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Adjectives (describe nouns) (Mitigators (opposite of Intensifiers) (Used…
Adjectives (describe nouns)
Used in front of a noun:
They have a
beautiful house.
We saw a very
exciting film
last night.
Some are used
only
in front of nouns:
north, south, east, west
northern, southern, eastern, western
countless, occasional, lone, mere
indoor, outdoor
Used after a link verb
(like - be, look or feel):
Their house
is beautiful.
That film
looks interesting.
-ing and -ed adjectives
Adjective made by
adding
-ing
to verb
Examples:
annoying
amusing
boring
disappointing
exciting
interesting
shocking
Adjective made by
adding
-ed
to verb
Examples:
annoyed
amused
bored
closed
disappointed
excited
tired
Some -ed adjectives are normally
used
only
after a link verb:
annoyed
bored
finished
pleased
thrilled
Adjective Order
Two adjectives
a
handsome young
man
a
big black
car
that
horrible big
dog
Some adjectives give
general opinion
.
These describe almost any noun.
good, bad, lovely, nice, strange,
nasty, beautiful, brilliant
Some adjectives give a
specific opinion
.
Food:
delicious, tasty
Furniture:
comfortable, uncomfortable
People/Animals:
clever, intelligent, friendly
We usually put a
general opinion
in front of a
specific opinion
:
nice tasty
soup
a
nasty uncomfortable
armchair
a
lovely intelligent
animal
We usually put an
opinion adjective
in
front of a
descriptive adjective
:
a
nice red
dress
a
silly old
man
those
horrible yellow
curtains
Three or more adjectives
a
nice handsome young
man
a
big black American
car
that
horrible big fierce
dog
Order of adjectives:
General Opinion
Specific Opinion
Size
Shape
Age
Colour
Nationality
Material
Comparative and superlative adjectives
Superlative
Usually ends in
-est
Used to indicate the highest degree of something
It was the
happiest
day of my life.
That’s the
best
film I have seen this year.
I have three sisters, Jan is the
oldest
and Angela is the
youngest
.
Comparative
Usually ends in
-er
Used to make comparisons or show change
I’m feeling
happier
now.
The balloon got
bigger
and
bigger
.
Intensifiers (opposite of Mitigators)
Words used to make adjectives stronger:
very, really, totally, extremely
amazingly, incredibly, exceptionally
Certain intensifiers go with particular adjectives:
I'm afraid your wife is
dangerously ill.
The car was
seriously damaged.
He was
highly intelligent.
Intensifiers used with comparative adjectives:
much, far, a lot, quite a lot
He is
much older
than me.
New York is
a lot bigger
than Boston.
Intensifiers used with superlative adjectives:
easily, by far, much
The blue whale is
easily the biggest
animal in the world.
This car was
by far the most expensive.
Adjectives as Intensifiers (with nouns):
absolute, complete, total, perfect, real, utter
He’s a
complete idiot.
They were talking
utter nonsense.
Mitigators (opposite of Intensifiers)
Used to make an adjective less strong:
fairly, rather, quite
By the end of the day we were
rather
tired.
The film wasn’t great but it was
quite
exciting.
Used with comparatives:
a bit, a little, just a little bit, rather, slightly