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ADJECTIVES/ MODIFIERS
INTRODUCTION
Score
Description
10
Exemplary
6-9
Excellent
0-5
kind
kind
kind
kind
of
of
of
of
boy is Yukio?
village does he live in?
creature did he see?
words do they describe?
LIFE
LOVE
GOD
CITY
LESSON
PROPER
ADJECTIVES/ MODIFIERS
An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying,
or quantifying words. An adjective usually precedes the noun or the pronoun
which it modifies.
In the following examples, the highlighted words are adjectives:
The truck-shaped balloon floated over the treetops.
Mrs. Morrison papered her kitchen walls with hideous wall paper.
The small boat foundered on the wine dark sea.
The coal mines are dark and dank.
Many stores have already begun to play irritating Christmas music.
A battered music box sat on the mahogany sideboard.
The back room was filled with large, yellow rain boots.
DEGREE OF COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES
Positive Degree
Examples
It is a small pencil.
This is a thick book.
The lion has sharp teeth.
That is a beautiful dress.
He is tall.
Comparative Degree
The comparative degree is used when comparing two person or things.
Examples
Superlative Degree:
The superlative degree of adjectives is formed by adding est to the
adjective.
The superlative degree of adjective with two or more syllables is formed
by adding most before the adjective.
Examples
Dado runs the fastest.
Christy is the most responsible person in the class.
Comparative
Superlative
busy
busier
busiest
happy
happier
happiest
noisy
noisier
nosiest
pretty
prettier
prettiest
wealthy
wealthier
wealthiest
5
big
bigger
biggest
fat
fatter
fattest
hot
hotter
hottest
sad
sadder
saddest
thin
thinner
thinnest
Comparative
Superlative
beautiful
more beautiful
most beautiful
courageous
more courageous
most courageous
difficult
more difficult
satisfactory
more satisfactory
most satisfactory
useful
more useful
most useful
Positive
most difficult
Comparative
Superlative
good
better
best
bad
worse
worst
little
less
least
far
farther
farthest
many
more
most
REMEMBER:
An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying,
or quantifying words. An adjective usually precedes the noun or the pronoun
which it modifies.
PONDER ON:
6
Learning Check:
Choose the adjective from the box and translate it into the
degree required for each number.
happy ,
fat,
cold,
large.
tall ,
heavy ,
good ,
thin,
strong ,
fast,
old,
Example
Comparative Degree )
POST -TEST
References:
*Serrano, Josephine (2011) English Communication Arts through
Afro-Asian Literature. Quezon City. SIBS Publishing House.
*Afuang, Precy et. al. (2006) Communication Arts in English.
Xavier High School
*http://www.phrasemix.com/collections/the-50-most-importantenglish-proverbs
*http://www.writingcentre.uottawa.ca/hypergrammar/adjectve.ht
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*http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Jaiswal-Adjectives.html