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PRESENTATION ON ADJECTIVE
BYMANDISA MKWANAZI
COMPUTER-ASISTED LANGUAGE
LEARNING GSL 520
SAINT MICHAEL’S COLLEGESUMMER 2011
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ADJECTIVESINTRODUCTION
DO YOU KNOW WHAT AN ADJECTIVE IS?An adjective is a describing
word It can describes the following:
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It helps describing
people
places
things
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In other word they describe nouns.
In most sentences it goes
before the word it describes the
noun.
It can also come after the verb.
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EXAMPLE OF ADJECTIVES
shinysunny
bright brown
red four
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We can use them in such a mannerHe is wearing a shiny red track suite.
Shinny red is an adjective.
Track suite is a noun. John runs faster than all the boys.
faster is an adjective.
runs is a verb.
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WHATKIND
WHICHONE
HOW MANY
HOW MUCH
ADJECTIVES ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
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To make perfect sentences follow this order:
SIZE
My big dog is dead.
TEXTURE
Thandi’s soft hair.
COLOR
Nsika has a brown jacket.
TYPE
The short man ran.
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DEGREES OF ADJECTIVES:
Adjectives can express degree of modification:
The degrees of comparison are known as the
Positive, the comparative and the superlative.
The comparative and superlative show degrees;
Comparative for comparing two things.
Superlative for comparing three things.
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Positive
Comparative Superlativerich richer richest
lovely lovelier loveliest
Beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
Examples of degrees
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Notice that the word than frequently accompanies the comparative and the word the precedes the superlative
Gladys is a rich woman, but Josie is richer than
Gladys, and Sadie is the richest woman in town.
Comparative = suffix – er or ierSuperlative = sufix – est or iest
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Certain adjectives have irregular forms in the comparative and superlative degrees:
Irregular Comparative and Superlative Formsgood better best
bad worse worst
little less least
muchmanysome more most
far further furthest
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Positive
1. ________
2. good
3.________
4. ________
5. much
Comparative
Richer
_________ less
_________
__________
Superlative
___________
Best
___________
most
___________
Activity 1: fill the in the correct answer:
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