1. ADJECTIVE
Thursday, 13 September 2007

2. Overview
It modifies a noun/pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying words.
It precedes the noun/ pronoun
Some nouns, pronouns, participles phrases can be acted as adjective
There are four kinds of adjectives: Possessive, Demonstrative, Interrogative, and Indefinite

3. Possessive Adjective
Similar or identical to possessive pronouns, but as adjective that modifies a noun or noun phrase
Examples:
1. Rina lent me her English book.
2. My car was stolen last night.
3. How is chicken lay its egg?
4. Father’s office close on Saturday

4. Demonstrative Adjective
Identical to demonstrative pronoun (this, that, these, and those)
Examples:
1. You need to repair that car.
2. I like Harry Potter and I have collected those novel for series.
3. This broken table should be put in the attic.
4. I love these puppies than those puppies

5. Interrogative Adjective
Form (which or what) = interrogative pronoun, modifies a noun/noun phrase
Examples:
1. Which skirt do you choose?
2. What car you bought?
3. Which house she rent?

6. Indefinite Adjective
Similar to an indefinite pronoun, modifies a noun, pronoun, noun phrase
Examples:
1. Several people don’t believe in God
2. You can bring all stuff you need.
3. I have spent much time doing some home assignments

7. Order of Adjectives
Determiner
Observation
Physical Description
Origin
Material
Qualifier
Noun
Size
Shape
Age
Color a
beautiful
old
Italian
touring
car an
expensive
big
antique
silver
mirror
those
square
wooden
hat
her
short
black
hair
some
delicious
Thai
food
This is an area where there are some rules, but the rules are so difficult to apply that it is best for students to meet lots of different examples and try to develop a ‘feel’ for what sounds right.

8. Degree of Adjective positive comparative superlative strong stronger
strongest
careful
more careful
most careful
positive
comparative
superlative
good
better
best
bad
worse
worst
little
less
least
much/ many
more
most
far
further
furthest

9. Comparatives and Superlatives
Some two-syllable adjectives worry us. We have learned the rule that with longer adjectives we use more or most – more difficult, most interesting. We then meet commoner and more common and we sometimes come across more most used with monosyllabic adjectives where a native speaker is using them to give emphasis. For example:
Which is better-this example or that one?
>I’m not sure. This one is much more pure.
‘purer’ would also have been correct, but for some reason of emphasis
the native speaker chose more pure!

10. Adjectives and Adverbs
It is a delicious meal.
Adj N
It is delicious.
Pro. Adj.
He writes letters quickly.
V Adv.
It is quickly written letter.
Adv. Adj. N
It is an extremely quickly written letter.
Adv Adv. Adj. N

11. USE OF ADECTIVES AND ADVERBS
Adjectives
Adjectives describe nouns or pronoun
Adverbs
Adverbs describe verb, adjectives, or other adverbs.

12. ADJECTIVE AND ADVERBS AFTER VERBS
(subject) + (regular verbs) + (adverb) She spoke nicely
A regular verb is followed by an adverb. The adverb describes the subject.
(subject) + (linking verbs) + (adjective) She looks nice
A linking verb is followed by an adjective. The adjective describes the subject.
(subject) + (linking verbs) + (adverb) + (adjective)
He seems unusually nice
It is possible for a linking verb to be followed by an adverb and an adjective. The adverb describes the adjective, and the adjective describes the subject.
appear be
become
feel
look
prove
seem
smell
taste
Linking Verbs

13. Adjectives ending in ed/ing
Why are you looking so depressed/depressing?
I’ve just been to the doctor and he told me I would to take a pill every day for the rest of my life.
Why is that so depressed/depressing?
He only gave me twenty-five pills.
Marry : That boy over there is annoyed/annoying me.
Jane : But he is not even looking at you.
Marry : That’s what I am annoyed/annoying about!

14. Too / enough A woman went to a fortune teller who charged 50 for two
questions.
Don’t you think 50 is too expensive/ expensive enough for two questions?
Yes, it is, agreed the fortune-teller. Now what is your second question?
What did the big chimney say to the little chimney?
I don’t know.
You are too young/ young enough to smoke.