DEGREE OF ADJECTIVES - EngDic

[Pages:11]DEGREE OF ADJECTIVES

What is an Adjective?

In linguistics, an adjective (abbreviated adj.) is a word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes its referent. Adjectives describe or modify--that is, they limit or restrict the meaning of--nouns and pronouns. Words like small, blue, and sharp are descriptive, and they are all examples of adjectives.

Kinds of Adjective

o Adjective of Quality o Adjective of Quantity o Adjective of Number o Demonstrative Adjective

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Degree of Adjectives Comparative and superlative degree We use the comparative degree to compare two things

or two peoples. (she is taller than her sister.) Superlatives are used to compare more than two things or

people. (Islamabad is the most beautiful city of Pakistan.) Note: When there is a competition between two things, we will use Comparative degree of adjective. e.g. She is taller than her sister. When there is a competition between more than two things then we will use superlative degree of adjective. e.g. New York is the most beautiful city of America.

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Formation of a Superlative and Comparative

To form a degree of a single syllable adjective we will add `-er' to make comparative and for superlative we can add `-est'.

Positive Degree Tall High

Strong

Comparative Degree Taller Higher

Stronger

Superlative Degree Tallest Highest

Strongest

Note: Sometimes this rule also applies on disyllable adjective.

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Formation of a Superlative and Comparative

To make a Comparative degree of Adjectives having two or more than two syllable we can add `more' and most for superlative.

Positive Degree

Careful Expensive

Difficult Tired

Comparative Degree

More Careful More Expensive

More Difficult More Tired

Superlative Degree

Most Careful Most Expensive

Most Difficult Most Tired

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Irregular Superlative and Comparative Adjectives

There is no specific rules to make degrees for such adjectives.

Positive Degree Bad Good Little Many Much

Far (place) Far (people or time)

Old (people) Old (people or thing)

Comparative Degree Worse Better Less More More Farther Further Elder Older

Superlative Degree Worst Best Least Most Most

Farthest furthest Eldest Oldest

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Positive Degree Dark Able Big Brave Bright

Cheap Clean Cold Cool

Comparative Degree

Superlative Degree

Darker

Darkest

Abler

Ablest

Bigger

Biggest

Bolder

Boldest

Brighter

Brightest

Cheaper

Cheapest

Cleaner

Cleanest

Colder

Coldest

Cooler

Coolest

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Positive Degree Dry Dirty Deep Easy Early Far Fit Fine Great

Comparative Degree

Superlative Degree

Darier

Driest

Dirtier

Dirtiest

Deeper

Deepest

Easier

Easiest

Earlier

Earliest

Farther

Farthest

Fitter

Fittest

Finer

Finest

Greater

Greatest

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Positive Degree

Happy Hard Heavy High Hot Kind Large Late Light

Comparative Degree

Superlative Degree

Happier Harder

Happiest Hardest

Heavier

Heaviest

Higher Hotter

Highest Hottest

Kinder

Kindest

larger Later

Largest Latest

Lighter

Lightest

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