1、,Adjectives,Love plays a pivotal role on our life. Love makes you feel wanted. Without love a person could become cruel and ferocious. In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who show us with unconditional love and care. They teach us about what is right and wrong, good and bad. But
2、 we always tend to take this for granted. It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands and becomes sensitive to others feelings. Kids make a person responsible and mature and help us to understand life better.,1. an outline of adj. structural functions A. to be attribute; B. t
3、o be complement; C. to be adverbial; D. to make a noun; E. to be gradable-positive degree, -comparative degree, -superlative degrees,2. Classifications of Adj. A. Simple adj. To paint the apples green. b. The child is asleep./ *This is an asleep child.This is utter nonsense./ *This nonsense is utter
4、. C. Stative Adj. & Dynamic Adj.a. tall, short, small, big, shallow, deep, solidb. ambitious, brave, careful, clever, foolish,D. A comprehensive classification a. Qualitative Adj.happy, active, big, clean, dangerous b. Classifying Adj.agricultural, chemical, central, female, British, emotional, sout
5、h, atomic, c. Color Adj.black, blue, green, purple reddish, pinkish d. Emphasizing Adj.total, absolute, positive, complete, entire, utter. e. Participle Adj. f. Compound Adj.,3. To be Attribute As Pre-modifier a. position of adjectivesJohn is an efficient worker, and Bob is a more efficient worker.W
6、hat an efficient worker Bob is!Det. + adj. + N How efficient a worker Bob is! Bob is as efficient a worker as George. Dont you think hes so efficient a worker?,b. sequence of adjectives Determiners ( a, the, some, any, this) General description adj. ( beautiful, nice, cheap) Size adj. ( big, small,
7、long, short, tall, low, high) Shape adj. ( round, square, triangular) Age adj. ( young, old, new) Color adj. ( red, blue, yellow) Origin adj. (Chinese, French, European) Material adj./n. ( wooden, woolen, cotton) Usage/Classi. adj. (medical, writing, handmade)noun,Examples A. very, old, a(n), courag
8、eous, ladya very courageous old lady B. beautiful, tiny, these, crystals, roundthese beautiful tiny round crystals C. a, green, vase, round, biga big round green vase D. dirty, a, skirt, old, browna dirty old brown skirt,E. a, Chinese, green, beautiful, large,carpeta beautiful large green Chinese ca
9、rpet F. whitewashed, the, cottage, small, thatchedthe small whitewashed thatched cottageNorwegian, steep, these, rocky, hills, graythese steep gray Norwegian rocky hills,G. medical, a, famous, German, schoola famous German medical schoolold, writing, a(n), French, desk, valuablea valuable old French
10、 writing desk H. a, writing, charming, old, brown, round, small, French, desk, oaka charming small round old brown French oak writing desk,B. As postmodifier a. thing/-one/-body + adj. eg. something nice; anything interesting;nothing wrong; anyone keen on modern jazz,b.The boys easiest to teach were
11、 in my class.(The boys who were easiest to teach )Ive got a problem much more complicated than that.I know the actor suitable for the part.This is a result different from yours.This is a style impossible to imitate.,The easiest boys to teach were in my class.Ive got a much more complicated problem t
12、han that.I know the suitable actor for the part.This is a different result from yours.This is a impossible style to imitate.,Students brave enough to attempt the course deserve to succeed.（全部后置） This is a good book to read.(前后分置) Thatll be the only choice to make. (前后分置),c. in fixed collocations God
13、 mighty President elect a court martial a devil incarnate a Poet Laureate the sum total Asia Minor / Smith Minor attorney general / governor-general bishop designate / ambassador designate city proper / Japan proper Bush major/minor (大/小布什） Bush Senior/Junior (老/小布什）,d. As premodifier & postmodifier
14、 *the visible stars / the stars visiblesuitable actors / actors suitablethe finest obtainable cloth / the finest cloth obtainable *the members present / the present membersthe man responsible / the responsible man,4. To be complement A. Complement Adj. a. well, unwell, ill, faint eg. Im very well, t
15、hank you.Hes been ill for a long time.She felt faint.,b. ablaze, adrift, afraid, alike, alive, alone, ashamed, asleep, awake, aware, eg. The wooden house was quickly ablaze.The two brothers are very much alike.Although old he is still very much alive. I was alone in the house.She was ashamed to ask
16、such a simple question.,c. content, fond, glad, pleased, sorry, upset; eg. He is content with such a small success.He is very fond of mountaineering.Im glad to see you home safe and sound.I feel sorry for famous people who live their lives in the full glare of publicity.,B. Adj. phrases as complemen
17、t A. adj. + prep. + o.I feel quite ashamed of playing so badly.Hes very experienced in mending cars. B. adj. + to doShes stupid not to follow your advice.The government should be quick to act. C. adj. + that Im sure (that) well succeed.Im glad (that) you like it.,5. To be adverbial Crusoe stared at
18、the footprint, full of fear. (manner/ accompaniment) For a moment she just stood there, unable to believe what had just happened. (result/state) Angry at the girl oversleeping, Mr Green went down to wake her up. (reason) Ripe, these apples are sweet. (time/condition) Wet or fine, he got up at six an
19、d took a walk in the park. (concesion) Strange, he should have done such a thing. (comment),6. To make a noun A. to refer to a certain group of people a. The Chinese are industrious.The Irish in America retain sentimental links with Ireland. -the British / Danish / English / Irish / Welsh, -the Fren
20、ch / Dutch -the Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese the English / two Englishmen the British / two Britons,b. The extremely old need a great deal of attention.The wise look to the wiser for advice.We will nurse your sick, clothe your naked, and feed your hungry.He was popular with young and old.Rich and p
21、oor hastened to give what they could.High and low all made fun of them.,B. to refer to something abstract eg. Some people enjoy the mystical and the supernatural in literature.The unknown is bound to happen.The latest is that he is going to run for election.,C. to be in some fixed collocations a. Th
22、e dock was now at its busiest.It shows the writer at his best and liveliest.The above are the most important facts.Of pigs and cows, the former are less valuable. b. for better or worse in brieffor short in generalof a sudden in vainat large in particular,7. Degrees of Adj. 1. Degrees of Comparison
23、A. Positive / Absolute Degree B. Comparative Degree C. Superlative Degree,2. Adj. Comparative D. and Superlative D. A. regular formsa. one-syllable adj. eg. bright brighter brightest new newer newestbig bigger biggestlong longer longest,glad fond shymore glad more fond more shygladder? fonder? shier
24、? real right worth wrong More real / right / worth / wrong free clearmore free more clearfreer clearer,b. two-syllable adj. * two forms: clever, tender, gentle, simple, narrow cleverer/more clever, cleverest/most clever * one form: - happy, happier, happiestearly, easy, funny, merry, pretty,wealthy
25、-careful, more careful, most careful; active, more active, most active;famous, more famous, most famous,c. three-syllable / multi-syllable adj.interesting frighteningmore interesting more frighteningmost interesting most frighteningd. less/least + adj. powerful sentimentalless powerful less sentimentalleast powerful least sentimental,B. irregular forms eg. good better bestbad worse worstold older/elder oldest/eldestfar farther/further farthest/furthestmany more mostmuch more mostlittle less leastfew fewer/less fewest/least,
