Grados de Adjetivos y Adverbios en Inglés

1. REPUBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA
MINISTERIO DEL P.P.P LA EDUCACION UNIVERSITARIA
INSTITUTO UNIVERSITARIO POLITECNICO SANTIAGO MARIÑO
EXTENSION MARACAIBO
CARRERA 44
GRADOS DE
ADJETIVOS Y ADVERBIOS
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2. Adjectives and Adverbs
(Positive and Negative)
Adjectives Adverbs
Positive Negative
A word used to modify
or describe a
noun or pronoun
A word that is used
to modify an
adjective, verb, or
adverb
Describe people,
places, and things in a
positive way.
Examples
1- Her cruel words fired up the
crowd.
2 - That outfit looks horrific on
you
Used to modify the meaning of a
verb, adjective, other adverb, or
entire clause in a negative way.
Like all adverbs, they usually
answer questions about manner,
place, time, or degree.
Positive Negative
Examples
1 - Rarely do we agree
on such things.
2 - Seldom have I heard
that idea.
Negative adverbs
Hardly, Never, Seldom
A word that shows how an action
was done in a positive way
Positive adverbs
Elegantly, faithfully, fortunately,
gracefully, happily, honestly,
perfectly , powerfully, safely
Positive and negative form are used
when there is no direct comparison
being made to anything specific, but
is used to offer a broad or general
comparison.
Examples
1- Peter is happy today.
2 - She is an excellent writer.
Positive adjectives
Amazing, Awesome,
Excellent, Fabulous,
Fantastic, Favorable,
Fortuitous, Gorgeous
Negative adjectives
Aggressive, Arrogant,
Bossy, Boring, Cruel,
Grumpy, Impatient,
Selfish, Unhappy
Examples
1- John came promptly.
2 - Sarah can sing perfectly
Describe people,
places, and things in a
negative way.

3. Superiority Inferiority
The comparative of
superiority depends on the
length of the adjectives
Same pattern must be used
with both long and short
adjectives
Examples
- Louis is less smart than Alan
- Scotland is less big than France
Same pattern must be used with
both long and short adverb
Examples
- Will swim less faster than his
brother
LESS + adverb +than
The comparative of superiority
depends on the length of the adverb
The comparative form is used
when two things are being
compared with each other.
Examples
- Thomas is older than Julian
- Amy's car is more expensive
than David's
Short adjectives
Short adjective+ ER+ THAN
LESS + adjective + THAN
Examples
- Claire runs faster than Marie
Long adjectives
MORE + long adjective + THAN
Superiority Inferiority
Note: When using an
adjective ending with -y, the
vowel must be turned into an
“I” . e.g. happy => happier
Short adverbs
Short adverb + ER+ THAN
Long adverb
MORE + long adverb + THAN
Adjectives and Adverbs
(Comparative)
Adjectives Adverbs

4. Examples
- He is the least prepared student to
go to college.
Examples
-She works the least
carefully in her class.
The least + adverb
Expresses the extreme or highest
degree of a quality. We use a
superlative adjective to describe the
extreme quality of one thing in a
group of things.
Examples
1- Jupiter is the biggest planet in
our Solar System
2 - Tokyo is the most modern city
in the World
Short adjectives
THE + short adjective+ EST
THE+ LEAST+ adjective
Examples
- John was the one who ran the
fastest,
- I eat the most neatly among my
siblings,
Long adjectives
THE + MOST + long adjective
Short adverbs
THE + adverb + EST
Long adverb
THE + MOST + long adverb
The superlative form of an
adverb is used to say what
thing or person does something
to the greater degree within a
group or of its kind
Superiority Inferiority Superiority
Adjectives and Adverbs
Superlatives
Adjectives Adverbs
Inferiority

5. Equality
When things being compared
have equal characteristics, the
comparison of equality is used
Examples
- He’s as tall as his father now
- The book is as good as the
movie
Short and long adjectives
AS + adjective + AS
Examples
- People of New York walk as
fast as in Tokyo
Equality
Short and long adverb
AS + adverb + AS
Adjectives and Adverbs
Comparisons of equality
Adjectives Adverbs