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In this PPT, we are going to study adjectives (ESL) this guide has been made by Jose Julian Moreno, in order to help you to go deeper inside the english World, so lets start
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Adjectives
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Contents
What are Adjectives?1
When can we Use them?2
Adjectives Diagram3
More Explanations4
5 Activities
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What is an Adjective???
In grammar, an adjective is a word whose main syntactic role is to modify a noun or pronoun, giving more information about the noun or pronoun's referent
Reference: Wikipedia
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When can we use them?
TO EXPLAIN the characteristics of a noun (a name, a place or a thing) in just one word.
DifferentSituations
TO SAVE TIME of self and others & express stuff in a short and precise
manner.
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Adjectives Diagram
Poor
TallBad
Ugly
Huge
Examples
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More Explanation
You can emphasize your feelings about something that you mention by using emphasizing adjectives:
EXAMPLES*pure bliss… a raving lunatic…*a complete idiot… the very thing…*absolute rubbish… …at the very beginning/end of …*in utter despair… in entire agreement with…*a total failure… outright best-seller…*a perfect success… a positive delight to…*a crashing bore… true/genuine pleasure to…
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More Explanation
Attributive and predicative adjectives:Most adjectives can be used both attributively (in front of the noun) and predicatively (after the verb BE, SEEM, LOOK etc).
e.g. She has read an interesting story. The story is interesting.
But there are some adjectives that can be used only in one way.
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Position of adjectives:
1.before a noun: young woman.
2. after the verb BE, BECOME, SEEM, STAY:Your ideas are interesting.Books are becoming expensive.She looks happy.The weather wills stay dry.
3. with some verbs after the object: My sister keeps her room tidy.
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More Explanation
Order of adjectives placed before a noun:
DETERMINER OPINION SIZE SHAPE AGE COLOR
ORIGIN MATERIAL
PURPOSE/ TYPE NOUN
at/the/two nice Big round
Old Blue French
Glass fruit bowl
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More Explanation
IRREGULAR FORMS OF ADJECTIVES:
Good-better-best Bad-worse-worst Little-less-leastFar-farther-farthest Ill-worse-worst Much-more-mostFurther-furthest Old-elder-eldest Many-more-most
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Practice Time!!!IndicationSelect the correct picture, matching it with the given adjective in the left side.
1-Warm
2-Strong
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3-Slow
4-Sleepy
5- Weak
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6-Rich
7-Poor
8-Painful
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9-Old
10- Evil
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Results
10/9- Great
8/7-Good Try
6/5-Try Harder
5/less- Make a HUGE EFFORT
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