1、AdjectivesLove 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 we alway
2、s 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 functionsA.to be attribute;B.to be complement;C.
3、to be adverbial;D.to make a noun;E.to be gradable -positive degree,-comparative degree,-superlative degrees3.To be AttributeAs Pre-modifier a.position of adjectives John is an efficient worker,and Bob is a more efficient worker.What an efficient worker Bob is!Det.+adj.+NHow efficient a worker Bob is
4、!Bob is as efficient a worker as George.Dont you think hes so efficient a worker?A.b.sequence of adjectivesDeterminers(a,the,some,any,this)General description adj.(beautiful,nice,cheap)Size adj.(big,small,long,short,tall,low,high)Shape adj.(round,square,triangular)Age adj.(young,old,new)Color adj.(r
5、ed,blue,yellow)Origin adj.(Chinese,French,European)Material adj./n.(wooden,woolen,cotton)Usage/Classi.adj.(medical,writing,handmade)nounExamplesA.very,old,a(n),courageous,lady a very courageous old ladyB.beautiful,tiny,these,crystals,round these beautiful tiny round crystalsC.a,green,vase,round,big
6、a big round green vaseD.dirty,a,skirt,old,brown a dirty old brown skirtE.a,Chinese,green,beautiful,large,carpet a beautiful large green Chinese carpetF.whitewashed,the,cottage,small,thatched the small whitewashed thatched cottage Norwegian,steep,these,rocky,hills,gray these steep gray Norwegian rock
7、y hillsG.medical,a,famous,German,school a famous German medical school old,writing,a(n),French,desk,valuable a valuable old French writing desk H.a,writing,charming,old,brown,round,small,French,desk,oak a charming small round old brown French oak writing deskEx.DB.As postmodifiera.thing/-one/-body+a
8、dj.eg.something nice;anything interesting;nothing wrong;anyone keen on modern jazzb.The boys easiest to teach were 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.The easiest boys to teach were in my class.Ive g
9、ot a much more complicated problem than that.I know the suitable actor for the part.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 collocationsGod mighty President electa court martial a devil
10、incarnatea Poet Laureate the sum totalAsia Minor/Smith Minor attorney general/governor-generalbishop designate/ambassador designatecity proper/Japan properBush major/minor(大/小布什）Bush Senior/Junior(老/小布什）d.As premodifier&postmodifier*the visible stars/the stars visible suitable actors/actors suitable
11、 the finest obtainable cloth/the finest cloth obtainable*the members present/the present members the man responsible/the responsible man4.To be complementA.Complement Adj.a.well,unwell,ill,fainteg.Im very well,thank you.Hes been ill for a long time.She felt faint.b.ablaze,adrift,afraid,alike,alive,a
12、lone,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 such a simple question.c.content,fond,glad,pleased,sorry,upset;eg.He is content with such a small succe
13、ss.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 complementA.adj.+prep.+o.I feel quite ashamed of playing so badly.Hes very experienced in mending cars.B.adj.+to do Shes stu
14、pid 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.Ex.E,F5.To be adverbialCrusoe stared at the footprint,full of fear.(manner/accompaniment)For a moment she just stood there,unable to believe what had just happened.(resu
15、lt/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 and 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
16、a.The Chinese are industrious.The Irish in America retain sentimental links with Ireland.-the British/Danish/English/Irish/Welsh,-the French/Dutch-the Chinese,Vietnamese,Japanesethe English/two Englishmen the British/two Britonsb.The extremely old need a great deal of attention.The wise look to the
17、wiser for advice.We will nurse your sick,clothe your naked,and feed your hungry.He was popular with young and old.Rich and poor hastened to give what they could.High and low all made fun of them.B.to refer to something abstracteg.Some people enjoy the mystical and the supernatural in literature.The
18、unknown is bound to happen.The latest is that he is going to run for election.C.to be in some fixed collocationsa.The 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 i
19、n brief for short in general of a sudden in vain at large in particular7.Degrees of Adj.1.Degrees of ComparisonA.Positive/Absolute DegreeB.Comparative DegreeC.Superlative Degree2.Adj.Comparative D.and Superlative D.A.regular forms a.one-syllable adj.eg.bright brighter brightest new newer newest big
20、bigger biggest free freer freestb.two-syllable adj.*two forms:clever,cleverer/more clever,cleverest/most clever*one form:-polite,politer,politest;(-ow,-er,-te,-y,-le)narrow,narrower,narrowest;-careful,more careful,most careful;active,more active,most active;c.three-syllable/multi-syllable adj.intere
21、sting frightening more interesting more frightening most interesting most frightening d.less/least+adj.powerful sentimental less powerful less sentimental least powerful least sentimentalB.irregular formseg.good better best bad worse worst old older/elder oldest/eldest far farther/further farthest/furthest many more most much more most little less least few fewer/less fewest/least
