4. Adjectives are words that describe
the qualities or states of being of
nouns: enormous, doglike, silly,
yellow, fun, fast.
They can also describe the quantity
of nouns: many, few, millions,
eleven.
8. Acting as what’s called a subjective
complement with the help of a linking verb, a
predicate adjective modifies the subject of a
sentence. A linking verb is a verb like to be, to
feel, to seem, or to taste that, rather than
describing an action, helps to describe a state
of being or a sensory experience.
9. • That cow sure is happy.
• It smells gross in the locker
room.
• Driving is faster than walking.
11. Positive Degree
-It describes something in its own right.
• A cool guy
• A messy desk
• An awful situation
• A good guideline
12. Comparative Degree
-It makes a comparison between two or
more things.
• A cooler guy
• A messier desk
• A more awful situation
• A better guideline
13. Rules
• For most one-syllable adjectives, the comparative is formed by
adding the suffix -er (or just -r if the adjective already ends
with an e).
• For two-syllable adjectives, some use -er to form the
comparative while others use the word more. In general, two-
syllable adjectives ending in –er, –le, –ow, –ure, or –y can be
made comparative by adding -er (in the case of -y words,
replace y with –ier).
• For adjectives of three or more syllables, add the word more.
14. Rules
• Cool - Cooler, Big - Bigger, Long - Longer
• Smart- Smarter, Pretty - Prettier
• Beautiful - More beautiful, More aweful
15. Superlative Degree
-It indicates that something has the
highest degree of the quality in question.
• The coolest guy
• The messiest desk
• The most awful situation
• The best guideline
16. Rules
• One-syllable adjectives become superlatives by adding the
suffix -est (or just -st for adjectives that already end in e).
• As with the comparative, some two-syllable adjectives use -est
to form the superlative while others use the word most.
• In general, two-syllable adjectives ending in -y replace -y with -
iest.
• Adjectives of three or more syllables add the word most. When
you use an article with a superlative adjective, it will almost
always be the definite article (the) rather than a or an.
• Using a superlative inherently indicates that you are talking
about a specific item or items.
17. Rules
• Cool - Cooler, - Coolest , Big - Bigger - Biggest
Long - Longer - Longest
• Smart- Smarter - Smartest, Pretty - Prettier -
Prettiest
• Beautiful - More beautiful - Most Beautiful,
Awful-More awful - Most Beautiful
18. Example Sentence
1.
• The room is cool.
• The room 1 is cooler than the room 2.
• The room 1 is the coolest room among all the 4
rooms.
19. Example Sentence
2.
Jiana is a smart girl.
Jiana is smarter than her sister.
Jiana is the smartest among her siblings.
20. Example Sentence
3.
Her heart is beautiful
Her heart is more beautiful than the other girl.
Her heart is the most beautiful among them all.
