RESUME ADJECTIVE

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         The simplest definition of an adjective is that it is a word that describes or clarifies a noun. Adjectives describe nouns by giving some information about an object’s size, shape, age, color, origin or material.

It’s a big table. (size)                        
It’s a round table. (shape)                 
It’s an old table. (age)
It’s a brown table. (color)                  
It’s an English table. (origin)             
A rich couple (Quality)                
It’s a wooden table.(substance)       
It’s a broken table. (Quality)             
It’s a coffee table. (purpose)

A.     The Order of Adjectives

One of the easiest ways to identify a non-native English speaker is by the incorrect order of adjectives in a sentence.

For example:

• A red big ball – INCORRECT
• A big red ball – CORRECT
• A velvet new comfortable dress – INCORRECT
• A comfortable new velvet dress – CORRECT
• An old ceramic lovely coffee mug – INCORRECT
• A lovely old ceramic coffee mug – CORRECT

B.     Adjectives Endings

Adjective can be recognize at the end of the accompanying. Example : -able, -ible, -al, -ful, -less, etc.

-able   e.g. likeable, comfortable, valuable, suitable, achievable, capable, remarkable.

-ible    e.g. terrible, sensible, horrible, visible, illegible.

-al       e.g. national, musical, personal, electrical, coastal, traditional, logical, internal, biographical.

-ful      e.g. beautiful, cheerful, powerful, skilful, painful, joyful, wonderful, useful, careful, helpful.

-y         e.g. sleepy, muddy, noisy, cloudy, sunny, lazy, dirty, thirsty, stormy, juicy, oily.

-ous     e.g. dangerous, continuous, curious, famous, seriouse, courageouse, fabulous.

-ly       e.g. costly, friendly, lovely, lively, elderly, lonely, daily, weekly.

-less     e.g. cloudless, meaningless, sleeveless, leafless, fearless, careless, joyless, useless, homeless.

C.     The Comparison of Adjective

Is compare person or thing with another and enable us to say whether a person or thing has more or less of a particular quality

       Comperative Form (by adding er or changing y to i then adding er

                          Adjective        Comperative Form
                           Warm                      Warmer
                            Cool                       Cooler
                           Clumsy                   Clumsier
                           Curly                       Curlier

      
          Superlative Form (by adding est or changing or y to i then adding est)

                        
                Adjective               Superlative Form

                  Warm                         Warmest

                   Cool                           Coolest

                  Clumsy                       Clumsiest

                   Curly                         Curliest

Irregular Comperative and Superlative Forms

Adjective         Comperative        Superlative

Many                  More                       Most

Good                  Better                       Best

D.     Adjective Phrases

Adjective Phrases is A word group that has an adjective as its hea.

Example:

1.My new kitten makes me very happy.

2.The cost of the car was way too high.

3.The very small kitten jumped at the big dog