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ADJECTIVESAdjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence.
the tall professor.richest man.
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.
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.
Irregular Comparative and Superlative Forms
Irregular Comparative and Superlative Forms
good better best
bad worse worst
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.
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
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
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EXERCISES: The message he sent to me was
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since his accident. Why don't you trust me ? Why are
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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.
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o It’s very easy to become dependent sleeping pills
o The teacher is much too easy the boys.
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