ADJECTIVES MIND MAP

ADJECTIVES MIND MAP

1. Comparison of adjectives

   • They are grammatical constructions used for comparing adjectives. It can be: Positive,comparative and superlative
     • ENGLISH
       • My car is faster than John’s car.
     • SPANISH
       • Mi coche es más rápido que el de John.

2. Proper adjectives

   • Most adjectives are "common adjectives". They describe people, places and things, and always are capitalized
     • ENGLISH
       • You are tall
     • SPANISH
       • Eres alto

3. Descriptive adjectives

   • They are used to describe a noun
     • ENGLISH
       • I love your beautiful eyes.
     • SPANISH
       • Amo tus hermosos ojos.

4. Limiting adjectives

   • Help to define, or "limit," a noun or pronoun. They tell "which one," "what kind," "how many," or "whose
     • POSSESIVE ADJECTIVES
       • Modifies a noun by telling to whom or what it belongs. They sit before a noun (or a pronoun) to show who or what owns it.
         • ENGLISH
           • Indicate the person, number, and gender (in the third-person singular) of the possessor.
             • My car
         • SPANISH
           • In singiualr they agree in gender and number with the noun they modify, not with the possessor. But in Plural they indicate both gender and number.
             • Nuestros carros
     • DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES
       • They point out which of a group is/are the one(s) that you are referring to.
         • ENGLISH
           • There is no agreement in person, gender, or case
             • That woman over there
         • SPANISH
           • agree with the noun it modifies in gender and number.
             • Aquella mujer
     • INTERROGATIVE ADJECTIVES
       • They ask a question about limitation, modify nouns by asking a question and are used in interrogative sentences
         • These adjectives have case in English.
           • ENGLISH
             • What is your name?
         • In Spanish, the interrogative adjective is inflected for gender and number. It agrees with the noun it modifies.
           • SPANISH
             • Que hora es?
     • INDEFINITE ADJECTIVES
       • They refer to nouns or pronouns that are not defined more specifically.
         • ENGLISH
           • Some students learn fast.
       • Spanish indefinite adjectives are similar to those in English.
         • SPANISH
           • Algunos estudiantes aprenden rapidamente
     • OTHER LIMITING ADJECTIVES
       • ENGLISH
         • Ordinal numbers: indicate the order in which things come. One, two, and three (and all numbers ending in one, two, and three, except eleven, twelve, and thirteen) have irregular ordinals.
           • First president
       • SPANISH
         • In Spanish, ordinal numbers are essentially vocabulary items and must be learned as such. They agree in gender and number with the noun they modify.
           • Primer presidenta
     • OTHER ADJECTIVAL FORMS
       • SPANISH
         • They are similar to English
           • La prima querida
       • ENGLISH
         • Many other kinds of words—even though they are not adjectives themselves—may be used as adjectives (that is, to describe a noun or pronoun).
           • The adored father