GRAMMAR POINT 2.

English ADJECTIVES
A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. Kinds of Adjectives Position of Adjectives Order of Adjectives Comparison The + Adjectives (plural meaning) Adjectives + Infinitives Adjectives + Infinitives/ thatclause PRACTICE

A. Kinds of Adjectives
a. Demonstrative: THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE b. Distributive: EACH, EVERY, EITHER, NEITHER A. MAIN KINDS c. Quantitative: SOME, ANY, NO, LITTLE, FEW, MANY, MUCH, ONE, TWENTY d. Interrogative: WHICH, WHAT, WHOSE e. Possessive: MY, YOUR, HIS, HER, ITS, OUR, THEIR f. Of quality: CLEVER, DRY, FAT, GOLDEN, GOOD, HEAVY, SQUARE B. PARTICIPLES g. Ing-Adjective: BORING, TIRING, HORRIFYING, INFURIATING h. Ed-Adjective: BORED, TIRED, HORRIFIED, INFURIATED

B. Position of Adjectives
A. Attributives (demonstratives, distributives, quantitatives, interrogatives, possessives) + Noun THIS book, WHICH boy, MY dog, MUCH sugar, LITTLE milk, EVERY day
B. Adjectives of Quality can come either before their noun as an Attributive Adjective a RICH man, a HAPPY boy, a FAT woman, a GOLDEN chain or after link verbs: BE, BECOME, SEEM, APPEAR, FEEL, GET, GROW, KEEP, LOOK, MAKE, SMELL, SOUND TASTE, TURN as a Predicative Adjective Tome suddenly became RICH. The idea sounds INTERESTING. Notes: L + adjective L + adverb He looked calm. (He had a calm expression) He looked calmly at the angry crowd. (deliberate/ intentional action) Attributively or Predicatively Used (with different meaning) BAD, GOOD, BIG, SMALL, HEAVY, LIGHT, OLD a good sailor/ the sailor is good a small farmer/ the farmer is small heavy drinker/ the drinker is heavy Notes: CHIEF, MAIN, PRINCIPAL, SHEER, UTTER go be fore noun
New roads will link the principal cities of the area.

Predicatively Used only AFRAID, UPSET, ADRIFT, AFLOAT, ALIKE, ALIVE, ALONE, ASHAMED, ASLEEP the police found him asleep in a garage. Theres no point getting upset about it. Ive been so alone since you went away. The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. Somehow we kept the boat afloat.

C. Order of Adjectives
NUMBER A A A A AN OLD SIZE LONG SMALL NEW OPINION SHARP ROUND HEXAGONAL WHITE GREY BLUE CERAMIC GOLD VELVET PLASTIC ITALIAN AGE SHAPE COLOR MATERIAL ORIGIN PURPOSE (AIM) COOKING NOUN Knife Bath Coin Curtain Bucket

TWO
SOME SMALL

ELEGANT
NICE OLD SQUARE BROWN WOODEN

FRENCH
CHINESE WRITING

Clocks
Tables

Adjectives of physical description Adjectives of personality/ emotion Color A SMALL SUSPICIOUS OFFICIAL A PALE ANXIOUS GIRL SIZOPA SHACOMORA AN INQUISITIVE BROWN DOG A LONG PATIENT QUEUE A KINDLY BLACK DOCTOR

D. Comparison
Forms Adjectives Short Adjectives REGULAR Positive (=) DARK TALL SHORT HAPPY EASY EARLY INTERESTED FRIGHTENING USEFUL BAD FAR GOOD LITTLE MANY/ MUCH OLD Comparative (>) DARKER TALLER SHORTER HAPPIER EASIER EARLIER INTERESTED FRIGHTENING USEFUL THE Superlative () DARKEST TALLEST SHORTEST HAPPIEST EASIEST EARLIEST

-Y Adjectives

Long Adjectives

MORE

INTERESTED THE MOST FRIGHTENING USEFUL WORST FARTHEST/ FURTHEST BEST THE LEAST MOST ELDEST/ OLDEST

IRREGULAR

WORSE FARTHER/ FURTHER BETTER LESS MORE ELDER/ OLDER

E. The + Adjectives with a plural meaning

BLIND DEAF DISABLED HEALTHY SICK LIVING DEAD RICH POOR UNEMPLOYED INJURED DUTCH SPANISH WELSH BURMESE CHINESE JAPANESE VIETNAMESE SWISS BLACKS WHITES

THE

ARE

IN THE SUN.

