Understanding Adjectives

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What is an adjective?

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The Adjective is a word expressing a quality of a substance.

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What are the two degrees of comparison for adjectives?

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Comparative and superlative degrees.

Most adjectives have degrees of comparison: the comparative and the superlative degrees.

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What does the comparative degree denote?

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A higher degree of a quality.

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Provide an example of a comparative adjective.

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She is taller than her sister.

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What does the superlative degree denote?

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The highest degree of a quality.

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Provide an example of a superlative adjective.

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She is the tallest of the three sisters.

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How do polysyllabic adjectives form their comparative and superlative degrees?

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Inflexionally.

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Polysyllabic adjectives form their comparative and superlative degrees inflexionally:

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1.            Adjectives of two syllables which end in -y, -ow, -er, -le.

happy – happier - (the) happiest

2.            Adjectives of two syllables which have the stress on the last syllable:

complete – completer - (the) completest

Some adjectives have irregular forms of degrees of comparison:

good – better - (the) best

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What are some irregular forms of degrees of comparison?

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Good - better - (the) best; bad - worse - (the) worst; many, much - more - (the) most.

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What happens to the consonant in adjectives ending in a consonant preceded by a stressed short vowel?

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The consonant is doubled before -er, -est.