ADJECTIVES

ADJECTIVES

1. An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or pronoun

   • THE ORDER OF THE ADJECTIVES IN A SERIE
     • Post-modifier + Qualitative Adj. + Color Adj. + Qualifying Adj.

2. CHARACTERISTICS

   • Morphological
     • In comparison they have inflection : -er & -est
     • In derivation they have affixes
   • Notional
     • Qualify things, people and states.
     • SEMANTIC CLASIFICATION
   • Functional
     • SINTACTIC FUNTION

3. Can be:

   • COMMON
     • Gives general trait to the word it modifies
   • PROPER
     • Modifies a word with reference to a specific person
   • COMPOUND ADJECTIVES
     • Comprised by two or more different words to describe a noun
       • They are:
         • HYPHENATED
           • Hyphen is a short line (-)
             • The words it separates can be: adjectives, nouns, adverbs or participles
               • Example: LEFT-HANDED, HARD-WORKING
           • DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS
             • 1. Noun + Adj.
             • 2. Nou + Prest. Partic.
             • 3. Noun + Past Partic.
             • 4. Adj. + Noun
             • 5. Adj. + Past Partic.
             • 6. Adj. + Prest. Partic.
             • 7. Adv. Past Partic.
             • 8. Number + Noun
           • THE ORDER OF THE ADJECTIVES IN A SERIE
             • N
               • O
                 • S
                   • A
                     • S
                       • C
                         • O
                           • M
                             • P
                               • Porpuse
                             • Material
                           • Origen
                         • Color
                       • Shape
                     • Age
                   • Size
                 • Opinion
               • Number

4. CLASIFICATION

   • • GRADABLE / NON-GRADABLE
     • STATIVE / DINAMYC
     • INHERENT / NON-INHERENT
   • SEMANTIC-SYNTACTIC
     • Intensifying
       • Have a heightening or lowering effect
         • Emphasizers, Amplifieres, Downtoners
     • Related to adverbs
     • Denominal
   • SINTACTIC FUNTION
     • Attributive
     • Predicative
     • Postpositive

5. MAIN TYPES

   • CLASSIFYING
     • They are non-gradable
   • QUALITATIVE
     • They are gradable
   • other kinds
     • Emphasizing
     • Color
     • Post-determiners