Adjectives

Adjectives

1. Suffixes

   • -y,-ful,-ed,-able,ing,less,-ible
   • -al, -ial, -ical, -ant, -ent, -ary, -ic, -ive, -ious, -ous, -less, -like, -ish, -ile, -an, -ian

2. Inflections

   • Superlatives
     • We add -est to adjectives with less than two syllables
     • We add "the most" to adjectives with two syllables or more
     • There are some irregular superlatives such as "best" (good"
     • We change "y" for "i" and add "est" to adjectives that end in "y"
     • We double the last consonant of adjectives with one syllable
   • Comparatives
     • We add -er to adjectives with less than two syllables
     • There are some irregular comparatives such as "better" (good"
     • We double the last consonant of adjectives with one syllable
     • We change "y" for "i" and add "er" to adjectives that end in "y"
     • We add "more" to the adjective when it has two or more syllables

3. Gradable Adjectives

   • Excellent,very good, good, bad

4. Ungradable adjectives

   • Freezing, boiling

5. Function of adjectives

   • Describe and modify nouns

6. Adverbs vs. adjectives

   • Adverbs modify and describe verbs and adjectives
     • Egg: quickly, tomorrow, already
   • An adjective modifies a noun or pronoun and an adverb modifies another adverb, a verb, or an adjective

7. General adverbs

8. Gradable adverbs

9. Adverbs can modify adjectives. Egg: highly important

   • We can use adverbs to add information about time,manner or place of an action or state.
   • We can use adjectives in comparatives and superlatives
   • Adverbs can modify other adverbs

10. Adjective phrase (constituent)

    • Adv + Adj

11. While the most important word in a Adj. Phrase is the adjective, the most important word in a Adj. Phrase is the adverb.Moreover, they can consist of two adverbs.

    • An adjective phrase acts as an adjective modifying nouns, and an adverb phrase acts as an adverb that mostly modifies verbs

12. Suffixes that turn adjectives into adverbs

    • -ly,-ily,ally