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MODAL VERBS
The modal verbs are:-
CAN / COULD / MAY /
MIGHT / MUST / SHALL
/ SHOULD / OUGHT TO
/ WILL / WOULD
 Allthe auxiliary verbs except be, do
  and have are called modals. Unlike
  other auxiliary verbs modals only
  exist in their helping form; they cannot
  act alone as the main verb in a
  sentence.
 Be, do, and have also differ from the
  other auxiliaries in that they can also
  serve as ordinary verbs in a given
  sentence.
COMPARATIVE FORM OF
ADJECTIVES
 When   we compare two things or
  people we look at what makes them
  different from each other.
 Comparative adjectives are used to
  show what quality one thing has
  more or less than the other. They
  normally come before any other
  adjectives.
FORMING THE COMPARATIVE

Words    of one syllable ending
 in 'e'. Add -r to the end of the
 word.
Ejemplo: wide - wider
Words   of one syllable, with
 one vowel and one consonant
 at the end. Double the
 consonant and add -er to the
 end of the word.
Ejemplo: big - bigger
Words  of one syllable, with
 more than one vowel or more
 than one consonant at the
 end. Add - er to the end of the
 word.
Ejemplo: high - higher
Words  of two syllables,
 ending in 'y'. Change 'y' to 'i',
 and add -er to the end of the
 word.
Ejemplo: happy - happier
Words   of two syllables or
 more, not ending in 'y'. Place
 'more' before the adjective.
Ejemplo: beautiful - more
 beautiful
The following adjectives are
exceptions to this rule:
'good' becomes 'better'

'bad' becomes 'worse'

'far' becomes 'farther' or
 'further'
!NOTE
 When  comparing two things like this
  we put than between the adjective
  and the thing being compared.
 For example:-
 "Mount Everest is higher than
  Mount Snowdon."
 "Arguably, Rome is more beautiful
  than Paris.
ADJECTIVE ORDER
 Adjectives  can be used to describe lots
 of things, from physical
 size, age, shape, colour, material, to
 more abstract things like opinion, origin
 and purpose. We can use adjectives
 together to give a detailed description of
 something. Adjectives that express
 opinions usually come before all
 others, but it can sometimes depend on
 what exactly you want to emphasise.
FOR EXAMPLE:
"That  nice, big, blue bag.
“(You like the bag.)
"That big, nice, blue bag.
" (You like the colour.)
WHEN WE GROUP ADJECTIVES TOGETHER
THERE IS A GENERAL RULE FOR THE POSITION
OF EACH TYPE ADJECTIVE, THESE ARE:-


Position   1st*   2nd*    3rd    4th       5th    6th       7th      8th

           Opin                           Colou   Materi             Purpo
           ion    Size    Age    Shape    r       al        Origin   se

                                 Squar                      Britis   Racin
           Nice   Small    Old     e      Black   Plastic     h        g

                                 Circul           Cotto     Ameri    Runni
           Ugly    Big    New      ar     Blue      n        can      ng
 This is just a guide as you wouldn't normally see
  so many adjectives in one description.
 For example:
 "She had a big, ugly, old, baggy, blue, cotton,
  British, knitting bag." Is grammatically correct
  but a bit too long-winded.
 * You might swap opinion and fact adjectives
  depending on what you wish to emphasise:-
 For example:
 "She had a long, ugly nose." emphasising the
  length of her nose.
 "He was a silly, little man." emphasising that the
  man was silly.

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Modal verbs & adjectives

  • 1. MODAL VERBS The modal verbs are:- CAN / COULD / MAY / MIGHT / MUST / SHALL / SHOULD / OUGHT TO / WILL / WOULD
  • 2.  Allthe auxiliary verbs except be, do and have are called modals. Unlike other auxiliary verbs modals only exist in their helping form; they cannot act alone as the main verb in a sentence.  Be, do, and have also differ from the other auxiliaries in that they can also serve as ordinary verbs in a given sentence.
  • 3. COMPARATIVE FORM OF ADJECTIVES  When we compare two things or people we look at what makes them different from each other.  Comparative adjectives are used to show what quality one thing has more or less than the other. They normally come before any other adjectives.
  • 4. FORMING THE COMPARATIVE Words of one syllable ending in 'e'. Add -r to the end of the word. Ejemplo: wide - wider
  • 5. Words of one syllable, with one vowel and one consonant at the end. Double the consonant and add -er to the end of the word. Ejemplo: big - bigger
  • 6. Words of one syllable, with more than one vowel or more than one consonant at the end. Add - er to the end of the word. Ejemplo: high - higher
  • 7. Words of two syllables, ending in 'y'. Change 'y' to 'i', and add -er to the end of the word. Ejemplo: happy - happier
  • 8. Words of two syllables or more, not ending in 'y'. Place 'more' before the adjective. Ejemplo: beautiful - more beautiful
  • 9. The following adjectives are exceptions to this rule: 'good' becomes 'better' 'bad' becomes 'worse' 'far' becomes 'farther' or 'further'
  • 10. !NOTE  When comparing two things like this we put than between the adjective and the thing being compared.  For example:-  "Mount Everest is higher than Mount Snowdon."  "Arguably, Rome is more beautiful than Paris.
  • 11. ADJECTIVE ORDER  Adjectives can be used to describe lots of things, from physical size, age, shape, colour, material, to more abstract things like opinion, origin and purpose. We can use adjectives together to give a detailed description of something. Adjectives that express opinions usually come before all others, but it can sometimes depend on what exactly you want to emphasise.
  • 12. FOR EXAMPLE: "That nice, big, blue bag. “(You like the bag.) "That big, nice, blue bag. " (You like the colour.)
  • 13. WHEN WE GROUP ADJECTIVES TOGETHER THERE IS A GENERAL RULE FOR THE POSITION OF EACH TYPE ADJECTIVE, THESE ARE:- Position 1st* 2nd* 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Opin Colou Materi Purpo ion Size Age Shape r al Origin se Squar Britis Racin Nice Small Old e Black Plastic h g Circul Cotto Ameri Runni Ugly Big New ar Blue n can ng
  • 14.  This is just a guide as you wouldn't normally see so many adjectives in one description.  For example:  "She had a big, ugly, old, baggy, blue, cotton, British, knitting bag." Is grammatically correct but a bit too long-winded.  * You might swap opinion and fact adjectives depending on what you wish to emphasise:-  For example:  "She had a long, ugly nose." emphasising the length of her nose.  "He was a silly, little man." emphasising that the man was silly.