what’s the difference between adjectives and adverbs? rules example adjectives can only describe...
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What’s the difference between adjectives and adverbs?
Rules Example
Adjectives can only describe nouns.
Adverbs can describe verbs,
adjectives,
and adverbs.
With verbs of senses we
can only use adjectives
She’s a beautiful dancer.
She dances beautifully. She’s extremely beautiful. She dances really
beautifully.
It tastes horrible She looks beautiful. It sounds awful.
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English vs. Chinese
BeautifulBigDifficult SexyCleanEasyUgly Fat
Comparative adjectives
Tall
Old
Nice
Wide
Big
Fit
Popular
Careful
Friendly
Busy
Good
Far
Taller Older
Nicer Wider
Bigger Fitter
More popular More careful
Friendlier Busier
Better Farther
One syllable adjectives
One syllable adjectives ending in E
One syllable adjectives ending in consonant
vowel consonant
Two or more syllable adjectives ending in Y
Two or more syllable adjectives
Irregular adjectives
+ er
+ r
Double last consonant + er
+ more
Change Y for ierComplete change
Exceptions 1) These one-syllable adj. never take er / est , they take
more / the most Fun / Real / Right / Wrong / Bored / Pleased She’s more fun than him. He’s the most bored in class. 2) These adj. can take either er / est or more / the most Quiet / Simple / Narrow / Clever / Common It’s the simplest solution. It’s the most simple answer.
The Everest is higher than the Aconcagua.
The Aconcagua is higher than the Huascaran.
The Everest is higher than the Huascaran.
6962m
6748m
8848m
The Everest is higher than the Huascaran. a lot
(very)muchfar
The Aconcagua is higher than the Huascarana littleSlightl
yA bit
BIG DIFFERENCE
SMALL DIFFERENCE
Superlative adjectives
Tall
Old
Nice
Wide
Big
Fit
Popular
Careful
Friendly
Busy
Good
Far
The tallest The oldest
The nicest The widest
The biggest The fittest
The most popular The most careful
The friendliest The busiest
The best The farthest
One syllable adjectives
One syllable adjectives ending in E
One syllable adjectives ending in consonant
vowel consonant
Two or more syllable adjectives ending in Y
Two or more syllable adjectives
Irregular adjectives
+ est
+ st
Double last consonant + est
+ the most
Change Y for iestComplete change
8848m The Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
The chinese man is the tallest man on earth.
The little guy is the shortest person in the world.
The Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
6962m
6748m
by far
The Aconcagua is the highest mountain in South America.
just about
The Huascaran is as tall as the Alpamayo.
The Huascaran is not as tall as the Aconcagua.The huascaran is nearly as tall as the Aconcagua.
The huascaran is not nearly as tall as the Everest.
The same
Small difference
Big difference
Melissa is 1.75 metres tall, but Juan is 2.5 metres tall. Juan is______________melissa.
Complete with the same idea
Melissa is much more beautiful than anyone in this world. Melissa is_______________ beautiful girl in
this world.
Carla and Jose are very short. Carla is only 2 cm taller. Jose is_________________Carla.
Juana is 1.60 and Mario is 1.60 too. They are very short Juana is_____________ Mario.
Joanne is extremelly beautiful… Maria is okish. Maria is not________________Joanne.
Martin weights 99 kilos, nobody in the class weights that much. Martin____________________ in the class.