Adjectives modify nouns and pronouns by describing, identifying, or quantifying them. Adjectives typically appear immediately before the noun they modify or after linking verbs. There are three degrees of adjectives: positive, comparative, and superlative. The positive form is the base adjective. The comparative form is used to compare two items and uses "-er" or "more." The superlative form compares more than two items and uses "-est" or "most."
2. An adjective modifies a noun or pronoun. It describe ,
identify or quantify a noun or pronoun.
Examples:
green grass red dress cold weather
3. Look at the example below:
Carol is smart.-In this sentence, smart is an adjective that
modifies the proper noun Carol.
You are simply irresistible.-In this sentence, the adjective
irresistible modifies the proper noun you.
4. Where in a sentence do we usually find the adjectives?
•Adjectives nearly always appear immediately before the
noun they modify.
Danielle is a charming baby.
Example:
adjective noun
5. Your books are expensive.
•Adjectives are also found after the verb be, become,
seem stay
Example:
Verb be adjective
6. •Plagiarism among students is now rampant.
•Watching TV all day seems boring.
•The opposition stays calm despite political
pressure during election.
•Charles becomes disciplined because of his
military training in Korea.
7. •Adjectives are also found immediately after the word
THE
Example:
The rich man shares his money with the poor.
•An adjective also follows the words feel, taste , smell,
sound, and look.
Example:
Chamomile oil smells good.
Castor oil tastes bad.
8. Order of adjectives placed before a noun:
I think my book is newest. It
was just published this
month. It contains more
detailed and more updated
information on Human
Anatomy.
Read the conversation below:
I’d be happier to
lend the book to
you, my best
friend.
Hey, guess what!
I’ve found a new
book in Biology.
I’d be happy if
you lend it to me
..
9. What have you noticed about the adjectives used in
the conversation? They appear in the different forms,
right? Those forms pertain to the DEGREE OF
ADJECTIVES
11. 1.POSITIVE 2. COMPARATIVE 3.SUPERLATIVE
happy happier happiest
new new newest
dark darker darkest
smart smarter smartest
lucky luckier luckiest
busy busier busiest
thin thinner thinnest
far farther farthest
12. COMPARATIVE is used when comparing two things or items.
On the other hand, SUPERLATIVE is used when comparing
more than two things or items. Some adjectives need the word
MORE to form comparative and the word MOST to form the
superlative degrees.
Examples:
Difficult terrible
more difficult more terrible
most difficult most terrible
honest reliable
more honest more reliable
most honest most reliable