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    An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun and can occur before or after a noun. There are two main types of adjectives: short adjectives like "tall" and long adjectives formed from verbs, nouns, or other parts of speech using prefixes and suffixes. Adjectives have degrees of comparison including positive, comparative, and superlative forms as well as irregular adjectives that have unique forms.

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    An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun and can occur before or after a noun. There are two main types of adjectives: short adjectives like "tall" and long adjectives formed from verbs, nouns, or other parts of speech using prefixes and suffixes. Adjectives have degrees of comparison including positive, comparative, and superlative forms as well as irregular adjectives that have unique forms.

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    An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun and can occur before or after a noun. There are two main types of adjectives: short adjectives like "tall" and long adjectives formed from verbs, nouns, or other parts of speech using prefixes and suffixes. Adjectives have degrees of comparison including positive, comparative, and superlative forms as well as irregular adjectives that have unique forms.

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    An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun and can occur before or after a noun. There are two main types of adjectives: short adjectives like "tall" and long adjectives formed from verbs, nouns, or other parts of speech using prefixes and suffixes. Adjectives have degrees of comparison including positive, comparative, and superlative forms as well as irregular adjectives that have unique forms.

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    THE ADJECTIVE

    Definition: An adjective is a word that shows the characteristics of a noun or a pronoun.


    Position towards a noun:
    - before the noun: He's got a beautiful car.
    - after the noun: The car is beautiful.
    Car = noun
    Beautiful = adjective
    Types of the adjectives according to word formation:
    1. Short:
    - simple: large, tall, bright;
    2. Long:
    - derived: ir- + response + -ible = irresponsible student
    prefix noun suffix
    amuse + -ed = amused girl
    verb suffix
    amaze + -ing = amazing child
    verb suffix
    please + -ant = pleasant evening
    verb suffix
    compete + - ent = competent pharmacyst    
    verb suffix
    - compound: adjective + noun = part-time worker
    adjective + adjective = dark blue sky
    adjective + verb ended in -ing = good-looking woman
    adverb + verb ended in -ing = everlasting love
    adverb + verb ended in –en = well-known place
    noun + noun = snow-white princess
    noun + verb ended in –en = snow-covered mountain
    noun + verb ended in –ing = heart-breaking moment

    Degrees of comparison:

    Name of comparison degree Short Long


    Positive Tall Irresponsible
    Comparative of inferiority Less Tall Than Less Irresponsible Than
    equality As Tall As As Irresponsible As
    superiority Taller Than More Irresponsible
    Superlative absolute Very Tall Very Irresponsible
    relative Tallest Most Irresponsible

    Existential adjectives don’t get degrees of comparison like: dead; alive.


    Colours don’t get degrees of comparison but receive other words like: light blue; dark blue.
    Irregular adjectives: - use completely different forms in their comparative of superiority and
    superlative relative degrees of comparison.

    Positive Comparative of superiority Superlative relative


    Bad Worse Worst
    Good Better Best
    Far Further Furthest
    Old Elder Eldest
    Little Less Least
    Late Latter Last
    Much More Most

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