Introduction                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

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/quickly and 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 .

Try to find the answers:

Lesson 3 (activity two):

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

Activity :jq3b

Dear visitor ,try to  enjoy doing these activities in which will enable you to use adjectives probably.Thus  start now by clicking the activities below.

 

Write the sentences in the correct order

1- taller / than / Gary / Rick / is.

Gary is taller than Rick.

2-trousers / John / got / has / new / light.

……………………………………………..

3-Mary / clothes / likes / bigger

………………………………………………

4-an / expensive / Rick / wearing / coat / is

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5-the / Carol / has / scarf / got / shortest

…………………………………………………..

6-the / student / he / tallest / is

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7- actress / Mary / the / was / popular / most

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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 .)

3-(young –angry –man -, an )

4-(, comfortable –big –a office – chair  , leather –black .)

If you want to do these activities interactively cilck the below:

Activity one:jqa1
Activity two: jcr1

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 .

Adjective order                                                                                                                                 

Adjectives are used to describe nouns .they give more   details or information about the nouns they are associated with.

1. Tell me about your boy friend.
2. Well, he is   tall, dark and handsome.
3. 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’

1. Hi I’m calling about the car you’re selling?
2. It’s great car .it’s in excellent   condition .
3. 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 use a 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?

Part two: Adjective clause

v Adjective clauses and relative pronouns.