Selfdestructive We can describe anything we want intelligent

Self-destructive

We can describe anything we want. intelligent small star large triangle long mature petit ripe ugly sharp round medium new cilinder clean tubular huge hollow Middle

Describe this picture using only three adjectives. How do you do this?

We use comparative and superlative Adjectives.

Cute-cuter-cutest superlatives

The sumo fighter on the right is bigger Than the sumo fighter on the left. Comparatives

What do we do now?

There are rules. Syllables Positive Comparative Superlative One Syllable richer richest Two Syllable lovely lovelier loveliest Two or more syllables beautiful more beautiful most beautiful

Irregular Comparative and Superlative Forms good better best bad worse worst little less least much many some more most far furthest

The following paragraph is taken from D. H. Lawrence's short story "The Horse Dealer's Daughter. " Select the adjectives, predicate adjectives, and modifying participles in the order in which they appear on the paragraph. And he hastened straight down, running over the wet, soddened fields, pushing through the hedges, down into the depression of callous, wintry obscurity. It took him several minutes to come to the pond. He stood on the bank, breathing heavily. He could see nothing. His eyes seemed to penetrate the dead water. Yes, perhaps that was the dark shadow of her black clothing beneath the surface of the water. He slowly ventured into the pond. The bottom was deep, soft clay, then he sank in, and the water clasped. . . his legs. As he stirred he could smell the cold, rotten clay that fouled up into the water. It was objectionable in his lungs. Still, repelled and yet not heeding, he moved deeper into the pond. The cold water rose over his thighs, over his loins, upon his abdomen. The lower part of his body was all sunk in the hideous cold element. And the bottom was so deeply soft and uncertain, he was afraid of pitching with his mouth underneath. He could not swim, and was afraid.

answers And he hastened straight down, running over the wet, soddened fields, pushing through the hedges, down into the depression of callous, wintry obscurity. It took him several minutes to come to the pond. He stood on the bank, breathing heavily. He could see nothing. His eyes seemed to penetrate the dead water. Yes, perhaps that was the dark shadow of her black clothing beneath the surface of the water. He slowly ventured into the pond. The bottom was deep, soft clay, then he sank in, and the water clasped. . . his legs. As he stirred he could smell the cold, rotten clay that fouled up into the water. It was objectionable in his lungs. Still, repelled and yet not heeding, he moved deeper into the pond. The cold water rose over his thighs, over his loins, upon his abdomen. The lower part of his body was all sunk in the hideous cold element. And the bottom was so deeply soft and uncertain, he was afraid of pitching with his mouth underneath. He could not swim, and was afraid.

Quiz on Adjectives From the choices provided after each sentence select a word or phrase that would correctly complete the sentence. 1. Those are probably the ______ curtains in the store. fancyest fanciest most fanciest 2. Uncle Carl is really ___________ man. an old sweet a sweet, old a sweet old 3. The Karmen-Ghia used to be _________ sportscar. a fine German a German, fine a fine, German 4. Everyone was home for the holidays. What could make for ______ Christmas than that? a merryer the merriest a merrier

5. They grew up in __________ house in Mexico City. a comfortable, little a little, comfortable a comfortable little 6. Diehard is the ______ movie I've ever seen. most excited most exciting most exciteable 7. Tashonda wanted to take a course with ___________ professor. that interesting new Japanese economics that Japanese interesting, new economics that interesting, new, Japanese, economics 8. Of all the mechanics in the shop, Jerzy is surely _______. the less competent. the least competent. the competentest. 9. In the fall, the valleys tend to be ______ than the hilltops. foggy more foggier 10. My cold is definitely _____ this morning. worse worst worser