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Position of adjectives
a! "sually in front of a noun: A beautiful girl. b! After verbs li#e $to be$% $to seem$ % $to loo#$% $to taste$:
Examples
The girl is beautiful You look tired This meat tastes funny.
Examples
The Princess Royal The President elect a court martial
Examples 1.
2. ( 'ant to see the people involved/concerned () the people 'ho have something to do 'ith the matter! *ere is a list of the people present () the people 'ho 'ere in the building or at the meeting!
Be careful! +hen these adjectives are used before the noun they have a different meaning:
An involved discussion ) detailed% comple& A concerned father ) 'orried% an&ious The present situation ) current% happening no'
Examples
*e is a lonely man They are honest people
Examples
.ierre is French This cloc# is German /ur house is Victorian
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A wooden table. The #nife is sharp.
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*e's young man My coat is very old
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0ohn tall man. This is a very long film.
Examples 2
.aul 'ore a red shirt. The sunset 'as crimson and gold.
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(t 'as a wooden table 1he 'ore a cotton dress
Examples
A rectangular bo& A square envelope
Examples
A fantastic film -rammar is boring.
rder of !d"ectives
Rules
+here a number of adjectives are used together% the order depends on the function of the adjective. The usual order is: 3alue opinion% 1i4e% Age Temperature% 1hape% 5olour% /rigin% Material $alue"opinion %i!e Age"Temperature %hape &olour 'rigin (aterial delicious% lovely% charming small% huge% tiny old% hot% young round% s6uare% rectangular red% blonde% blac# 1'edish% 3ictorian% 5hinese plastic% 'ooden% silver
Examples#
a lovely old red post7bo& some small round plastic tables some charming small silver ornaments
Rules
+umber of syllables one syllable tall &omparative 4 5er taller %uperlative 2see rule3 4 5est tallest
one syllable 'ith the spelling consonant $ single vowel $ consonant: double the final consonant: fat big sad +umber of syllables t#o syllables ending in: -y, -ly, -ow ending in: -le, -er or -ure fatter bigger sadder &omparative 4 5er ') more 4 adj fattest biggest saddest %uperlative 4 5est ') most 4 adj
these common adjectives 7 handsome% polite% pleasant% common% 6uiet happy yello' simple tender happier more happy yello'er more yello' simpler more simple tenderer more tender happiest most happy yello'est most yello' simplest most simple tenderest most tender
*f you are not sure6 use % RE $ R % &' $ 9ote: Adjectives ending in -y li#e happy, pretty, busy, sunny, lucky etc:. replace the -y 'ith 7ier or -iest in the comparative and superlative form busy busier busiest
e&pensive
more e&pensive
most e&pensive
Examples
A cat is fast, a tiger is faster but a cheetah is the fastest A car is heavy, a truc# is heavier, but a train is the heaviest A par# bench is comfortable, a restaurant chair is more comfortable, but a sofa is the most comfortable
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&'(PA)AT*$. 4 T0A+
To compare the difference bet#een t#o people6 things or events7
Examples
Mt. 2verest is higher than Mt. 8lanc. Thailand is sunnier than 9or'ay. A car is more expensive than a bicycle. Albert is more intelligent than Arthur.
A% 4 A,-.&T*$. 4 A% (sage
To compare people% places% events or things% 'hen there is no difference6 use as $ ad"ective $ as:
Examples
.eter is 2: years old. 0ohn is 2: years old. .eter is as old as 0ohn. Mosco' is as cold as 1t. .etersburg in the 'inter. ;amona is as happy as ;aphael. 2instein is as famous as ,ar'in. A tiger is as dangerous as a lion.
+'T A% 4 A,-.&T*$. 4 A%
,ifference can also be sho'n by using not so"as 777as:
Examples
Mont 8lanc is not as high as Mount 2verest 9or'ay is not as sunny as Thailand A bicycle is not as expensive as a car Arthur is not as intelligent as Albert
Examples#
+ith countable nouns: more / fewer
2loise has more children than 5hantal. 5hantal has fewer children than 2loise. There are fewer dogs in 5ardiff than in 8ristol ( have visited fewer countries than my friend has. *e has read fewer boo#s than she has.
2loise has more money than 5hantal. 5hantal has less money than 2loise. ( spend less time on home'or# than you do. 5ats drin# less 'ater than dogs. This ne' dictionary gives more information than the old one.
as many as ! as few as < countable nouns as much as ! as little as < uncountable nouns
Examples#
+ith countable nouns:
They have as many children as us. +e have as many customers as them. Tom has as few boo#s as 0ane. There are as few houses in his village as in mine. =ou #no' as many people as ( do. ( have visited the 1tates as many times as he has.
0ohn eats as much food as .eter. 0im has as little food as 1am. =ou've heard as much ne's as ( have. *e's had as much success as his brother has. They've got as little 'ater as 'e have.