out whether something belongs to someone.
The answer to the question “Whose …….?” must always have an ’s or usea possessive adjective.
For example:-
Q) “Whose book is this?”
A) “It’s Mr Bean’s book.” or “It’s his book.”
Note
Do not confuse the ….’s of possession with the contraction of verb …is
Noun +’s =possession or is?
‘s =possessive Lynn’s name=her name.
‘s=is My name’s Lynne=My name is Lynne.
Part two: Adjective clause
v Adjective clauses and relative pronouns.
An adjective clauseis used to describe a noun:
The car,which was red, belonged to Young-Hee.
Arelative pronounis usually used tointroduce an adjective clause:
Young-Hee, whois a Korean student, lives in Victoria.
The main relative pronouns are :
Who: used for humansin subject position::
Hans, who is an architect, lives in Berlin.
Whom:used forhumansin object position::continue
Marike, whom Hans knows well, is an interior decorator.
Which:used forthings and animals in subject or object position::
Marike has a dog which follows her everywhere.
That:used forhumans, animals and things, in subject or object position (but see below)::
Marike is decorating a house thatHans designed.
There are two kinds of adjective clause
Non-defining clauses:giveextra information about the noun, but they are not essential:
The desk in the corner, which is covered in books, is mine.
(We don’t need this information in order to understand the sentence. “The desk in the corner is mine” is a good sentence on its own — we still know which desk is referred to. Note that non-defining clauses are usually separated by commas, and that is not usually used in this kind of context.)
Defining clauses: give essential information about the noun:
The package that arrived this morning is on the desk.
(We need this information in order to understand the sentence. Without the relative clause, we don’t know which package is being referred to. Note that that is often used in defining relative clauses, and they are not separated by commas.)
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