adjectives (functions, kinds, and usage)

Adjectives

Grammar

4th Semester

Ade Sudirman,S.Pd. M.Pd.

Noun Review: Underline all the uncountable nouns

Answer: Uncountable nouns

Tennis, squash, bowling, table

tennis, snooker, equipment,

fee, tuition, coaching,

competition, thirst, fruit juice,

mineral water, footwear,

lighting, sunlight, swimwear,

exercise, food, food, fruit,

bread, advice, information.

A. Function To modify a noun and pronoun.

Noun

He loves a beautiful

girl.

Jenny is a really old

friend.

Pronoun

She is beautiful.

Jenny is modest.

B. Adjective

kinds

Proper

Descriptive

Quantitative

Numeral

Demonstrative

Distributive

An Indonesian

pilgrim

A new book

He had little

money

Definite numerals :

Cardinal, Ordinal,

Multiplication. Indefinite numerals :

All, some, enough, No,

many, several, sundry.

Definite :

this, the, that, such.

Indefinite:

A, an, any, some.

Each, every, either,

neither.

Attributive and Predicative Adjectives

When an adjective comes before noun, it is attributive:

When an adjective is separated from the noun and

comes after the verb, it is predicative:

C. The usage

She’s an intelligent

young woman.The exam was really

difficult.

D. Order of AdjectivesWhat is

it like

How big How old What

shape?

What

color?

Where

was it

made?

What is

made

from?

Noun

Red Chinese Silk shirt

Beautiful Old house

Small Square Brown Envelope

Opinion Size Age Shape Color Origin Material Purpose Noun

O SI A S C O M P N

Beautiful Old house

Unique Small New Square Brown American Leather Shopping Bag

They are staying in an enormous old grey building.

He looks rather tired and old now.

We met a charming young medical student.

He is an angry, aggressive young man.

E. Construction of Adjectives

• An exciting trip

• A completed manuscript

Participles as adjectives

• A well-built house

• Handmade tools

Compound adjectives are formed with participles

• Careless, Attractive

• Dishonest, unnecessary

Suffixes and prefixes

F. Comparison of Adjective

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

the . . . Est/ most

. . . Er/more

adjective

Assignment 2

3a, p.11;

3b, p. 12;

3c, p.14.

Source :

“Grammar Practice for Upper Intermediate Students”

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