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 Adjectives modify nouns.

Form of Adjectives


Position of adjectives


Function of Adjectives


Order of Adjectives






 

Adjectives




Adjectives modify nouns.



The Adjectives are preceded by verb:


(To be, appear, seem, sound, taste, look ):


EX   : The man is good.

       :  The house seems good.

       :  The flower smells good.

       : The car appears good.

       : The food tastes good.

       : The lesson seems good.




Form of Adjectives



Rules



1. Adjectives are invariable:


They do not change their form depending on the 

gender or number of the noun.


A hot potato Some hot potatoes



2. To emphasize or strengthen the meaning of an 

adjective use 'very' or 'really':


A very hot 

potatoes or

Some really 

hotpotatoes.


 



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Position of adjectives




a) Usually in front of a noun:

A beautiful girl.



b) After verbs like "to be", "to seem" , "to look",

 "to taste":




Examples


  • The girl is beautiful

  • You look tired

  • This meat tastes funny.



c) After the noun: in some fixed expressions:


Examples


  • The Princess Royal

  • The President elect

  • a court martial



d) After the noun with the adjectives involved, 


present, concerned:




Examples



I want to see the people involved/concerned

(= the people who have something to do with the 

matter)

Here is a list of the people present

 (= the people who were in the building or at the meeting)



Be careful! When these adjectives are used before the

noun they have a different meaning:


  • An involved discussion = detailed, complex

  • A concerned father = worried, anxious

  • The present situation = current, happening now.

 






Position of adjectives




a) Usually in front of a noun:


A beautiful girl.




b) After verbs like "to be", "to seem" , "to look",


 "to taste":


Examples


  • The girl is beautiful

  • You look tired

  • This meat tastes funny.




c) After the noun: in some fixed expressions:


Examples


  • The Princess Royal

  • The President elect

  • a court martial



d) After the noun with the adjectives involved,


present, concerned:




Examples




I want to see the people involved/concerned

(= the people who have something to do with the 

matter)

Here is a list of the people present

(= the people who were in the building or 

at the meeting)




Be careful! When these adjectives are used before


the noun they have a different meaning:



  • An involved discussion = detailed, complex

  • A concerned father = worried, anxious

  • The present situation = current, happening now.



 


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Function of Adjectives




Adjectives can:


Describe feelings or qualities:




Examples


  • He is a lonely man

  • They are honest people



Give nationality or origin:




Examples



  • Pierre is French


  • This clock is German


  • Our house is Victorian




Tell more about a thing's characteristics:



Examples



  • A wooden table.

  • The knife is sharp.



Tell us about age:



Examples



  • He's young man


  • My coat is very old




Tell us about size and measurement:



Examples



  • John tall man.


  • This is a very long film.




Tell us about colour:



Examples



  • Paul wore a red shirt.


  • The sunset was crimson and gold.





Tell us about material/what something is made of:



  • It was a wooden table

  • She wore a cotton dress




Tell us about shape:



Examples



  • A rectangular box

  • A square envelope




Express a judgment or a value:



Examples




  • A fantastic film


  • Grammar is boring.


 




Order of Adjectives




Rules



Where a number of adjectives are used together, 

the order depends on the function of the adjective. 

The usual order is:


Value/opinion, Size, Age/Temperature, Shape,

 

Colour, Origin,


Material


Value/opinion delicious, lovely, charming
Size small, huge, tiny
Age/Temperature old, hot, young
Shape round, square, rectangular
Colour red, blonde, black
Origin Swedish, Victorian, Chinese
Material plastic, wooden, silver




Examples:




  • a lovely old red post-box


  • some small round plastic tables


  • some charming small silver ornaments


 


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COMPARISON OF



ADJECTIVES



FORMING THE COMPARATIVE AND



SUPERLATIVE




Using the comparative of adjectives in English is quite easy once 

you have understood the few simple rules that govern them.

Below you will find the rules with examples for each condition.

If you are not sure what a syllable or a consonant is -

have a look here.



Rules



Number of syllables Comparative Superlative


one syllable

+ -er

+ -est



tall

taller

tallest


 
   

one syllable with the spelling consonant + single vowel + 


consonant: double the final consonant:



fat

fatter

fattest



big

bigger

biggest



sad

sadder

saddest



Number of syllables Comparative Superlative


two syllables + -er OR more + adj


+ -est OR most + adj

ending in: -y, -ly, -ow



ending in: -le, -er or -ure



these common adjectives - handsome, polite, pleasant,



 common, quiet


happy

happier/ more happy

happiest/ most happy


yellow

yellower/ more yellow

yellowest/ most 

yellow


simple

simpler/ more simple

simplest/ most simple


tender

tenderer/ more tender

tenderest/ most 

tender


   


If you are not sure, use MORE + OR MOST +


Note: Adjectives ending in '-y' like happy, pretty, busy,


 sunny, lucky etc:. replace the -y with -ier or -iest in the


 comparative and superlative form



busy

busier

busiest


   

Number of syllables Comparative Superlative


three syllables or more more + adj most + adj



important

more important

most important


expensive more expensive most expensive



Examples



  • A cat is fast, a tiger is faster but a cheetah is the fastest



  • A car is heavy, a truck is heavier, but a train is the heaviest



  • A park bench is comfortable, a restaurant chair is


  •  more comfortable, but a sofa is the most comfortable.




IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES AND



SUPERLATIVES




These adjectives have completely irregular comparative


and superlative forms.




Adjective Comparative Superlative


good

better

best


bad

worse

worst


little

less

least


much

more

most


far

further / farther

furthest / farthest



 


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