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Adjectives & Adverbs

Adjectives & Adverbs. Comparative , superlatives and special structures. Shorter adjectives. Longer adjectives. Adjectives with two forms. Irregular forms. good/ well -better - the best bad/ badly - worse - the worst little - less - the least many /much – more - the most

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Adjectives & Adverbs

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  1. Adjectives & Adverbs Comparative, superlatives andspecialstructures

  2. Shorteradjectives

  3. Longeradjectives

  4. Adjectiveswithtwoforms

  5. Irregular forms • good/ well -better - the best • bad/ badly - worse - the worst • little - less - the least • many /much – more - the most • far - farther - the farthest (distance) - further - the furthest (quantity) • near - nearer - the nearest (distance) - the next (order) • late - later - the last / the latter - the latest (until now) • old - older – the oldest - elder – the eldest (samefamily) Ana Maria Coelho 2010

  6. Gradable Non-gradable/extreme adjectivesadjectives

  7. Intensifiers

  8. Intensifyingcomparatives Use • Much • A lot • Far • Many • A bit • A little • He works ___________ harder than his brother. • His home is _________ farther from here than mine. • Bankers have ________ more power than politicians. • His company has __________ more workers than mine. Ana Maria Coelho 2010

  9. Usingso/such to intensify • so + adjective (that) • Itwassocrowdedthat I couldn’tgo in! • so + much/many/few + noun • Thereweresomanypeoplethat… • such a + noungroup(that) • Therewassuch a hugecrowd!

  10. such so 1. His attitude was so noble. 2. She has such an elegant way of dressing / style. 3.His German is so fluent. 3. He speaks German so fluently. 4. He’s such a hard-working man. 5. She is so ugly. • He had such a noble attitude. • She dresses so elegantly. • He speaks German in such a fluent manner. • Paul works so hard. • Such an ugly woman she is. Ana Maria Coelho 2010

  11. Specialstructures • COMPARATIVE andCOMPARATIVE • Learninglanguageshasbecomeincreasinglyusefulover time. • …more and more useful… • ThenumberofpeoplewhospeakGaelichasbeengraduallydecreasingovertheyears. (few)

  12. A fewexamples • Ourpopulationisbecoming… • Ourdebt… • Oureconomyis …

  13. Doublecomparative The + comparative …., the + comparative…. If you start learning languages early, you’ll learn faster. The earlier you start, The faster you’ll learn. Ana Maria Coelho 2010

  14. Thecomparative …/ thecomparative… Use this structure to rewrite the following statements: 1.Our world is getting more globalized. English becomes more useful. 2. If you speak it well, you’ll have more advantages. 3. If you use it more often, you’ll learn it faster. 4. If you use it very little, you’ll forget it soon. 5. Learning more languages means more success. Ana Maria Coelho 2010

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