ADJECTIVABLE PHRASEMohd Sholehuddin b. Mohd Ariff

Definition of Adjectivable Phrase

First, a phrase is any multiword group without a conjugated verb.

Second, an adjectival phrase is a phrase that modifies or describes

a noun or pronoun.

Usually, an adjectival phrase consists of an adjective and a

prepositional phrase, such as free from bias or pertinent to our

discussion.

We prefer to limit the expression adjectival phrase to those

multiword groupings that begin with true adjectives.

EXAMPLES

‘Many’

Used for things or object that can be calculated.

Examples:-

a. Do you have many books? (books - can be

calculated)

b. Siti has many friends in Teluk Anson. (friends –

can be calculated)

c. There are many buffaloes in the paddy field.

(buffaloes - can be calculated)

‘Much’

Used for things or object that cannot be

calculated.

Used with sentence means ‘not … much’.

Examples:-

a. I have not got much money with me. (money –

cannot calculated. Only calculated with RM

and $)

b. How much sugar do you have? (sugar –

cannot calculated)

c. There is not much sand in this river. (sand –

cannot calculated)

A lot of

Used for things or object that can be calculated

and cannot be calculated.

Examples:-

a. I have a lot of money.

b. There is a lot of sand in this river.

c. There is a lot of air in this house.

d. I have a lot of friends.

e. Pak Cik has a lot of cows.

A little Used for things or object that only cannot be

calculated.

Examples:-

a. I have a little money with me.

b. There is a little sand in this river.I have You have He has She has They have

a little

coffee.

water.

time.

help.

honey.

hope.

A few

Same as ‘a little’ but ‘a few’ used with objects or

things that can be calculated.

Examples:-

a. There are a few buffaloes in the paddy field.

b. They have a few friends in Ulu Tiram.

c. A few boys eat with their hands.

Any

Used in question sentences. The question

sentence that its answer ‘no’.

Examples:-

a. Have you got any food to eat?

No, I do not have any.

a. Have you got any books to read?

No, I do not have any.

Some

Can used for things or object that can be

calculated or cannot be calculated.

Example:-

a. I have some friends in Bukit Batu.

b. My mother brought some oranges yesterday.

c. Puan Mas have saved some money in the

bank.

d. I would vlike to visit some places.

e. There was some rain yesterday.

Comparison of Adjectives-The Positive

Degree

As tall as, as lever as, as fast as and same as

used for make comparison each other. ‘As

……….. as’ means ‘same’

Examples:-

as fast as a train

As slow as tortoise

a. I am as tall as San Min.

b. I am as hardworking as Suhaimi.

Comparison of Adjectives-The

Comparative Degree

Taller than, bigger than, and etc. used for

comparison between two peoples or objects.

Exzamples:-

a. Ahmad is taller than Ali.

b. Chai Lian is cleverer than Lan Siew.

c. It is faster to travel by planethan by train.

d. An elephant is larger than mouse.

Comparison of Adjectives-The

Superlative Degree

‘More’

‘The most’

Comparison of Irregular Adjectives

EXERCISES

For each question below, choose the best answer marked A, B, C, D.

1. How ……….. Money have you?A. many B. muchC. any D. some

2. He had a pain in the stomach. He ate too ……….. food yesterday.A. many B. a fewC. much D. a lot of

3. Don’t go near the dog. It is ……………. .A. dangerous B. more dangerousC. most dangerous D. dangerouser

4. The weather today isn’t as …………… as it was yesterday.

A. hot B. hotterC. hottest D. more hot

5. Swee Boon is ………… but he is …………….. than his father.

A. young, strong B. young, strongerC. youngest, strongest D. young, strongest

6. Your bicycle is ……….. than mine. When did you buy it?A. new B. newerC. newest D. the newest

7. Toh Ming is …………. . He wants something to eat.A. hungry B. hungrierC. hungriest D. more hungry

8. The sky is …………… . It is going to rain. A. cloudy B. cloudierC. cloudiest D. more cloudy