Adjective презентация

Adjective

An adjective is a word which describes or gives more information about a noun or pronoun. An adjective is a word which describes or gives more information about a noun or pronoun. Adjective expresses the property of a substance and presupposes relation to some noun Big and small fish Orange fish Beautiful fish

Functions in the sentence Functions of an attribute When an adjective is placed before its noun, it is used attributively. The green bush is over there. The tall boy is walking in the park. [Attributive]

Functions of predicative Functions of predicative When it follows a linking verb, it is used predicatively. The bush is green. The boy is tall. [Predicative]

Functions of postpositive Sometimes an adjective occurs immediately after a noun. Postposition is obligatory, when the adjective modifies a pronoun: something useful everyone present those responsible

Classification of adjectives Relative the direct relation of the substance to some other substance. wood- a wooden stick history- a historical event No comparison

Adjectives Gradable Some qualities can vary in intensity or "grade" for example: rather hot, hot, very hot; hot, hotter, the hottest

Two kinds of adjectives: Gradable: You can be very cold or a bit cold. Gradable adjectives show that something can have different degrees. Non-gradable: You can be married or not. You can’t be very married or a bit married. Non-gradable adjectives do not have different degrees.

The nounal forms of adjectives (adjectivids) fall into two main grammatical subgroups: The nounal forms of adjectives (adjectivids) fall into two main grammatical subgroups: pluralia tantum (the English, the rich, the unemployed, the uninitiated, etc.)- sets of people (personal multitudes) singularia tantum (the invisible, the abstract, the tangible, etc.).- abstract ideas of various types and connotations.

The synthetical forms of comparison positive degree The boy is strong comparative degree He is stronger than that boy superlative degree He is the strongest boy

The analytical forms of comparison. Auxiliaries more and most. two-syllable words with the stress on the first syllable ending in other grapho-phonemic complexes than -er, -y, -le, -ow or words of more than two-syllable composition positive degree – The room is beautiful comparative degree - This room is more beautiful than another superlative degree - This room is the most beautiful

Most-combination can take the indefinite article, meaning “very” Most-combination can take the indefinite article, meaning “very” - It was a most dangerous trip (elative meaning) - As for me it was the most dangerous trip in my life (superlative meaning)

Auxiliaries less and least. Negative degree, semantically analogous to combinations of more/most positive degree – The room is beautiful comparative degree - This room is less beautiful than another superlative degree - This room is the least beautiful, it is ugly

Irregular comparisons