1. Adjectives
Grammar
4th Semester
Ade Sudirman, S.Pd.

2. Function
To modify a noun and pronoun.
Noun
He loves a
beautiful
girl
Jenny is a
really old
friend
Pronoun
She is
beautiful
Jenny is
modest

3. Adjective
kinds
Proper
Descriptive
Quantitative
Numeral
Demonstrative
Distributive
An Indonesian
pilgrim
A new book
He had little
money
Definite numerals :
Cardinal, Ordinal,
Multiplicatives.
Indefinite numerals :
All, some, enough, No,
many, several, sundry.
Definite :
this, the, that, such.
Indefinite:
A, an, any, some.
Each, every, either,
neither.

4. Attributive and predicative
adjectives
 When an adjective comes before noun, it is attributive:
 When an adjective is separated from the noun and comes
after the verb, it is predicative:
The usage
She’s an intelligent young
woman.
The exam was really
difficult.

5. Order of adjectives
What is
it like
How big How old What
shape?
What
color?
Where
was it
made?
What is
made
from?
Noun
Red Chinese Silk shirt
Beautiful Old house
Small Square Brown Envelop
e
Opinion Size Age Shape Color Origin Material Purpose Noun
O SI A S C O M P N
Beautiful Old house
Unique Small New Square Brown American Leather Shopping Bag

6. Construction of adjectives
• An exciting trip
• A completed manuscript
Participles as adjectives
• A well-built house
• Handmade tools
Compound adjectives are formed
with participles
• Careless, Attractive
• Dishonest, unnecessary
Suffixes and prefixes

7. Comparison of adjective
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
the . . . Est/ most
. . . Er/more
adjective

8. Assignment 2
 3a, p.11;
 3b, p. 12;
 3c, p.14.
Source :
“Grammar Practice for Upper Intermediate Students”
(Grammar Module, UNMA 2013)

9. The end
Thank you