F. Adjectives + INFINITIVES (patterns) ADJECTIVES

BRAVE CARELESS COWARDLY CRUEL GENEROUS GOOD NICE MEAN RUDE SELFISH WICKED WRONG CLEVER FOOLISH IDIOTIC INTELLIGENT SENSIBLE SILLY STUPID ABSURD LUDICROUS RIDICULOUS UNREASONABLE ASTONISHING CURIOUS EXTRAORDINARY FUNNY ODD QUEER SURPRISING POINTLESS USEFUL USELESS INADVISABLE BETTER BEST DESIRABLE ESSENTIAL IMPORTANT NECESSARY UNNECESSARY VITAL CONVENIENT DANGEROUS DIFFICULT EASY HARD POSSIBLE IMPOSSIBLE SAFE UNSAFE AGREEABLE AWFUL DELIGHTFUL DISAGREEABLE DREADFUL HORRIBLE LOVELY MARVELOUS SPLENDID STRANGE TERRIBLE WONDERFUL ALARMING AMAZING AMUSING ANNOYING ASTONISHING BEWILDERING BORING DEPRESSING DISAPPOINTING DISCOURAGING DISGUSTING EMBARRASSING ENCOURAGING EXCITING FRIGHTENING HORRIFYING INTERESTING SURPRISING TERRIFYING UPSETTING

TO-INFINITIVE

IT

BE

TO DO SO.

G. Adjectives + Infinitives/ that-clause

Adjective +
THAT-CLAUSE (to talk about someones feeling or opinion, or about how sure we are of something) Her became worried that she might leap out from behind the door.

Examples

AFRAID, ALARMED, AMAZED, ANGRY, ANNOYED, ASHAMED, ASTONISHED, AWARE, CONCERNED, DELIGHTED, DISAPPOINTED, GLAD, (UN)HAPPY, PLEASED, SHOCKED, SORRY, UPSET, WORRIED, CERTAIN, CONFIDENT, POSITIVE, SURE (UN)ABLE, CAREFUL, CRAZY, CURIOUS, DIFFICULT, EASY, FREE, GOOD, HARD, IMPOSSIBLE, INCLINED, NICE, PREPARED, READY, WELCOME, WILLING BUSY, WORTH,

TO-INFINITIVE You are free to leave at any time you want.

-ING FORM He was very busy doing his homework.

H. Adjective + Preposition
ACCUSTOMED to AFRAID of / for ANGRY with / about ANNOYED about / with ANSWERABLE to ANXIOUS for AWARE of BASED on CAPABLE of CERTAIN of COMPOSED on CONCERNED about CONTENT with DELIGHTED with DEPENDENT on DIFFERENT from DISAPPOINTED in DUE to FAMILIAR with FAMOUS for FOLLOWED by FOND of FRIGHTENED by GLAD of HAPPY with INDEPENDENT of INTERESTED in INVOLVED in INVOLVED with KNOWN for LIMITED to MADE of / in / from MARRIED to OBVIOUS to OPPOSED to PLEASED about PROUD of RELATED to RIGHT about SORRY about SORRY for SUSPICIOUS of THRILLED by TIRED of UNFAIR of WRONG about

H. PRACTICE Multiple choice questions

1. The party was excellent and Id like to thank all the __________ . A. concerned people B. responsible people C. people responsible D. people concerned 2. Our teacher gave us __________ problem to solve. A. a very impossible B. a completely impossible C. an absolutely impossible D. an extremely impossible 3. I asked Francis to clean the car, and he did__________ . A. a well job B. the job good C. a good job D. the job well 4. My watch was among the __________ . A. things taken B. taken things C. things stolen D. stolen things 5. She felt good __________ the prize. A. about win B. with winning C. to win D. about winning 6. He was busy __________ his homework. A. doing B. to do C. that he was doing D. he was doing 7. We are not in __________ financial position to cut taxes. A. an enough strong B. a strong enough C. sufficient strong enough D. a sufficient strong 8. She was__________ as anyone could have had A. as patient teacher B. a patient a teacher C. as patient as teacher D. as patient as a teacher