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A2 Section 11 : Adjectives - Coggle Diagram
A2 Section 11 : Adjectives
Structure
some adjectives are followed with
to + infinitive
often explains why we are happy/sad/pleased/ect.
often use the structure
it + be + adjective + to + infinitive
can follow some adjective with
(that) + clause
Some adjectives needs to have certain prepositions
Worry
about
Proud
of
Comparative adjective
need to know how many syllables are in the adjective.
if an adjective has only one syllable, we add ‘er’ to make the comparative form.
a few adjectives that we have to use ‘more’ with, even though they only have one syllable. We CAN’T add ‘er’.
fun,real,right,wrong
For adjectives with two syllables we generally use ‘more’.
Adjectives with two syllables that end in ‘y’ usually can add ‘er
Adjectives with more than two syllables can only make their comparative by using ‘more’
often use comparative adjective with
than + noun
to say that two things or people are not the same.
can make the comparison stronger by using
a lot
or
much
before the adjective.
make the comparison less strong by using
a bit
or
a little
before the adjective
can use
as … as
to talk about two things or people that are the same
can use
not as … as
to say that two things are not the same.
Superlative
if an adjective has only one syllable, we add ‘est’ to make the superlative form.
a few adjectives that we have to use ‘most’ with, even though they only have one syllable.
fun,real,right,wrong
For adjectives with two syllables we generally use ‘most’.
But some two syllable adjectives can take ‘est’.
clever,simple,quiet,narrow
Adjectives with more than two syllables can only their superlative by using ‘most’.
must use ‘the’.
The possessive replaces ‘the’.
after a linking verb, without a noun, you can often choose to use ‘the’ or not to use ‘the’. The meaning is the same.
use a place after a superlative, we use ‘in’.
In other cases, we usually use ‘of’ or ‘that + clause’ after superlative adjectives.
adjective with
-ing
/
-ed
bored-boring
excitied-exctiting
intersting-interested
usually use the adjective with ‘ed’ (originally the past participle) to talk about how someone feels.
I was really bored during the flight
use the adjective with ‘ing’ (originally the present participle) to talk about the person, thing, or situation that has caused the feeling.
It was such a long, boring flight