ADJECTIVES
AdjectiveAdjective modifies or describes noun in a sentence.Example: Alex loves his beautiful daughters. His daughters also love their caring father.
Adjectives are words which tell us something about nouns,
that is about a person, an animal, a thing or a place. They usually come
before the nouns they describe. But sometimes they come after the nouns.
His hands and legs are thin. Everyone knows a giraffe has a long neck. None of my tables is round. My old car didn't have air conditioning. The words 'thin', 'long', 'round' and 'old' tell us something about the nouns: hands and legs, giraffe, table and car. These words called adjectives tell us about their size, shape and condition. An adjective is therefore a word added to a noun to describe it so that we know more about the noun. Some words can be both adjectives and adverbs as follow: early, fast, and late. It is important to distinguish how they are used. We arrived a little early for lunch. (Adjective) We arrived early so we still had time before lunch. (Adverb) You are a fast driver these days. (Adjective) You drive fast these days. (Adverb) I overslept and so I was late. (Adjective) I overslept and so I got up late. (Adverb) |
Let’s go step by step:
- Kinds of Adjectives
- Comparison of Adjectives
- Forming Adjectives
- Correct Usage of Adjectives
1.
Kinds of Adjectives
Example: a white dog, the blue sky, a round
table, a square box, a big house, a tall tree, a cold
morning, an old lorry.
Example:
I have eaten three apples. / I don't have much money. / The pen
has not much ink left. / She has many friends. / The zoo has many
animals.
Example: That is your cat. / This is my dog. / Is
that their house? / Those are our bicycles.
Example: Which monkey bit you? / Which school do you
go to? / What colour is your new car? / Whose cap is this?
In the example, "which", "what" and "whose" come before the nouns "monkey", "school", "colour" and "cap" respectively. They tell about the nouns and so "which", "what" and "whose" are adjectives.
Example:
This puppy is mine. / This boy is a member of the club. /
That piglet is yours./ That woman is not my wife. / These
spiders have long legs. / Those faces are beautiful.
In the example, "this", "that", "these" and "those" come before the nouns "puppy", "boy", "piglet", "woman", "spiders" and "faces". They tell something about the nouns and so are adjectives.
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2.
Comparison of Adjectives
Example: His head is as big as my head.
Example: His head is bigger than my head.
Example: His head is the biggest in the family.
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3.
Forming Adjectives
There are various ways to form adjectives
from nouns and verbs as follow:
Add '–al': music=musical; nation=national; person=personal. Add '–ful': care=careful; doubt=doubtful; peace=peaceful. Add '–ic': acrobat=acrobatic; artist=artistic; photograph=photographic. Add '–ive': attract*=attractive; effect=effective; act*=active; instruct*=instructive; progress=progressive. Add '–ous': mountain=mountainous; danger=dangerous. Add '–y': greed=greedy; oil=oily Change 'y' to 'i' and add '–ful': beauty=beautiful; pity=pitiful. Change 'y' to 'i' and add '–ous': mystery=mysterious; glory=glorious. Drop 'e' and add 'y': anger=angry; ease=easy; ice=icy. Drop 'e' and add 'al': nature=natural; agriculture=agricultural. * Verb |
4.
Correct Usage of Adjectives - 'SOME' and 'ANY'
Example:
I have some money to buy a couple of lollipops. (Positive statement)
Example: I haven't any money to buy her a birthday card. (Negative statement) Example: Do you need any help? (A question)
Example:
I have bought some apples for you. (Countable noun)
Example: There is some tea in the pot. (Uncountable noun)
Example:
Would you like to have some coffee? (invitation)
Example: Will you please give me some medicine for my cough? (request)
Example: There is someone asking for you.
Example: The police are looking for somebody. Example: He is hiding something under his bed. Example: There wasn't anyone around when I arrived. Example: Has anybody seen a ghost? Example: It hasn't anything to do with you, so please stop asking. |
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