UNACHGRAMMAR vFIFTH SEMESTERDIANA MENDOZAJENNIFER FLORES

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.

keen

dependent

based

reliant

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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

full    mistakes. He has been scared     heights

since his accident. Why don't you trust me ? Why are

you suspicious   my intentions ?

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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I'm not capable ________________ that type of behavior.  of  in  at2. Are you afraid ________________ him?   of  to  on

3. I'm so proud _______________ you!  with  of  to

o I’ve always been afraid  heightso Can we be certain  the truth of what

she said?o He gradually became conscious   the fact.o George is jealous  his younger sister.o Is there anything you’re not sure .

o The best beaches are in the south  the island.

o It’s very easy to become dependent sleeping pills

o The teacher is much too easy  the boys.

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