preposition of adjectives

1. UNACH
GRAMMAR v
FIFTH SEMESTER
DIANA MENDOZA
JENNIFER FLORES

2. ADJECTIVES
Adjectives are words that
describe or modify another
person or thing in the
sentence.
the tall professor.
richest man.

3. POSITION OF
ADJECTIVES
Adjectives nearly always appear
immediately before the noun or
noun phrase that they modify.
. The president elect, heir apparent
to the Glitzy fortune, lives in New
York proper.

4. DEGREES OF ADJECTIVES
Adjectives can express degrees
of modification
Gladys is a rich woman, but
Josie is richer than Gladys, and
Sadie is the richest woman in
town.

5. Irregular Comparative and
Superlative Forms
Irregular Comparative and
Superlative Forms
good better best
bad worse worst

6. ADJECTIVES FOLLOWED BY
PREPOSITION “ON”
The adjectives are used to follow by
preposition “on” when we want to
indicate the state of something and we
use with the following specific
adjectives.

7.  keen
 dependent
 based
 reliant
+
ON

8. ADJECTIVES FOLLOWED BY
PREPOSITIONS “OF”
When we want to indicate
belonging to, relating to, or
connected; we use this preposition
with the following specific
adjectives

9.  fond, proud, ashamed, jealous, envious
 suspicious, critical, tolerant
 afraid, frightened, terrified, scared
 aware, conscious
 capable, incapable, full, short
 typical
 tired, sick, certain, sure
 independent
 confident, envious, fond
 Guilty, kind, nice, stupid
+ OF

10. EXERCISES:
 The message he sent to me was
full mistakes.
 He has been scared heights since
his accident.
 Why don't you trust me ? Why are you
suspicious my intentions ?
 I am sick of George ! He is always
short money!
 He is a very honest man. We don't think
he is capable a theft.
OF
OF
OF
OF
OF

11.  I'm not capable ________________ that
type of behavior.
of
in
at
2. Are you afraid ________________ him?
of
to
on
3. I'm so proud _______________ you!
with
of
to

12. o I’ve always been afraid heights
o Can we be certain the truth of what
she said?
o He gradually became conscious the fact.
o George is jealous his younger sister.
o Is there anything you’re not sure .
o The best beaches are in the south
the island.
o It’s very easy to become dependent
sleeping pills
o The teacher is much too easy the boys.
OF
OF
OF
OF
OF
OF
ON
ON