Adjective Adjective is a word used to modify
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�Adjective: Adjective is a word used to modify the quality, quantity, color, size, temperature, origin of a noun. �Ex: Many books. �Ex: American car. �Ex: Green eyes. �Ex: Small house. �Ex: Hot weather. It shows quantity. It shows origin. It shows color. It shows size. It shows temperature.
Degree of Adjectives �Is a grammatical term used to indicate the forms of adjective. � Degrees of adjective are generally divided into three types. SUPERLATIVE COMPARATIVE POSITIVE DEGREE
Positive degree of adjective � It is the simple form of an adjective, which Shows the high or low quality of a person, place and thing or it is used when we have no comparison. 1. High 6. low 2. old 7. slow 3. Young 8. rich 4. Poor 9. tall 5. Small 10. soft Ex: Adnan is a small boy.
The Comparative Form Is used to compare two people, two places and two things. � Comparative form is usually made by adding er to the adjective. colder lower younger taller smaller � If two or more than two syllable adjective ends with the letter (y) change Y to I and add er: � Positive Degree comparative degree Happy Happier Pretty Prettier � If an adjective has more than two syllables we use more / less for comparative degree Ø Positive Degree Intelligent Beautiful comparative degree More/ less intelligent More/less beautiful
�Some adjectives do not take er or more. These adjectives are called irregular adjectives. • Positive degree comparative degree Good Better Bad Worse �The word than is often used to compare two things or people. �For example, you say: �Mr. Asad is taller than Shakir. �A car is faster than a motorcycle.
The Superlative Form �We use superlative degree of adjective to compare. Ø One person with a group of persons Ø One thing with a group of things Ø One place with a group of places Adnan is the most intelligent student in the class. Afghanistan is the best country in the world. How to make superlative adjective Add est to one syllable adjective Adj + est = Superlative Adjective Tall + est = the tallest Old + est = the oldest Long + est = the longest
Cont… �Add est to adjectives that end in y. change y to i. Happy + est = The happiest Easy + est = Easiest �Use the most or least before two or more syllable adjectives. Beautiful = the most/least beautiful Intelligent = the most/least intelligent �Some adjectives do not take est or the most. These adjectives are called irregular adjectives. Good = The best (not goodest) Bad = The worst (not badest)
