Adjectives

Adjective or adverb?

May 9, 2013

Adjectives are words used to modify nouns. They usually go before nouns. Adjectives may also go after be (is, am, are, was, were) and copular verbs like become, seem, look, feel etc. I feel happy. (NOT I feel happily.) She seemed excited. (NOT She seemed excitedly.) They were upset. Adverbs are words used to modify [...]

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Absolute adjectives

April 6, 2013

Some adjectives express ideas that cannot be graded. For example, a person can’t be more or less dead. In the same way, a sphere can’t be more or less round. In grammars these adjectives are called non-gradable or absolute adjectives. Non-gradable adjectives do not have comparative or superlative forms. There are very few non-gradable adjectives, [...]

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Relative pronouns used to introduce adjective clauses

February 14, 2013

We have already learned that an adjective clause is a group of words that works like an adjective. Adjectives are used to modify nouns. In the same way, adjective clauses are also used to modify nouns. In this lesson we will take a look at the five relative pronouns used to introduce adjectives clauses. Note [...]

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The positive, comparative and superlative degrees

October 11, 2012

An adjective can exist in three forms – positive, comparative and superlative. The positive form is the base form of the adjective. The comparative form expresses a higher degree of some quality. The superlative form expresses the highest degree. Fill in the blanks with the comparative or superlative form of the adjective given in the [...]

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