The document explains adjectives, their characteristics, and their usage in sentences. It covers various forms such as attributive and predicative adjectives, comparative and superlative structures, and the order of adjectives. Additionally, it discusses the distinction between -ing and -ed adjectives, and how nouns can function as adjectives.

1. What an adjective is and what it does

2. Characteristcs of Adjectives
 ATTRIBUTIVE
 PREDICATIVE
 PREMODIFIED BY AN INTENSIFIER SUCH AS VERY
 COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE StRuCTuRE
 Comparision can also be formed by the adittion of the premodifiers
more and most

3. Adjective position
 Adjectives usually go before nouns:
 I bought a White T-shirt
 Adjectives go after some verbs (e.g. be, get, become, look,
seem, appear, sound, taste, smell, feel)
 They´re comfortable and they´ll look good with the skirt.
 The material felt really soft.
 A few adjectives cannot go before a noun (e.g. afraid, alone,
asleep, awake )
 The cat was asleep on the bed.

4. Adjectives order
ADJECTIVES
DETERMIN
ER OPINION SIZE AGE SHAPE COLOR ORIGIN MATERIAL PURPOSE NOUN
They
indicate
what we
think about
something
or someone,
they are
adjectives
that we use
to give our
point of view
from our
observation
and
appreciatio
n.
We use
these
adjectives to
indicate
how big or
small
something
or someone
is.
These
adjectives
tell us how
old or new
something
or someone
is.
The shape
adjectives
also include
"length" and
"Hight".
These
adjectives
also refer to
the weight
of
something
or someone.
These
adjectives
are used to
indicate the
color or
approximat
e color of
someone or
something.
These
adjectives
tell us where
something is
from or
where it was
created.
These types
of adjectives
tell us what
material
something is
made of.
They tell us
what a
certain noun
is used for,
what use is
given to
something.
Many of
these
adjectives
end with -
ing.
We put and
 Between two color adjectives: a black and white belt.
 Between two adjectives after a verb: Clothes shops are always boring and crowded.

5. DETERMIN
ER
OPINION SIZE AGE SHAPE COLOR ORIGIN MATERIAL PURPOSE NOUN
a
beautifu
l
- old - brown - - -
teddy
bear
an
expensi
ve
big - round -
Japanes
e
- - mirror
an elegant - modern - white - silk
weddin
g
dress
some
delocio
us
- - - - Thai - - food
Examples

6. Adjectives ending in –ing and -ed
-ing adjectives describe people and
things
Clothes shops are boring.
That´s surprising news.
Computer shops are interesting
-ed adjectives describe feelings
I'm bored
we´re surprised
You´re not interested in clothes
- ing adjectives describe people and
things
-ed adjectives describe feelings

7. Nouns used as adjectives
When we put
two nouns together, the
first one works like an
adjective
A birthday party
A clothes shop
A computer game

8. Adjectives and nouns
 Some ítems can be both adjectives ans nouns.
 Examples: criminal
 a criminal attack--- adjective
 They are violent criminals------ noun

9. Comparison of adjectives
To a higher
degree
Is expressed by
the inflected
form in –er and -
est
Their periphrastic
equivalents with
more and most
To the same
degree
Is expressed by
as.. (or
sometimes so)…
as
e.g. Ana is as tall
as Bill
To a lower
degree
Is expressed by
les and least
This problem is
the least difficult
problem of all.

10. Comparatives and superlatives
Comparatives
and superlatives
-much easier
-much more
difficult
-the youngest
candidate ever
-by far the best
solution
The comparative The superlative

11. Adjectives and verbs
Participial Adjectives
Predicativ
e
His views were
very surprising
The man
seemed very
offended
Attributive
His surprising
views
The ofended
man

12. NOTAS FINALES, COMO USAR LA TERMINACION EN SUS
DISTINTAS FORMAS DE TERMINACION ING, COMO
PRESENTE CONTINUO, SUSTANTIVO O ADJETIVO