Adjetives

UNIVERSIDAD MODULAR


GRAMMAR

Teacher: REINA DE LA PAZ RODIGUEZ

Student: HELEN ELISA DIAZ

Topic: Adjectives

Date of Presentation: Jan, 19th.2011

SanSalvador - El Salvador
2011

INDEX
1- Forming Adjectives
* Concept………………………………………………………3
* Table of suffixes and examples……………………………3

2- TYPES OF ADJECTIVES
* PositiveAdjectives………………………………………….4
* Comparative Adjectives……………………………………4
* The superlative adjective…………………………………..5
* Common adjectives………………………………………...5
* Proper adjectives …………………………………………..5
*Compound adjectives………………………………………5
* Articles………………………………………………………..5
* Indefinite General descriptive adjectives adjectives…….6
* Attributive adjectives………………………………………..6
*Adjectives indicating color………………………………….6
* Adjectives indicating weight ……………………………….6
* Adjectives indicating materials……………………………..6
* Ordinal adjectives……………………………………………6

3-BonusSong………………………………………………………………………………………7

FORMING ADJECTIVES
Definition:
Adjectives can sometimes be made by adding a suffix to a noun or a verb.

SUFFIXES | EXAMPLES |-able-ful-ious-al-ed-ess-en-some-y-wise-ly-en-long-ward-ish-less-hood-yer | envy - Enviable, wash – washablehelp - helpful, color – colorfulglory – glorious, danger – dangerousnation – national, medicine – medicinal,jump – jumped,bake - bakedwaiter – waitress, steward – stewardesswood – wooden, gold – goldenwhole – wholesome, glad – gladsomehealth – healthy, slim – slimylike – likewise, other – otherwisebold – boldy, wise –wiselyweak – weaken, sweet – sweetenhead – headlong, side- sidelonghome – homeward, back – backwardboor – boorish, girl – girlishfear – fearless, hope – hopelessman – manhood, child – childhoodlaw –lawyer, pray – prayer |

TYPES OF ADJECTIVES
Positive Adjectives
The Positive Adjectives is the simple form of the adjective without expressing increase or diminution of the original...